3.03 Flashcards

1
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Bronze sculpture occupies three-dimensional space and has measurable volume and weight. So it has ________.

Question options:

implied mass

actual mass

implies shape

actual shape

A

actual mass

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2
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Look at figure 16-20 on p.375. The School of Athens by Raphael

The fresco The School of Athens uses ____________ a system for depicting the depth, in which parrallel lines receding into the distance converge at a point on the horizon line known as the vanishing point. Forms get smaller in propportion to the receding lines.

Question options:

isometric

overlapping

atmospheric perspective

linear perspective

A

linear perspective

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3
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Unlike two dimensional compositions, three dimensional objects such as sculptures often have ______ ____.

Question options:

pictorial balance

rhythm

symmetry

actual balance

A

actual balance

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4
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In art, _________ refers to the distribution of the actual or apparent weight of the element of a composition.

Question options:

unity

mass

variety

style

balance

A

balance

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5
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The ancient Greeks developed the concept of the _________ because they believed that it created ideal proportions in architecture

Question options:

root ten rectangle

canon of scale

Golden Mean

Spiral

hierarchy

A

Golden Mean

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6
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Woman leaning Near a Vase of Flowers by Edgar Degas

What is the focal point in Woman Leaning Near a Vase of Flowers and why?

Question options:

There is not a focal point because there is not a point of emphasis.

The vase of flowers due to power of shape and texture.

The vase of flowers due to central position, brillant color, and dominant texture.

The woman because a viewer’s gaze is always drawn toward the sight of a human face.

A

The woman because a viewer’s gaze is always drawn toward the sight of a human face.

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7
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________ is often a major design element in art forms such as ceramics, basketry, jewelry, and stained glass.

Question options:

vertical balance

radial balance

horizontal balance

imbalance

asymetrical balanced

A

radial balance

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8
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Look on page 247 at figure 12-18. Chikat Robe by Dorica Jackson

If a vertical axis were drawn through the center of the work, the two halves of the central figures and the geometric motifs and animal motifs extending to the sides would be exact mirror images balancing each other. This work has ________.
Question options:

symmetrical balance

asymmetrical balance

bilateral symmetry

radial balance

A

bilateral symmetry

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9
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Sometimes the right and the left sides of a composition bear visibly different shapes, colors, textures, or other elements, yet they are arranged or weighted in such a way that the impression, in total, is one of balance or________ _________.
Question options:

Symmetrical Balance

Bilateral Balance

Asymmetrical Balance

Approximate Balance

A

Asymmetrical Balance

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10
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Some artist aim to shock the viewer or to play into a viewers discomfort by creating works with _________.
Question options:

Tension

Asymmetrical

Imbalance

Out of Balance

A

Imbalance

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Artist use the design principle of _______ to focus the viewer’s attention on one or more parts of a composition by accentuating certain shapes, intensifying value or color, featuring directional lines, or strategically placing the objects.
Question options:

Unity

Focal Point

Emphasis

sclae

A

Emphasis

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12
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Emphasis can be used to create _____ ________.
Question options:

Focal Points

Emphasis

Directional lines

Assymmetrical balance

A

Focal Points

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We see that the artist sometimes use the method of _____ __ ______, in which they seperate one object or figure from the many.
Question options:

smoke and mirrors

emphasis by isolation

focus and distraction

creating a target

A

emphasis by isolation

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14
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______ _______ is the easist and most precise way to create Rythm
Question options:

Regular unity

Controlled variety

Regular repetition

Classical dance

A

Regular repetition

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15
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___________ can be present in a work of art even if there is a slight variation in repetition..

Question options:

Regular

Repeated

Rythm

Continuous

A

Rythm

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16
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_________ is the relative size of an object compared with others of its kind, its setting, or human dimensions
Question options:

Scale

Proportion

Repetition

Massive

A

Scale

17
Q

Rene Margrite, “personal Values”, This is an example of relative size, or_______ _______, to

indicate therelative importance of the objects or people being depicted.

Question options:

Relative size

Subverted size

distorted size

hierarchical scaling

A

hierarchical scaling

18
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Some artist distort or even subvert the realistic scale of objects to challenge the viewer to look at the familiar in a new way, making this an example of_____ _______.
Question options:

distortion of scale

subverting scale

controlling scale

illusion of scale

A

distortion of scale

19
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Polykleitos is credited with the derivation of a ____ __ ______ - a set of rules about body parts and their dimensions relative to one another that became the standard for creating the ideal figure.
Question options:

rules of importance

canon of proportion

size and importance

figure and proportion

A

canon of proportion

20
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Just as the Greeks developed a canon of proportion for representing the human figure in the ideal, they developed the concept of the ____ _____ in order to create the ideal proportions in architecture.
Question options:

standard square

gravitational pull

golden mean

right angle

A

golden mean