Deck 16: The Tradition of Craft

Question 1

Hyo-In Kim's To Be Modern #2 takes the form of a traditional Korean dress,but it is decorated with ________.

A) tiny versions of fashionable Western clothing
B) small replicas of famous buildings
C) traditional Korean beads
D) precious gemstones
E) coins from around the world

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The glassy finished surface applied to a ceramic object is called ________.

A) glaze
B) frit
C) grog
D) kaolin
E) slurry

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The oldest pottery wheels we know of belonged to this ancient culture.

A) Mesoamerica
B) Rome
C) Egypt
D) Mesopotamia
E) China

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The process of rolling out clay into long rope-like strands has been used to make fine ceramic objects since prehistoric times.This is called the ________ method.

A) slab
B) coil
C) thrown
D) roping
E) pinch

Question 5

Ceramic artwork from this Chinese era is highly regarded for its multiple glaze layers.

A) Ming Dynasty
B) Sung Dynasty
C) Han Dynasty
D) Shang Dynasty
E) Chin Dynasty

Question 6

A piece of thrown pottery is created using this potter's tool.

A) a wheel
B) a bat
C) a paddle
D) a roller
E) an extruder

Question 7

This method of clay production is based on the creation of flat sheets of wet clay.

A) roping
B) coil
C) thrown
D) slab
E) pinch

Question 8

The division between art and craft began during this period.

A) Renaissance
B) Sung Dynasty
C) Baroque
D) Rome
E) Civil War

Question 9

If an artist wanted to make an object that was a simple shape and very durable,stoneware would be a good clay to use.

Question 10

The only reason artists glaze their pottery is practical: to add a layer of protection.

Question 11

This family was responsible for reviving a style of pottery-making first used by the Tewa people.

A) Keinholz
B) O'Keeffe
C) Martinez
D) Rivera
E) Kahlo

Question 12

At what point can we consider a useful object a work of art? What separates a useful ceramic object,such as a toilet or sink,from a piece of high art? Can a toilet or sink,even if they are created in some unique and original way,ever be considered a work of art?

Question 13

What is the process that a ceramist uses to knead and remove pockets of air from the wet clay?

A) coiling
B) throwing
C) slabbing
D) wedging
E) modeling

Question 14

This mythical creature from the folklore of the Tewa people is a water guardian serpent:

A) gila monster
B) phoenix
C) avanyu
D) dragon
E) copperhead

Question 15

This twentieth-century American ceramist created large expressive works using the slab method of clay construction.

A) Peter Voulkos
B) Andy Warhol
C) Jackson Pollock
D) Norman Rockwell
E) Dale Chihuly

Question 16

The ancient Zapotec people used the coil method to create ceramic objects.The Zapotec culture was located in which modern country?

A) Peru
B) United States
C) Mexico
D) Brazil
E) Panama

Question 17

If you were to take a piece of clothing and turn it into an art object for display in a gallery,what item of clothing would you choose and why? Think about how you would display your craft object,and what you might do to enhance it visually or to give it symbolic meaning.Do you think viewers of your craft piece would consider it art?

Question 18

Our word ceramic comes from this Greek word.

A) briki
B) argilos
C) logos
D) keramos
E) techni

Question 19

What is the name of the oven used to fire clay objects so that they become ceramics?

A) an oast
B) a furnace
C) a stove
D) a hearth
E) a kiln

Question 20

Clay that has a great deal of water mixed into it,making it very thin,is known as ________.

A) porcelain
B) kaolin
C) frit
D) slip
E) grog

Question 21

When a metalwork artist works the back side of a sheet of metal with a hammer to imprint a design from behind it is called ________.

A) repoussé
B) drafting
C) bashing
D) chasing
E) welding

Question 22

The Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest use this fiber process to create their ceremonial Chilkat blankets,by intertwining goat wool and cedar bark into a large flat textile decorated with abstract patterning.

A) weaving
B) embroidery
C) felting
D) repoussé
E) batik

Question 23

Which of the following is not used in works of fiber art?

A) polyester
B) wool
C) silk
D) cotton
E) aluminum

Question 24

This craft medium uses threads,fabrics,and other textiles.

A) fiber
B) ceramics
C) repoussé
D) intarsia
E) porcelain

Question 25

The use of metal was extremely important in this period of human history.

A) the Bronze Age
B) the Neolithic
C) the Mesolithic
D) the Paleolithic
E) the Stone Age

Question 26

Which of the following methods is not used in forming metal artworks?

