How is art defined by modern day art historians?

Has a special meaning and/or is valued for its appearance

What are the techniques of hatching and crosshatching used for?

To shade objects & create an illusion of depth; close lines

What are the 4 properties of a single "isolated" musical sound?

Pitch, Duration, Volume, & Timbre

When is "perspective" used by artists?

When the artwork is two-dimensional

What makes up "negative space" in artwork?

area around the objects, shapes, or forms

Why are some shapes and forms considered to be "organic"?

Because living things are flexible & irregular in shape

Printmaking, or the production of multiple original artworks includes these processes...

Intaglio, Relief, Lithography, & Screen

What is composition (as it relates to art)?

Describes the artist's organization of the elements

What is a two-dimensional art technique?

Created on a flat plane; height & width but not much depth

The way audible music is organized in time

What does "formal analysis" of art focus on?

What is seen upon examining the work of art

What is 'VALUE" when it comes to color in art?

The lightness or darkness of a hue

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1
How is art defined by modern day art historians?
All answers are correct
Only fine art matters, such as paintings, prints, sculpture
Has a special meaning and/or is valued for its appearance
Anything that doesn't include tattoos or pottery
2
What are the basic visual components of a work of art?
Form & Space
Line & Shape
Color and Texture
All of the choice are correct
3
When did art history arise as an academic discipline?
During World War 1
During the 18th Century
During World War 2
During the Great Depression
4
What is one quality that all colors possess?
Intensity
Value
Motif
Balance
5
What are the techniques of hatching and crosshatching used for?
Making a pattern of dots
carving lines using tools
To change values of the drawing
To shade objects & create an illusion of depth; close lines
6
What are the 4 properties of a single "isolated" musical sound?
Theremin, Pitch, Volume, & Octave
Contour, Harmony, Pitch, & Timbre
Pitch, Duration, Volume, & Timbre
Duration, Volume, Octave, & Pitch
7
Study dedicated to understanding the social, cultural, & economic contexts which art is created
Art Fundamentals
Ancient Civilizations
Art & Music Theory
Art History
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When is "perspective" used by artists?
Anytime they are designing images
When the artwork is boring
When the artwork is sculptured
When the artwork is two-dimensional
9
What makes up "negative space" in artwork?
objects, shapes, or forms
shadows produced by the objects
area around the objects, shapes, or forms
any unused portion of the material
10
What is "drawing"?
Refers to size relationships among the parts of composition
When an artist organizes unlike objects to create balance
Use of mechanically aided 2-dimensional processes
The most basic art process
11
Why are some shapes and forms considered to be "organic"?
Because living things are flexible & irregular in shape
Because they are precise and regular
Because they make up positive space
Because they convey a sense of order & stability
12
Printmaking, or the production of multiple original artworks includes these processes...
Screen, Stippling, Photography, & Painting
Intaglio, Relief, Lithography, & Screen
Relief, Freestanding, Intaglio, & Screen
Glazes, Screen, Pigments, & Lithography
13
A "specialized" technique of painting that has a long history
Glaze
Oil
Fresco
Tempera
14
What is composition (as it relates to art)?
How things feel or how we think they would feel if touched
Encompasses a wide variety of media and techniques
Describes the artist's organization of the elements
Them most basic of art processes
15
What is a two-dimensional art technique?
Created on a flat plane; height & width but not much depth
Engages in some kind of performance
Use of carving or modeling
Have depth as well as height and width
16
What is rhythm?
The steady pulse that underlies most music
The speed of the beat
Multiple flagged notes
The way audible music is organized in time
17
What is one downside of using tempera paint?
It is difficult to work with
Some people are allergic to the egg used in it
It can only be made in certain colors
It dries too quickly
18
Two primary types of sculpture are
Environmental & Cast
Craft & Folkart
Watercolor & Tempera
Freestanding & Relief
19
What does "HUE" represent when speaking of color?
Secondary colors
Pigment
Name of the color
Primary colors
20
What makes up "positive space" in artwork?
Objects, shapes, or form
The use of color
Texture, line, or perspective
The use of shading
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What does "formal analysis" of art focus on?
Prints and copies of the originals
Written documentation related to the art
What is seen upon examining the work of art
Meanings in cultural, social, religious, & economic context
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What is 'VALUE" when it comes to color in art?
The lightness or darkness of a hue
When pure colors are mixed together
When there is repetition in a pattern
When the distribution of colors is repeated exactly

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