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Vis
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Art
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1. Jackie Ferrara is a
a. land artist
b. potter
*c. sculptor
d. jewelry designer
2. Where are the Palm Islands?
a. Palm Beach, Florida
b. Dubonnet, France
c. Palm Springs, California
*d. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3. Earth Art is also commonly called
*a. land art
b. land sculpture
c. earth sculpture
d. 3-D land design
4. The artist who created the stainless steel tree and placed it in a real forest is:
a. Jackie Ferrara
b. Robert Smithson
c. Nader Khalili
*d. Roxy Paine
5. Nader Khalili is known for:
a. His unique jewelry design
b. His unique land art
c. His unique sculptures using wood and chrome
*d. His unique earth architecture
6. "Spiral Jetty" is an example of
*a. land art
b. earth architecture
c. wood sculpture
d. 3-D collage
7. When describing art, 3-D (or 3 dimensional) means:
a. Art that has a unique design and shows visual accuity
b. Art that is on a piece of paper, like in a sketchbook
*c. Art that has height, width, and depth. It also takes up space and can be
viewed from 360 degrees.
d. Art that is made up of different mediums like paper, text from magazines,
paint, etc. and is put on a piece of paper. It usually ends up looking like a
collage.
8. The following would be an example of earth art:
*a. a sand castle
b. a sculpture made of paper, cardboard, and metal placed outside a
building
c. a sculpture made of things from around your house
d. a piece of jewelry that depicts the moon and stars
9. Here is a picture of a mobile by Alexander Calder. Select the correct answer/s
from the choices below:
a. This is not considered 3-D because it is too lightweight
b. This is not considered 3-D because it isn't made of natural objects found
in nature
*c. This is considered 3-D because it has depth and can be viewed from 360
degrees
d. This is considered 3-D because it's made of paper
10. This is a topiary. It would be classified as 3-D art.
*a. True, because it has depth and can be viewed form 360 degrees
b. True, because it is made of nature
c. False, because it does not have depth and cannot be viewed form 360
degrees
d. False, because it is too small. 3-D designs are usually very large.