A) repoussé
B) casting
C) hammering
D) bending
E) wheel throwing

Question 27

This American artist uses glass to create dramatic and colorful interior installations,such as the one at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

A) Paul Stankard
B) Thomas Kinkade
C) Richard Marquis
D) Dale Chihuly
E) Peter Voulkos

Question 28

Glass was probably first used by this ancient culture.

A) Mesoamerica
B) China
C) Mesopotamia
D) Greece
E) Indus

Question 29

Textile art cannot express biographical or historical meaning.

Question 30

The significance of the figures on the sumptuous gold Salt Cellar of Francis I has nothing to do with the function of the object.

Question 31

The Portland Vase,an amazing piece of Roman glassblowing technique,used this method to create dual glass colors and high detail on a single piece.

A) dip-overlay
B) float
C) thermal expansion
D) phase transition
E) gob

Question 32

The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called ________.

A) glassblowing
B) stained glass
C) coiling
D) slabbing
E) repoussé

Question 33

Stained glass was integral to the development of this medieval French architectural style.

A) Gothic
B) Art Nouveau
C) Neoclassicism
D) Impressionism
E) Dada

Question 34

The process of glassblowing was perfected in this ancient culture.

A) India
B) Greece
C) China
D) Mesoamerica
E) Rome

Question 35

This American artist used quilting as a way to express her experiences of childhood growing up in New York City.

A) Dale Chihuly
B) Tilleke Schwarz
C) Faith Ringgold
D) Georgia O'Keeffe
E) Karen Karnes

Question 36

The only way an artist can work with metal is to heat it to a liquid state.

Question 37

This Italian goldsmith created an elaborate salt cellar for King Francis I of France.

A) Georges Fouquet
B) Benvenuto Cellini
C) Nicolas Poussin
D) Pol Limbourg
E) Donatello

Question 38

Before its use in Gothic stained-glass windows,glass was not employed as decorative art at all.

Question 39

When a metalwork artist works the front side of a sheet of metal with a hammer to imprint a texture from below it is called ________.

A) chasing
B) drafting
C) bashing
D) casting
E) welding

Question 40

The British artist Mary Linwood used sewn thread to create her fiber art.This process is called:

A) embroidery
B) weaving
C) felting
D) quilting
E) batik

Question 41

This Japanese artist knits large-scale structures,such as Knitted Wonder Space II (2.6.19),which viewers interact with as if they are children's playgrounds.

A) Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam
B) Faith Ringgold
C) Hyo-In Kim
D) Maria Martinez
E) Mary Linwood

Question 42

The South African wood turner Andrew Early creates his work using a power-driven spinning support called a ________.

A) lathe
B) loom
C) forge
D) wheel
E) kiln

Question 43

Match the artwork with its medium:
a.ceramic
d.wood
b.fiber
e.glass
c.metal
Faith Ringgold,Tar Beach

Question 44

The process of using wood to create mosaic images,as used in the design by Francesco di Giorgio Martini to decorate a private studio for the Duke of Urbino around 1480,is called ________.

A) typography
B) repoussé
C) intarsia
D) embroidery
E) weaving

Question 45

Wooden objects,like many traditional craft objects,are common in daily life.Can you think of any objects made of wood that are useful in your everyday life? Have any of these objects been cut,carved,or polished in a particular way? Do you consider these objects to be beautiful or well-crafted? Do you think they are works of art? Give your reasons why,or why not.

Question 46

If an artist wanted to create an artwork sure to last for many thousands of years,wood would be a good material to use.

Question 47

Match the artwork with its medium:
a.ceramic
d.wood
b.fiber
e.glass
c.metal
Peter Voulkos,Gallas Rock

Question 48

The native American Heiltsuk artists who create wooden bent-corner chests use a method where the wood is softened and bent to create the corners.Which of the following processes is integral to this method?

A) fluting
B) hammering
C) drilling
D) whittling
E) steaming

Question 49

Match the artwork with its medium:
a.ceramic
d.wood
b.fiber
e.glass
c.metal
Benvenuto Cellini,Salt Cellar of Francis I

Question 50

Match the artwork with its medium:
a.ceramic
d.wood
b.fiber
e.glass
c.metal
The Portland Vase

Question 51

Match the artwork with its medium:
a.ceramic
d.wood
b.fiber
e.glass
c.metal
Captain Richard Carpenter (Du'klwayella),Bent-corner chest