chapters 3 & 4 Flashcards
also called saturation, the term for purity of a hue or color is
intensity
red’s complemntary on the color wheel is
green
the juxtaposition of strongly dissimilar elements is known as
contrast
who is known for employing the technique known as figure-ground reversal?
m.c. eschel
the size relations of one thing to another is known as
scale
true or false
all the usual elements are important and present in every work of art
false
true or false
in the visual arts, rhythm is created through the regular recurrence of elements with related variations
true
true or false
atmosphere or aerial perspective is a linear means for giving an illusion of depth
false - nonlinear
true or false
another word for what is typically called a color is a hue
true
shapes can generally be grouped into two categories:
geometric and organic
true or false
linear perspective is a system developed during the renaissance
true
true or false
design is purely a process, not a product
false - both a process and a product
___________ is a common artistic technique using shading from light to dark, making it possible to create the illusion that figures and objects depicted on a flat surface have roundness and bulk
chiaroscuro
one of the leading inventors of kinetic sculpture was
alexander cader
true or false
paintings from ancient egypt showed little or no depth and the images were made clear by portraying objects from their most easily identifiable angles
true
true or false
keith sonnier based his work on much of the neon signage he encountered in new york city
false
true or false
leonardo da vinci discovered that white light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum
false
true or false
a line is an extension of a point
true
true or false
the vanishing point on a picture surface is the point on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to converge and land and sky appear to meet
true
in art terms, a plane is a
two dimensional picture surface
raphael’s “school of athens” is an example of a
fresco
true or false
the fourth dimension is inertia
false - time
_____-______ is NOT an example of an intermediate color on the color wheel
green-orange
when discussing pigments and light in the art world, value refers to
relative lightness or darkness from white through greys to black
true or false
mass must be implied with 2D media
true
