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Figurative art is a type_____ art.	Representational
Jack-in-the-Pulpit no V reflects the typical style and content of it's artist
Which of the following refers to the symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work of art?	Iconography
Sabatino Simon rodia,the artist who created nuestro pueblos (our town; commonly known as the watt towers) did not have any professional art training. This type of artist is commonly known as fill or _____ artist.	Outsider
_____,the artist who made rocket to the moon, paid tribute to the richness of the African American experience through photomontage	Romare bearden
Art made with a combination of materials, such as photomontage, is referred to as ____.	Mixed media
Identify the most prominent musical influence on Romare bearden's art.	Jazz
In the art world, a ____is a particular material, along with it's accompanying technique.	Medium
When a work of art, such as Theo can doesburgs's composition (the cow), shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is called _____.	Nonpresentational
The term used to describe the " fool-the-eye" realismof William harnetts painting, a smoke backstage, is_____.	Trope l'oiel
Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer?	Aesthetics
Chiaroscuro is the technique used by two-dimensional artist to create the illusion of volume with light and shading techniques.	True
The first century sculpture, Augustus of prima porta, and the 14th century painting,effects of good government in the city, exemplify which function of art?	Art for persuasion
Shape refers to the expanse within the outline of a 2-dimensional object. The wide variety of shapes can be grouped into two general categories	Geometrical and organic
____ is the term for the purity or saturation of a color.	Intensity
The tree at jesse, in charters cathedral in France, illustrates the genealogy of Christ and is an example of art for commemoration.	False
Value in the sense of art refers to	Lightness and darkness of surfaces
Architects are primarily concerned with the qualities of	Space
Raphaels, the school of athens, provides the viewer with the illusion of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface by the use of	Linear perspective
Global warming, the graphic design poster by chat maviyane-davies, presents issues of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for _____.	Social causes
The juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is referred to as ______.	Contrast
Which of the following is the result of the process of arranging, selecting, and ordering?	Design
___is the appearance or condition of oneness in a work of art.	Unity
____ refers to size relationships between parts of a whole.	Proportion
Claus Oldenburg choose van bruggens art, as seen in shuttlecocks, affects us immediately through its____.	Symbolism
Large reclining nude is the final result of Matisse's long process of planning and rearranging the design of the composition.	True
Any kind of movement or structure of dominant and subordinate elements in sequence in a work refers to	Rhythm
The balance of jockey' s before the race, by Edgar degas, is _____.	Asymmetrical
In _____ balance, the two sides of a composition on either side of an imaginary vertical dividing line correspond to one another in shape, size and placement of form.	Symmetrical
Goats Klein's Cranes is a good example of the principle of rhythm and repetition.	True
Pastel, charcoal, conte crayon, and ______ are types of dry drawing media.	Pencil
The term "Art criticism" refers to making judgements of art, both favorable and unfavorable.	True
Drawing is considered the ___ of all other media.	Foundation
To evaluate a work of art properly, we must deal with it in the context of_______.	The society that produced it
Critics who examine the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and polotics, use _____ theories	Contextual
The drawing, carpenter, was made at the beginning of this artist's career, yet it reveals his careful observation and attention to detail. The artist of this drawing is _____.	Vincent van gogh
To create guemica, a monumental painting depicting the horrors of war, this artist made many preliminary sketches.	Pablo Picasso
____ art theories focus attention on the composition of the work and how earlier works may have influenced it.	Formal
The original meaning of the term ____ is a type of preparatory drawing that is full sized drawing made as a guide for a larger work in another medium	Cartoon
____ made detailed drawings of a reclining male nude as studies for his finished work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.	Michaelangelo
A very thin transparent film of color painted over an already painted surface is called ____.	Glaze
