ARTS 1301
Exam 1 - Review
Your right brain is the creative side;
whereas, your left brain is the
analytical side.
True or False
true
Our textbook author, Henry Sayre, describes the
role of an artist as to _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Create a visual record
Make a functional object more “pleasurable”
Give form to the immaterial
All of the above
D – all of the above
Which is a more precise or
mathematic perspective system?
Atmospheric or Linear
Linear
What is a “primary” vs. a
“secondary” color?
Primary colors – hues that cannot be
produced by mixing other hues
Secondary colors – mixture of 2 primaries
will give you a secondary
A “sight line” is a good example
of an implied line.
True or False
true
What is medium/media?
medium (plural = media)
• medium – a particular material,
***along with its accompanying technique
When attempting to identify a
particular work of art’s STYLE, one
would never use the Visual/Formal
Elements.
True or False
false
What is a kinetic sculpture?
Sculpture that moves
The Impressionists as a group shared
what similar traits/characteristics?
The Impressionists
• Subject matter – middle class urban or leisure
activities
• Rapid, visible brushstrokes
• Painting out of doors (en plein air)
• Capture transient qualities of light
Two images with similar content
will always look similar.
True or False
False
A technique used to imply mass on a two
dimensional surface is to include __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Geometric shapes
Hatched shadows
Complementary colors
None of the above
B - Hatched shadows
Define “representational” art.
representational art
• Depicts the appearance of things as they
appear in the natural world
• Re-presents things from the natural world in a
way that appears realistic
• “portrays natural objects in recognizable
form”
Another word for COLOR is
________.
HUE
What is “directional force”?
Line and Directional Force
Directional forces – “paths” for the eye to
follow, provided by actual or implied lines,
in a work of art
Directional forces - reveal a work of art’s
underlying energy or basic visual structure
Our textbook author, Henry Sayre, identifies
____________ as a universal theme in art.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Art and Beauty
Art and Spiritual Belief
Art, Science, and the Environment
All of the above
D – all of the above
How does “overlapping” create the
illusion of space (a.k.a. implied
depth)?
It mimics how we see the natural
world – one object in front of
another.
(i.e. the front object is closer)
One does not need to have any
specific cultural background to be
able to identify iconography in a
specific work of art.
True or False
False
Cool colors appear to come toward
the viewer; whereas, warm colors
tend to move away from the viewer.
True or False
false
Art Nouveau “New Art” was discussed in class as
an example of _______________ style.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Individual
Group
Period
None of the above
C - Period Style
A work of art can only have actual
OR implied texture – it cannot have
both.
True or False
false
When a painting is dominantly composed of
horizontal lines, it conveys a feeling of _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sensuality
Motion
Rest
Energy
C - rest
What is figure-ground reversal?
Figure ground reversal
• Figure-ground reversal = when it appears that
what is ground becomes figure and then the 2
switch places again
Form is what the image means;
whereas, content is what the image
looks like.
True or False
false
The artist makes excellent use of
tenebrism in this painting. (T or F)
true
Which color scheme does the artist
use here?
complementary
Is this dominantly organic or geometric
in shape?
organic
The artist, Giotto, uses which
technique to imply depth on a two
dimensional surface here?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Overlapping
Diminishing size
Vertical placement
All of the above
D – all of the above
This image by Vincent van Gogh is a
good example of the use of analytical
or classical line. (T or F)
false
Point to the primary colors.
yellow, red, and blue
This painting makes use of which line
orientation? (horizontal, vertical or
diagonal)
diagonal
Is this painting considered
representational, abstract or
nonrepresentational?
abstract
This painting by Jan van Eyck is a good
example of the use of religious
iconography ONLY. (T or F)
false
Where is the “vanishing point” in this
painting constructed in one point
linear perspective?
The central figure’s (Christ) head
Which color scheme does the artist
employ here?
analogous
This image was discussed in class
because it shows the concept of
___________.
figure-ground reversal
This is a good example of “actual
motion” in a sculpture. (T or F)
false
What universal theme(s) is the artist
employing here?
Fig 271/10-27
Which universal theme(s)?
1. Art, Politics, and
Community
2. Art and Spiritual Belief
3. Art and the Passage of
Time
4. Art and Beauty
5. Art, Gender, and Identity
6. Art, Science, and the
Environment