chapter 4 quiz

Question 1

___ is a two-dimensional area

Answer 1

shape

Question 2

a ___ is a solid that occupies three-dimensional volume. it can be measured with height, width, and depth

Answer 2

mass

Question 3

give an example of shape vs mass

Answer 3

circle, sphere

Question 4

there is a contradiction in Martin Puryear’s Self. what is it?

Answer 4

it looks as though it possesses a lot of mass, but is light weight due to the material used to create it

Question 5

define negative space/shape

Answer 5

the shapes created between figures

Question 6

___ are shapes between figures

Answer 6

negative shapes

Question 7

___ are the figures themselves

Answer 7

positive shapes

Question 8

__ is when you can’t tell which is the figure and which is the ground

Answer 8

figure-ground reversal

Question 9

___ was a graphic artist known for his mathematical artwork employing tessellations or repeating figures where one figure transforms into another

Answer 9

M.C. Escher

Question 10

Steve DiBenedetto uses at least 4 techniques to convey the illusion of deep space on a flat/two-dimensional surface. list them here

Answer 10

overlap, shadow, perspective, color

Question 11

__ is a system that allows the picture plane to function as a convincing window into its subject

Answer 11

one-point perspective

Question 12

leonardo da vinci’s The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective

Answer 12

one-point perspective

Question 13

Gustave Caillbotte’s Place de l’Europe on a Rainy Day is based on what specific type of perspective

Answer 13

two-point

Question 14

In The Dead Christ, which technique does Andrea Mantegna utilize to adjust the distortion created by the point of view

Answer 14

foreshortening

Question 15

when Japanese prints entered the world market in 1853-54, new possibilities for representing perspectival space presented themselves. Many japenese prints combined close up views with view of distant landscapes, eliminating the ____ ____

Answer 15

middle ground

Question 16

The picture drawn in perspective and the photograph both employ ___, or a one-eyes point of view

Answer 16

monocular

Question 17

what was unique about Paul Strand’s photos is that he draws the viewer to the visual ___ and ___ instead of the subject

Answer 17

patterns of light and dark

Question 18

why do artists like Matisse and Cezanne create flat paintings instead of creating a sense of realistic space

Answer 18

to draw the viewers attention to the composition itself, instead of its apparent “true” representation of reality

Question 19

how does Isaac Julien portray space in various dimensions at the same time? Which parts of Julien’s
work are two-dimensional? What makes the work three-dimensional as well? How does he relate a
fourth dimension like space-time continuum?

Answer 19

the video is played on multiple 2-dimensional surfaces/screens spread out in a 3-dimensional space.
One must walk through the 3-dimensional space to experience the video as it plays out across each of
the 9 screens.