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