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Test 1 Notes Flashcards

1
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True or False: The art terminology “in situ” means that an artwork moves from location to location.

A

False

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2
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The French term ‘Trompe L’oeil’ translates to_________.

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Fool the eye

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True or False: The term “Craft” is used to refer to man-made artifacts that are designed for functional as well as aesthetic purposes.

A

True

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Which Italian family was known as a Patron of the arts during the Rennaissance?

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The Medicis

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5
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A work of art that has only height and width is called _______.

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Two Dimensional

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6
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A limited extent in one, two or three dimensions is called ___________.

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Space

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7
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Which word fits this definition?
“The space filled or enclosed by a three-dimensional object.”

A

Volume

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8
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The way the surface of an object feels is called ___________.

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Texture

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9
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When you change place over time you are ___________.

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Moving

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10
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The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths is called __________.

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Color

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11
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Formed in 1985, this is an anonymous group of female, feminist artists who fight sexism (and racism) in the art world.

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The Guerilla Girls

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12
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Fred Wilson rearranged exhibits at the Maryland Historical Society to reveal how the museum had previously overlooked the African American perspective. This is an example of..

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Institutional Critique

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This is an independent U.S. federal government agency founded in 1965 that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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National Endowment for the Arts (N.E.A.)

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14
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Many artists deliberately incorporate material originally created by other artists into their work. This is called…

A

Appropriation

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15
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Human devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior are…

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Institutions

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16
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Which kind of line are used to map the three-dimensional volume of a form?

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Cross-Contour

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17
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In “The Incredulity of St. Thomas,” Carravaggio uses ___________ to draw attention to Jesus’ open wound.

A

Psychic Lines

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18
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Which type of line is thought to suggest rest, stability, safety, etc?

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Horizontal

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19
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Which type of line is thought to suggest energy, motion, action, lack of stability, etc?

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Diagonal

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20
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Which type of line is thought to suggest strength, power, ambition, success, etc?

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Vertical

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21
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The textural quality of a paper surface, which helps hold the media in place is called…

A

tooth

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22
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The colorant in art materials is called…

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pigment

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23
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The material an artwork is made from is called…

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medium

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24
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A grey crystalline form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks. It is used in pencils. It is called…

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graphite

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25
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A cartoon can refer to a humorous drawing, but it also refers to…

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A full-scale working drawing used as a model for a fresco painting, mural, or tapestry

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26
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The center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element is called the ______________.

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focal point

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27
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When you emphasize something in a work of art you are ___________.

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drawing attention to it

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28
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True or False: Subordination means to draw attention to a particular piece of content withing a work of art.

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False

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29
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True or False: Thing that are more in focus tend to draw more attention than things that are out of focus.

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True

30
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True or False: Recognizable symbols such as letters and numbers tend to be ignored by viewers of art.

A

False

31
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This is a subset of organic shapes that resemble actual living organisms…

A

biomorphic

32
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A two dimensional area defined by a line or changes in value/color is…

A

shape

33
Q

The human tendency to perceive an incomplete stimulus as if it were whole is…

A

closure

34
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This is a property of perception in which there is a tendency to focus on the subject matter of your attention and downplay everything else in the visual field. It is called…

A

figure-ground relationship

35
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This type of shape is predictable and mathematical…

A

geometric

36
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_____________________ are images created to inform as well as to embellish the printed page.

A

Illustrations

37
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A picture used as a symbol in writing is called a ______________.

A

pictograph

38
Q

True or False: User Interface Design and User Experience Design are two words that describe the same design practice.

A

False

39
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_______________ is the art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or writing,

A

Calligraphy

40
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True or False: The variations of a Typeface are called a ‘Font’.

A

True

41
Q

The surface of the form that is most directly facing the light source will be perceived as a…

A

highlight

42
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The lightness or darkness of a plane or area is called…

A

value

43
Q

The use of dots being closer together or further apart to covey lightness or darkness is called…

A

stippling

44
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A steady increase or decrease in the visible magnitude of value is called a…

A

gradient

45
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The surface of a form that is facing away from the light source will be perceived as a…

A

core shadow

46
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True or False: White sunlight contains all of the colors of the visible spectrum - the rainbow.

A

True

47
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When the eye mixes two adjacent colors, causing the viewer to perceive a different color between the two, this is called…

A

optimal mixing

48
Q

The optic effect that happens when light of the visible spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths is called…

A

color

49
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What is the feature of human perception which ensures that the perceived color of objects remains relatively constant under varying illumination conditions?

A

Color constancy

50
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The primary colors for projected light - or additive color - are _______________.

A

Red, Blue, and Green (RGB)

51
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What are markings that are scratched, scribble, or sprayed on a wall without the owner’s consent called?

A

graffiti

52
Q

Any type of painting in which pigment is suspended in a binder of hot wax is called…

A

encaustic

53
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Any paint that uses natural oils such as linseed, safflower seed, walnut seed extracts, etc. as the binder is called…

A

oil paint

54
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A water-based paint that uses egg yolk as a binder is called…

A

tempera

55
Q

When paint is applied in thick layers, we call this…

A

impasto

56
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A painting technique in which pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plastered surface is called…

A

fresco

57
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This paint uses pigment mixed with a clear, synthetic resin used as a binder…

A

acrylic

58
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This is a type of paint in which pigment are bound gum and a white filler to produce a paint similar to watercolor but more opaque…

A

gouache

59
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A painting done directly on a wall is called a…

A

mural

60
Q

A work of art assembled by gluing materials onto a surface is called a…

A

collage

61
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__________ is the regular or ordered repetition of elements in a work.

A

rhythm

62
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A pattern in which the subdivisions increase in size or frequency at a predictable rate is called a…

A

progressive rhythm

63
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What uses the same subdivisions without variation?

A

repetitive rhythm

64
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_____________ is an arrangement of predictable repeated elements.

A

pattern

65
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A pattern constructed out of a single shape, with no overlaps or gaps is a ________.

A

tessellation

66
Q

Who invented movable type?

A

Pi Sheng

67
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If the inked image is lower than the surface of the matrix the process is called ___________.

A

Intaglio

68
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True or False: Printmaking is an art form that allows an artist to make multiple copies of the same image.

A

True

69
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The number of copies of a print made in a single printing is called __________.

A

Edition

70
Q

Who is credited with creating paper?

A

Cai Lun

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