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Art Fundies (Intro to Art History/Elements of Art)
Art Fundies (Intro to Art History/Elements of Art)
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1
A sculpture of a cacti can be viewed/experienced from all angles. I could describe this as ___.
bas perspective
in the round
low relief
high relief
2
Who wrote The Lives of the Artists? (Renaissance time)
Leonardo da Vinci
Pliny the Elder
Joachim Winkelmann
Giorgio Vasari
3
Which ancient culture used encaustics? (hint: wax-based prints that still survive today)
India
China
Greece
Egypt
4
To the viewer, cool colors seem to ____.
brighten
darken
recede
advance
5
Finding the artwork's original location is MOST important for a historian focusing on ____.
formal analysis
contextual analysis
aesthetics
art criticism
6
In art,
horizontal
lines suggest:
upwards movement
cool colors
foreshortening
tranquility
7
Today, art historians also study advertisements MOSTLY because ____.
they are a modern work of genius
they are included as part of "visual culture"
advertisements are more popular than fine arts
they are examples of political propaganda
8
Aesthetics is the ____.
explanation of current art events to the general public
examination of art in non-Western cultures
inquiry into the nature/expression of beauty
exploration of the contextual history of art
9
In art history, chronological development means:
the meaning of a work changes over time
one generation of artists influences the next
the current artists are more talented than the predecessors
comparisons between periods of art are impossible
10
Which discipline studies the social/cultural/economic contexts of an artwork's creation?
anthropology
art history
art criticism
visual arts
11
Which of the following types of art would MOST likely be included under "fine arts"?
tattoos
sculpture
textiles
pottery
12
Red, blue, and yellow are ____.
primary colors
arbitrary colors
optical colors
tertiary colors
13
A circle is an example of _____.
a shape :)
form
line
space
14
Formal analysis in art does NOT include ____.
studying the elements of art
analyzing the visual elements
observing the paint and materials used
finding the context of the work
15
Hatching (one-way slashes) and crosshatching (two-way slashes) are techniques for ____.
shading
impasto
encaustics
printmaking
16
Robert adds white to his blue-violet paint. In doing so, he has increased the color's ____.
value
hue
warmth
intensity
17
David draws an oblong, loosely curving amoeba-like shape. It is described as: (hint! chemistry)
organic
proportional
geometric
intense