MCC3 MIDTERMS

Question 1

Interchangeably used with Graphic Design
• An aesthetic method of visual communication
• Using artistic elements to “create an experience that is
both functional and appealing to the senses”
• Can be used to convey deeper messages to the viewer

Answer 1

visual design

Question 2

Periods in history which respond to current social, political,
economic, or cultural changes
• Mainly concerned with Fine Arts
• Meant for aesthetic appreciation and contemplation
• Expression of oneself in the moment

Answer 2

traditional art movements

Question 3

eflects the pursuit of harmonious and perfect proportions
with realistic anatomy and perspectives
• Influenced by the Greco-Roman emphasis of humanism
and rationality
- depicts mythological scenes

Answer 3

classical art

Question 4

Dominated by religious
symbolism and a flat
perspective
• Found in stained glass
windows, tapestries,
mosaics, and drawings

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medieval art

Question 5

Revival of the classical
approach to art
• Classical art techniques and
styles like realistic human
anatomy, linear perspective
and a dynamic use of color
became the norm
• A focus on naturalism called
for the use of perspective in
creating an illusion of space
in art pieces

Answer 5

renaissance

Question 6

Similar to Renaissance but mixed with a richer color
palette and dramatic contrasts
• Art in this style depict dynamic scenes with intense
emotion
• The goal is to elicit an emotional response from the viewer
through dramatic scenes

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baroque art

Question 7

A reaction to the dramatic
and intense emotions of
Baroque
• Uses playful themes with
soft pastel colors
• Depicts leisurely activities of
the aristocrats

Answer 7

rococo art

Question 8

• A call back to the classical
art of the Greeks and
Romans
• Modern concepts are
integrated into Greco-
Roman inspired set pieces
to reflect the slow rise of
civil unrest
• This was around the time
of the French Revolution

Answer 8

neoclassicism

Question 9

Commonly recognized as 1760-1840 in England
• Was known to be a radical process of social and
economic change
• Energy production was the reason for transforming an
agricultural society into an industrial one

Answer 9

industrial revolution

Question 10

Founder of the steam engine. The newly built systems from this technology expanded
productivity to new heights both good and bad

Answer 10

james watt

Question 11

the method of using a
lithographic stone or any flat surface that
can absorb oils to create prints

Answer 11

lithography

Question 12

A german playwright who discovered lithography

Answer 12

alois senfelder

Question 13

Grandfather of the typography revolution

Answer 13

william caslon

Question 14

discovered antique type

Answer 14

vincent figgins

Question 15

discovered fat-faced and Egyptian type

Answer 15

robert thorne

Question 16

Two types of Egyptian variations

Answer 16

ionic, clarendon

Question 17

figgins presented a decorative type. “serifs that are extended and curved”

Answer 17

tuscan-style

Question 18

founder of 3d variations

Answer 18

john heinrich meyer

Question 19

reverse printing

Answer 19

william thorowgood

Question 20

who invented the lateral router that allowed precision machining

Answer 20

darius wells

Question 21

he combined pantograph with a router

Answer 21

william leavenworth

Question 22

inventor of steam powered printer

Answer 22

fredrich koenig

Question 23

who perfected the linotype

Answer 23

ottmar megenthaler

Question 24

the men of arts and crafts

Answer 24

william morris, john ruskin

Question 25

the father of arts and crafts movement

Answer 25

william morris

Question 26

prominent art critic and social thinker. Was Morris’s inspiration for
starting the Arts and Crafts
Movement

Answer 26

john ruskin

Question 27

Morris believed that design arts was meant to improve
the lives of working people
• He wanted to create art that had a proper purpose and
was not designed with useless flourishes. true or false

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Fine Art Workmen in Painting, Carving, Furniture
and the Metals”

Answer 28

morris and co.

Question 29

One of Morris’s best
examples of a simple but
elegant aesthetic

Answer 29

the sussex chair

Question 30

movement named after the art gallery. commonly identified through organic motifs

Answer 30

maison del nouveau

Question 31

kitawaga utamaro showdcased women in various forms

Answer 31

bijin ga

Question 32

it relied on bold contour lines with fluid strokes

Answer 32

ukiyo e

Question 33

• When Japanese art started
to get imported into Europe
in the 1870s, artists like
Claude Monet and Van
Gogh became enamored
with the styles and tried to
emulate them in their own
ways

Answer 33

japonisme

Question 34

The era that solidified
France as a center of
arts in literature, music,
theater, and visual art
• The increased influence
allowed for the spread of
art styles and
movements
internationally

Answer 34

la belle epoque

Question 35

french artist born to a typesetter

Answer 35

jules cheret

Question 36

Developed a method that
allowed him to create
posters with a wide range of
hue, value, and intensity. jules cheret. and enhanced the recognition of?

Answer 36

chromolitography

Question 37

floral and rich themes

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arabesque

Question 38

Czech artist who developed
the rich floral themes of the
movement

Answer 38

alphone mucha

Question 39

His pieces showed a sense
of joissance that showcased
a promise of sexual
availability in advertising

Answer 39

alphonse mucha

Question 40

• Showcased a bold
level of simplicity
based on
Japanese print
• Reflected the
original sense of
the Ukiyo-e design
in depicting daily
life

Answer 40

theophile steinlen

Question 41

His pieces aimed to reflect
the streets of Paris through
what he called “Art a la
Rue” (Art on the Streets)

Answer 41

theophile steinlen

Question 42

A fallen aristocrat due to his
disability, he became
enamored with the rich
night life of clubs like Moulin
Rouge and Moulin dela
Galette
• He captures the
atmosphere of these
places though his pieces

Answer 42

henri de toulse-lautrec

Question 43

Became the art editor of
Harper’s in the 1890

Answer 43

edward penfield