At various stages in the printmaking process, artist's make editions to check on the developing image.	False
In painting media, the pigment provides the ____.	Color
In buon fresco, the pigments, combined with water, are applied to ___.	Wet plaster
A (n) ____ print is one in which the artist is physically involved with production.	Original
_____,who created Detroit Industry, is considered a leader in the revival of fresco mural painting in the 1920's and 1930's.	Diego Rivera
A type of painting utilizing egg yolk as a binder	Tempra
In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon directly on a flat stone slab?	Lithography
The print, The Letter, by artist Mary Cassatt, illustrates the influence of Japanese woodblock prints on her work.	True
This type of printing, as seen in ester hernandez's Sun mad, has lent itself to poster production and the many social movements that have allied themselves with printmakers to help spread the word about their causes.	Silkscreen
In filmmaking, each unbroken sequence of a movie frames, with the camera still rolling, is called	Shot
Director Ridley scott, first trained as a visual artist, states that ___ plays a strong role in the creatcreative process.	Drawing and storyboarding
_____ used photographs of national parks to increase public awareness of the beauty of nature	Ansel Adams
Many contemporary photographers use new ____ technology, exemplified by Jeff wall's boy falls from a tree.	Digital
The device invented in the 16th century as a means of capturing and fixing images from the natural world whose name means "dark room" is the ____.	Camera obscura
The word photography literally means	Light writing
After perfecting the photographic process, Louis Daguerre was able to include people in his photographs, as seen in his 1839 photp, Le Boulevard cu Temple.	True
Filming depends on a phenomenon called_____. In which the human brain retains a visual image for a fraction of a second longer than the human eye records it, making everything we see continuous and uniterrupted.	Persistence of vision
One of Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisensteins major contributions to film was his skilled use of ____ to heighten dramatic intensity.	Montage
An Andalusian Dog was created by surrealist Luis Bunuel and ____.	Salvador Dali
Alexander calder was one of the first artist to explore the possibilities of kinetic sculpture in his mobiles.	True
Heidi Codys American alphabet is a set of light boxes, which feature the isolated first letters of American ___ produproducts.	Grocery
The art of composing printed material from letterforms is called	Typography
A subcategory of constructed sculpture seen in the works of Deborah Butterfield, that lets artist use familiar objects in New ways is called	Assemblage
Graphic design is a creative process employing art and technology to ____.	Communicate ideas Sell products Delight our senses
Julio Gonzales was the first sculptor who used the chisel	False
From a bicycle seat and handlebars, the artist ___ formed a sculpture and titled it Bulls Head	Pablo Picasso
An identifying Mark or trademark is referred to as a ____	Logo
Sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides and is called in-the-round or____.	Freestanding
A typical example of low relief sculpture is	A coin
	George O'Keefe
Ogata korins Cranes is a good example of the principle of rhythm and reetition	True
The art and science of making objects from clay	Ceramic
Weaving combines and interlaced lengthwise and cross fibers, called___.	Warp and weft
Gothic builders were able to open large areas for Windows because of the use of the pointed arch and_____.	Flying buttresses
Zimbabwe, as in the Great Zimbabwe, means	Stone house
Faith Ringgold's story quilt, called ___, tells about an 8 year old's dream of overcoming obstacles.	Tar beach
Dale Chihuly is noted for his intricate and colorful works in ______, as seen in his work Mauve Seaform Set with Black Lip Wraps.	Glass
Throughout history, architects have always addressed and integrated three let issues: form, function and _____.	Structure
The Chicago school of architecture was led by _____. The first great modern American architect.	Lois Sullivan
Frank Llyd Wright's Kauffman house, also known as fallingwater, was a standout of 20th century because of its _____ design	Open planning
America's contribution to 20th century architecture was the skyscraper.	True










The Eococco style, with its decorative and sensual qualities, was particularly suited to the extravagant and often frivolous life of the _____.



Caravaggio's high contrast of light and dark as well as the extreme _____ of Saint Paul creates a vivid and dramatic portrayal of the Conversion of Saint paul.	Tenebrism

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