Deck 3: Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Question 1

Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the Third International was intended as a heroic symbol commemorating the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. If it had been built, it would have been much smaller than the Eiffel Tower.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A sculpture designed in the round can be viewed from ________.

A) nearly every angle
B) one direction
C) above only
Volume
D) the interior
E) the front and back only

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In Vesperbild (or Pietà) from fourteenth-century Germany (1.32), the artist ________ the organic forms of the bodies of Mary and Jesus in order to express pain and suffering.

A) abstracted
B) contrasted
C) distorted
D) simplified
E) colored

Answer 3

C

Question 4

________ volume is a space that is enclosed by materials that are not entirely solid.

A) an open
B) an actual
C) a subversive
D) an implied
E) a closed

Question 5

Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.

A) length
B) depth
C) mass
D) size
E) strength

Question 6

Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

A) geometric
B) volumetric
C) implied
D) organic
E) massive

Question 7

These four visual elements of art-form, volume, mass, and texture-are present in ________ works of art.

A) two-dimensional
B) balanced
C) three-dimensional Form
D) large
E) modern

Question 8

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

A) foreground
B) round
C) south
D) drapery
E) fresco

Question 9

An upright stone that has an incised relief on its surface, such as the Maya sculpture (1.35), is known as ________.

A) a stela
B) a high relief
C) an obelisk
D) a bust
E) an altar

Question 10

A three-dimensional surface that is designed to be viewed from only one direction is known as a ________.

A) volume
B) form in the round
C) relief
D) texture
E) mass

Question 11

The artist David Smith created sculptures of geometric forms. In his work Cubi XIX, Smith used the following geometric shapes:

A) cuboids
B) rhomboids
C) spheres Organic Form
D) pyramids
E) ellipses

Question 12

The visual impact of the Olmec sculpture of a Colossal Head (1.40) is directly related to its mass.

Question 13

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.

A) form
B) mass
C) volume Open Volume
D) texture
E) geometry

Question 14

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.

A) form
B) relief
C) building
D) pyramid
E) cube

Question 15

The organic form and abstract quality of Lino Tagliapietra's sculpture, Batman, allow it to express the idea of ________.

A) geometry
B) freedom and life
C) contrast
D) death and despair
E) line

Question 16

In Vesperbild (or Pietà) from fourteenth-century Germany (1.32), the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect. This distortion of the human body, ________ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of a mother and son.

A) a geometric
B) an implied
C) a textural
D) an organic
E) a colorful

Question 17

Sculptors Ralph Helmick and Peter Schechter experimented with open volume when they created this hanging sculpture, installed in the Evanston Public Library in Illinois.

A) Ghostwriter
B) Cubi XIX
C) Object
D) TV Buddha
E) Monument to the Third International

Question 18

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

A) textured
B) organic
C) geometric
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D) implied
E) actual

Question 19

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

A) area relief
B) bas-relief
C) a plane
D) actual relief
E) a frieze

Question 20

The sculpture of the Great Sphinx stands as a symbolic guardian of the Pyramids at Giza. The ancient Greek definition of a sphinx was a mythological creature whose features were:

A) the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the head of a woman
B) the body of a man and the head of a bull
C) the body of a horse and the head of a man
D) the body of a lion and the head and claws of an eagle
E) the body of a woman, the wings of a bat, and the head of a pig

Question 21

Marisol's work Father Damien was created to memorialize the heroism of a priest who lost his life helping the victims of leprosy. This sculpture stands in front of the State Capitol Building in the U.S. State of ________.

A) Arizona
B) Utah
C) Hawaii
D) Tennessee
E) Pennsylvania

Question 22

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.

A) mass
B) actual
C) subversive
D) implied
E) organic

Question 23

This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.

A) volume
B) mass
C) form
D) texture
E) open volume

Question 24

Méret Oppenheim was part of an art movement that rejected rational, conscious thought. Her fur-lined teacup and saucer, Object, conjures an unexpected and illogical sensation for the viewer by using ________ texture.

A) subversive
B) expected
C) familiar
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D) smooth
E) silky

Question 25

Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________.

A) touch
B) balance
C) mood
D) humor
E) hearing

Question 26

Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________.

A) space
B) volume
C) texture
D) form
E) mass

Question 27

By using objects that most viewers would be familiar with, Nam June Paik's TV Buddha draws on our previous experience of ________ texture.

A) smooth
B) implied
C) actual Subversive Texture
D) rough
E) strange

Question 28

Marisol was commissioned to create a sculpture of the Catholic missionary Father Damien. A stout figure in heavy bronze, the statue possesses a weighty ________ that communicates the strong beliefs and courageous determination of the priest.

A) mass
B) color
C) outline Texture
D) belt buckle
E) texture

Question 29

By using ________ texture to contradict previous tactile experience, artists can invite viewers to reconsider the world around them.

A) subversive
B) expected
C) familiar
D) smooth
E) rough

Question 30

In her work Object, a fur-lined teacup and saucer, the Swiss artist Méret Oppenheim employed subversive texture to contradict conscious logical experience. She belonged to the ________ art movement, which drew on ideas and images from dreams and the unconscious mind.

A) Expressionist
B) Cubist
C) Futurist
D) Impressionist
E) Surrealist