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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
To the viewer, cool colors seem to ____.
advance
recede
brighten
darken
2
A sculpture of a cacti can be viewed/experienced from all angles. I could describe this as ___.
in the round
bas perspective
low relief
high relief
3
Red, blue, and yellow are ____.
optical colors
tertiary colors
primary colors
arbitrary colors
4
Robert adds white to his blue-violet paint. In doing so, he has increased the color's ____.
hue
warmth
intensity
value
5
David draws an oblong, loosely curving amoeba-like shape. It is described as: (hint! chemistry)
organic
intense
proportional
geometric
6
In art history, chronological development means:
one generation of artists influences the next
comparisons between periods of art are impossible
the current artists are more talented than the predecessors
the meaning of a work changes over time
7
Finding the artwork's original location is MOST important for a historian focusing on ____.
aesthetics
art criticism
contextual analysis
formal analysis
8
In art,
horizontal
lines suggest:
tranquility
upwards movement
cool colors
foreshortening
9
Who wrote The Lives of the Artists? (Renaissance time)
Giorgio Vasari
Leonardo da Vinci
Pliny the Elder
Joachim Winkelmann
10
Which ancient culture used encaustics? (hint: wax-based prints that still survive today)
India
China
Egypt
Greece
11
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
12
Hatching (one-way slashes) and crosshatching (two-way slashes) are techniques for ____.
shading
encaustics
printmaking
impasto
13
Aesthetics is the ____.
examination of art in non-Western cultures
exploration of the contextual history of art
inquiry into the nature/expression of beauty
explanation of current art events to the general public
14
A circle is an example of _____.
space
a shape :)
line
form
15
Which discipline studies the social/cultural/economic contexts of an artwork's creation?
art history
visual arts
anthropology
art criticism
16
Today, art historians also study advertisements MOSTLY because ____.
they are examples of political propaganda
they are included as part of "visual culture"
they are a modern work of genius
advertisements are more popular than fine arts
17
Which of the following types of art would MOST likely be included under "fine arts"?
textiles
tattoos
pottery
sculpture