Deck 11: Decorative Arts, Crafts, and Design

Question 1

The _____________ is the time period in the West in which a distinction was made between the applied arts, or minor arts, and the major arts of painting and sculpture.

A)Industrial Revolution
B)Renaissance
C)Middle Ages
D)American Studio Craft Movement
E)none of these are correct

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which work by Magdalena Abakanowicz consists of a large number of figures made of burlap and glue and is installed in nature?

A)Backs in a Landscape
B)Table Clock
C)Ghost Clock
D)Portal Gates
E)Yo

Answer 2

A

Question 3

As a potter's wheel turns, a lump of clay can be lifted and shaped by hand into a vessel, in an action called

A)throwing
B)raku
C)forging
D)wrought
E)tumi

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When fabric silhouettes are cut out and stitched onto the background of another fabric, it is called

A)weaving
B)embroidery
C)appliqué
D)knotting
E)beadwork

Question 5

_________________________ is the aesthetic refinement of products, making functional engineering solutions easy to use and attractive.

A)Typography
B)The Bauhaus
C)Industrial design
D)Interior design
E)Forging

Question 6

Glass is made primarily of _____, or a kind of sand, plus other minerals that add color.

A)clay
B)silica
C)tumi
D)gold
E)none of these are correct

Question 7

Which artist uses laser cutting to recycle Christmas cards into valentines?

A)Nagakura Kenichi
B)Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
C)Milton Glaser
D)Marian Bantjes
E)none of these are correct

Question 8

____________________, the alterations of the earth for aesthetic pleasure, is an ancient art practiced all over the globe.An excellent example of this type of design is found at the Gardens of Versailles in France.

A)Interior design
B)Landscape design
C)Industrial design
D)Graphic design
E)none of these are correct

Question 9

The greatest period of stained glass artistry is considered to be medieval times, when multicolored glass paintings were used to fill the long windows of Gothic cathedrals.The most beautiful, best preserved set of windows can be found in

A)Russia
B)the United States
C)the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
D)Chartres Cathedral
E)none of these are correct

Question 10

The black-on-black designs of Maria Martinez and her husband Julian, which are inspired by historic American Indian patterns, combine both shiny and ______, or dull, surfaces.

A)thrown
B)blue
C)matte
D)raku
E)none of these are correct

Question 11

Which of the following is not an example of graphic design?

A)advertisement
B)book illustration
C)poster
D)furniture design
E)logo

Question 12

Which American glassblower is noted for organic forms and vibrant colors?

A)George Nakashima
B)Louis Comfort Tiffany
C)Dale Chihuly
D)Harriet Powers
E)Myra Mimlitsch-Gray

Question 13

Heating glass to a molten state and then picking it up in a small spherical blob at the end of a long metal pipe and blowning bubbles into it of various shapes is a technique referred to as

A)forging
B)glassblowing
C)weaving
D)carving
E)none of these are correct

Question 14

Clay, used by sculptors to model statues, is also the media used to make what is known as

A)plastics
B)furniture
C)glassblowing
D)ceramics
E)typography

Question 15

Who said, "There is drama in the opening of a log: to uncover for the first time the beauty…hidden for centuries, waiting to be given this second life"?

A)Harriet Powers
B)George Nakashima
C)Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
D)Peter Voulkos
E)Wendell Castle

Question 16

Which of the following is not true of Marianne Brandt's Table Clock?

A)It is a good example of industrial design.
B)It has a total lack of ornamentation.
C)It replaces the typical clock numbering with short lines.
D)It was revolutionary at the time.
E)The design has not been influential.

Question 17

Metal can be cast or welded, but it can also be _________, or heated, and ___________, or hammered, into shape.

A)forged; wrought
B)fired; thrown
C)warp; weft
D)all of these are correct
E)none of these are correct

Question 18

The gardens at Versailles are a revival of which culture's ideals?

A)Olmec
B)ancient Greeks and Romans
C)medieval France
D)modern American
E)Lambayeque

Question 19

Some of the most common craft media are

A)ceramics
B)glass
C)wood
D)metal
E)all of these are correct

Question 20

Which glass artist's work is notable for its organic forms and vibrant colors?

A)Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
B)Harriet Powers
C)Louis Comfort Tiffany
D)Peter Voulkos
E)Dale Chihuly

Question 21

What do you think Elsa Schiaparelli meant by her comment "In difficult times fashion is always outrageous?"

Question 22

Compare and contrast the work of Kathy Butterly and Peter Voulkos.

Question 23

Describe the dramatic impact mass production had on artists' attitudes towards crafts and design.

Question 24

In the decorative arts, glass is used primarily in what two ways?

Question 25

Describe the process of weaving on a loom.

Question 26

What are the differences and similarities between products of design, such as graphic design, and conventional notions of fine art? Use examples from the text.

Question 27

Describe the ritual performance of the Japanese Tea Ceremony while paying specific attention to how handmade objects play a role in the ceremony.

Question 28

Describe the ambitions of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus school.

Question 29

Describe how glazes are used to color the surface of a ceramic vessel.

Question 30

What approach did the American Studio Craft Movement take regarding crafts?