Deck 8: scale and Proportion
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Deck 8: scale and Proportion
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This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance.
A) monumental
B) human
C) miniature
D) lifesize
E) hierarchical
A) monumental
B) human
C) miniature
D) lifesize
E) hierarchical
E
2
In his figural portraits, Robert Lostutter uses this kind of scale to create an intimate viewing experience.
A) hierarchical scale
B) monumental scale
C) human scale
D) small scale
E) proportional scale
A) hierarchical scale
B) monumental scale
C) human scale
D) small scale
E) proportional scale
D
3
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen collaborated to create Mistos, a larger-than-life sculpture of this everyday item.
A) a book of matches
B) a clothes pin
C) a baseball bat
D) a spoon and cherry
E) a bottle
A) a book of matches
B) a clothes pin
C) a baseball bat
D) a spoon and cherry
E) a bottle
A
4
Photographers cannot be responsible for principles of scale or proportion in their photographs.
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5
The composition of this photographer's work Fading Away appears to conform to a proportional ratio called the Golden Section.
A) Jan van Eyck
B) Nadar
C) Henry Peach Robinson
D) Dorothea Tanning
E) Ansel Adams
A) Jan van Eyck
B) Nadar
C) Henry Peach Robinson
D) Dorothea Tanning
E) Ansel Adams
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6
This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.
A) Pop artists
B) Surrealists
C) Futurists
D) Cubists
E) Orphists
A) Pop artists
B) Surrealists
C) Futurists
D) Cubists
E) Orphists
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7
The Flemish artist Jan van Eyck used hierarchical scale to communicate ________ importance in his painting Madonna in a Church.
A) spiritual
B) social
C) political
Distorted Scale
D) aesthetic
E) intellectual
A) spiritual
B) social
C) political
Distorted Scale
D) aesthetic
E) intellectual
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8
When an artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition, he or she is employing this kind of scale.
A) human scale
B) monumental scale
C) small scale
D) hierarchical scale
E) proportional scale
A) human scale
B) monumental scale
C) small scale
D) hierarchical scale
E) proportional scale
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9
The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________.
A) volume
B) scale
C) proportions
D) mass
E) character
A) volume
B) scale
C) proportions
D) mass
E) character
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10
The ancient Greeks designed the Parthenon according to the idealized rules of proportion for the human body, creating ________ design.
A) an Egyptian-style
B) a disjointed
C) a harmonious
D) a Fibonacci
E) a small-scale
A) an Egyptian-style
B) a disjointed
C) a harmonious
D) a Fibonacci
E) a small-scale
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11
The Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg uses this kind of scale in his sculptures to express admiration for the little things in everyday life.
A) human
B) small-scale
C) monumental
D) hierarchical
E) proportional
A) human
B) small-scale
C) monumental
D) hierarchical
E) proportional
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12
An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.
A) intimacy
B) epic virtues
C) distance Hierarchical Scale
D) importance
E) heroism
A) intimacy
B) epic virtues
C) distance Hierarchical Scale
D) importance
E) heroism
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13
In two-dimensional art, this is the area in which an artist creates their work.
A) square
B) cast
C) mould Human Proportion
D) round
E) format
A) square
B) cast
C) mould Human Proportion
D) round
E) format
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14
The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon (1.136) used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work.
A) torso
B) hand
C) foot
D) head
E) all of the other answers
A) torso
B) hand
C) foot
D) head
E) all of the other answers
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15
An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.
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16
Dorothea Tanning's work Eine Kleine Nachtmusik uses deliberately distorted scale to create an abnormal or ________ effect.
A) peaceful
B) intimate
C) heroic
D) thoughtful
E) supernatural
A) peaceful
B) intimate
C) heroic
D) thoughtful
E) supernatural
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17
In ancient Egypt this part of the human body was used as a standard of measurement. Six of these equaled a cubit.
A) palm
B) toe
C) leg
D) torso
E) eye
A) palm
B) toe
C) leg
D) torso
E) eye
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