Lecture Notes: Pages 11-15 - Quiz 2

Question 1

Art is a visual language! The “tools” the artist uses to create his/her work are called the ____________ and the ____________

Answer 1

• Elements of Art

- Principles of Design

Question 2

The ________ are like the words (building blocks) and the ________ of design, the grammar (construction)

Answer 2

• Elements

- Principles

Question 3

The Elements include:

Answer 3

• Line
• Shape
• Value
• Texture
• Color

Question 4

The Principles of Design include:

Answer 4

• Space (illusion of depth)
• Unity
• Balance
• Emphasis
• Rhythm
• Proportion

Question 5

The two main types of Space are:

Answer 5

• Positive

- Negative

Question 6

The area of an artwork that is the primary subject or object:

Answer 6

Positive Space

Question 7

Positive Space is ________

Answer 7

Active

Question 8

The space around an object is called:

Answer 8

Negative Space

Question 9

Negative Space is ________

Answer 9

Not Active

Question 10

Positive space is generally more emphasized and considered more important in the:

Answer 10

Western World

Question 11

_______ _______ contributes to the illusion of depth in a two dimensional work

Answer 11

Implied Space

Question 12

Objects that are Higher in the picture plane seem farther away, This is referred to as:

Answer 12

Position

Question 13

Things that are supposed to be closer to the viewer are larger; and things more distant are smaller, This is referred to as:

Answer 13

Relative size

Question 14

When an object is covered partiality another object it is perceived to be:

Answer 14

Farther away

Question 15

Artist attempt to duplicate the effect the atmosphere has on objects. Objects farther away appear lighter and less distinct. This is referred to as:

Answer 15

Atmospheric perspective

Question 16

In atmospheric perspective, the colors are often:

Answer 16

Cooler and less intense

Question 17

Parallel lines converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon, this is called:

Answer 17

One-point Perspective

Question 18

Two sets of line converge at a separate vanishing points on the horizon, this is called:

Answer 18

Two-point Perspective

Question 19

Implied light and shadow is called:

Answer 19

Chiaroscuro

Question 20

-Quiz Question-

When an object is viewed from a particular vantage point. it appears to be shorter, this is called:

Answer 20

Foreshortening

Question 21

-Quiz Question-

Unity and Variety exist in most every work of art. _______ gets our attention by Repetition and Familiarity

Answer 21

Unity

Question 22

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Unity and variety exist in most every work of art. _______ Keeps our attention and makes the work interesting.

Answer 22

Variety

Question 23

_______ is achieved in many ways using the elements and principles of art (line, color, etc.) as well as, symbols, images, and subject matter.

Answer 23

Unity

Question 24

The simplest way to recognize Unity in a work is through _________

Answer 24

Repetition

Question 25

The similarity of form or arrangement of a composition is called:

Answer 25

Balance/Symmetry

Question 26

Everything on one side of the work Generally balances everything on the other side (not a mirror image) This is called:

Answer 26

Approximate Symmetry

Question 27

Everything on one side of the art work is a mirror image of everything on the other side, this is called:

Answer 27

Bilateral (pure) Symmetry

Question 28

An apparent imbalance within the work from side to side is called:

Answer 28

Asymmetrical

Question 29

The objects in a composition are arranged in a triangle, this is referred to as:

Answer 29

Pyramidal Design

Question 30

A central point exists and everything in the composition points to it, this is called:

Answer 30

Radial Design

Question 31

How an artist focuses our attention is called:

Answer 31

Emphasis

Question 32

Area the emphasis is more specific is the:

Answer 32

Focal Point

Question 33

Works without a focal point (often abstract or nonobjective) are called:

Answer 33

Afocal

Question 34

The place the artist puts us when viewing the work is called the:

Answer 34

Vantage Point

Question 35

Irregular or regular repetition of an element that creates movement and contributes to the unity and continuity of a work is called:

Answer 35

Rhythm

Question 36

Visual works suggest ________ rather than actually move.

Answer 36

Movement

Question 37

Diagonal lines, swirling repeated curving lines, etc. represent what in art:

Answer 37

Movement

Question 38

When a rhythm has changes within it, but is repeated at regular intervals, this is called:

Answer 38

Pattern

Question 39

-Quiz Question- | Sculptures that actually move are called:

Answer 39

Kinetic

Question 40

This occurs as the participant walks though the structure rather than the building actually moving. Also Ornamentation or fenestration that moves your eye.

Answer 40

Movement in Architecture

Question 41

-Quiz Question- | The placement of doors and windows on the outside of a building is called:

Answer 41

Fenestration

Question 42

A row of columns in architecture is called:

Answer 42

Colonnade

Question 43

A row of arches in architecture is called:

Answer 43

Arcade

Question 44

The relationship of one part of something to its whole is called:

Answer 44

Proportion

Question 45

-Quiz Question- A set of rules about body parts and their dimensions relative to one another that became the standard for creating the ideal figure. Used extensively by the Greeks. This is referred to as:

Answer 45

Canon of Proportions

Question 46

A proportional concept of mathematical perfection used as a basis for architecture and painting:

Answer 46

Golden Section (mean or ratio) (golden ratio)

Question 47

Examples of this can be found in the Pyramids at the Giza, the Parthenon, and Leonardo's Last Supper:

Answer 47

Golden Ratio (golden mean) (a is to a+b as b is to a)

Question 48

Describes the dimensions of an art object in relation to the original object that it depicts or in relation to the objects around it:

Answer 48

Scale

Question 49

The painting "The Last Supper" was painted by ___________ in 1495-1498

Answer 49

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 50

Leonardos Last Supper is located in what city and country:

Answer 50

Milan, Italy

Question 51

Leonardos Last Supper is located in what building:

Answer 51

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Question 52

Both _______ and _______ refer it things that we see, but they are not the things themselves.

Answer 52

- Words - Images Example: Rene Margritte's "The treason of Images" (this is not a pipe)

Question 53

A works potential to communicate:

Answer 53

Content

Question 54

Content includes:

Answer 54

- Subject Matter - Elements and Principles of Design - Symbolic Meanings and Themes

Question 55

In Content, the Subject Matter is the:

Answer 55

Style

Question 56

In Content, The elements and principles of design are the:

Answer 56

Form

Question 57

In content, Symbolic Meanings and Themes are:

Answer 57

Iconography

Question 58

How objects are presented in a work of art is the:

Answer 58

Subject Matter (Style)

Question 59

In this style, subject matter is clearly presented and is easily recognizable without distortion:

Answer 59

Realistic

Question 60

In this style, subject matter is presented unrealistically, but still easily recognizable with some distortion:

Answer 60

Semi-Abstract

Question 61

In this style, subject matter is presented more unrealistically, with more distortion:

Answer 61

Abstract

Question 62

In this style, works have no recognizable subject matter:

Answer 62

Non-Objective

Question 63

In this style, works look so real they "fool the eye"

Answer 63

(Trompe I'eoil) Illusionism

Question 64

Overall structure of a work is the:

Answer 64

Form

Question 65

The themes and symbols in the visual arts-the figures and images that lend works their underlying meaning, Is called:

Answer 65

Iconography

Question 66

The "Arnolfini Portrait" by Jan van Eyck, 1434 is an example of:

Answer 66

Iconography