Quiz 2

Question 1

imitation of something

Answer 1

mimesis

Question 2

a composition that includes elements that run off towards the edges and seemingly beyond

Answer 2

open composition

Question 3

is sort of image where all the elements are arranged neatly inside the frame

Answer 3

closed composition

Question 4

the assignment in the visual arts of human traits to inanimate objects, animals, or forces of nature

Answer 4

anthropomorphism

Question 5

any category of literature or other forms or art or entertainment

Answer 5

genre

Question 6

emphasizes the artist as the most important agent in the production of works of art

Answer 6

auteur theory

Question 7

consisting of or bounded by curved lines

Answer 7

curvilinear

Question 8

departure from resemblance or representation

Answer 8

abstraction

Question 9

a human figure standing with most or its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs, giving an “S” curve to their body

Answer 9

contrapposto

Question 10

the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition

Answer 10

chiaroscuro

Question 11

simultaneous expression of two or more rhythms

Answer 11

polyrhythms

Question 12

rhythmic accentuation on even beats

Answer 12

backbeat

Question 13

the substance, usually ground, that is used to give color in the tempera, fresco, and early oil painting techniques

Answer 13

pigaments

Question 14

relief sculpture in which the forms project substantially from the background

Answer 14

high relief

Question 15

is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing

Answer 15

tragedy