Deck 1: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Question 1

In a 1941 drawing the British artist Barbara Hepworth used line to plan a ________.

A) print
B) painting
C) sculpture
D) building
E) party

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Graphic artists,like the manga group CLAMP,know that by arranging lines in diagonals it is possible to indicate movement and energy.Suggest two images from popular culture that use diagonals to convey a sense of movement and energy.For each image,give reasons why the artist might have wanted to create an energetic composition.

Answer 2

Answer will vary.

Question 3

The scribbled appearance of Jean Dubuffet's Suite avec 7 Personnages characterizes it as a drawing that exhibits ________.

A) irregular line
B) regular line
C) measured line
D) ruled line
E) controlled line

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the ________.

A) contour
B) outline
C) implied line
D) volume
E) scale

Question 5

A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.

A) height
B) depth
C) breadth
D) size
E) mass

Question 6

One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."

A) line
B) shape
C) color
D) value
E) mass

Question 7

In the illustration from the manga Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE,the artists used diagonal lines to create a strong sense of ________.

A) calm
B) movement
C) sadness
D) happiness
E) humor

Question 8

Mel Bochner used ________ line in the work Vertigo because it is controlled and measured.

A) directional
B) irregular
C) organic
D) diagonal
E) regular

Question 9

The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.

A) technique
B) perspective
C) sketch
D) logo
E) grammar

Question 10

The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light ground.This is an example of the principle of ________.

A) harmony
B) variety
C) contrast
D) proportion
E) emphasis

Question 11

The French artist André Masson wished to explore the psychological source of creativity through his "automatic" ink drawings of ________ lines.

A) ruled
B) controlled
C) horizontal
D) irregular
E) calm

Question 12

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

A) media
B) symbols
C) vocabulary
D) techniques
E) methods

Question 13

The Nazca Lines are engraved into the surface of the earth,but the image can only be seen from above.Since this artwork was made before man had the ability to hover above the Earth,what reasons might the artist(s)have had for creating this work?

Question 14

In his work Woodstock Road,Woodstock,New York,1924 George Bellows used both regular and irregular line.What might the advantages be for an artist who combines both of these types of line in their work?

Question 15

In his drawing of the Church of Saint Spirito,Dosio used line to accentuate the patterned surface of the ceiling and differentiate it from the ________.

A) sky outside
B) walls
C) floor
D) stained-glass windows
E) ceiling in the building next door

Question 16

The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________.

A) contour . . . volume
B) direction . . . line
C) outline . . . shape
D) mass . . . form
E) pattern . . . square

Question 17

Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line.

A) controlled
B) wild
C) geometric
D) organic
E) cool-headed
F) expressive
G) emotional

Question 18

Three words that can describe irregular line are:

A) loose
B) constrained
C) wild
D) measured
E) chaotic
F) ruled
G) controlled

Question 19

The artist Dosio,in his drawing of the Church of Saint Spirito,created an impression of three dimensions by using line to show the division between ________.

A) planes
B) time periods
C) mountains
D) colors
E) two figures

Question 20

Compare and contrast the visual differences between the modern photograph of the Church of Saint Spirito (1.1.2b)with Dosio's drawing (1.1.2a).What did the artist change?

Question 21

A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.

A) an implied
B) a geometric
C) a positive
D) an organic
E) an actual

Question 22

The sphere that designer Saul Bass created for the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary.This type of shape,which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect,is termed ________ shape.

A) an organic
B) a geometric
C) a regular
D) an implied
E) a negative

Question 23

By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________.

A) chaotic line
B) directional line
C) implied line
D) measured line
E) actual line

Question 24

Thinking of what you have learned about the communicative qualities of line,why might Carolyn Davidson have made the choices she did when designing the Nike logo? Find two other logos and explain how they use communicative line to express the values of an organization.

Question 25

In his Obey campaign poster Shepard Fairey used a striking contrast between positive and ________ shapes to attract the attention of the public.

A) organic
B) geometric
C) figure-ground reversal
D) negative
E) implied

Question 26

Miriam Schapiro's collage Baby Blocks combines two different kinds of shape.________ is the term used to describe a shape that suggests the natural world,while the term geometric suggests mathematical regularity.

A) conceptual
B) regular
C) artificial
D) organic
E) implied

Question 27

Contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object,and can be used to suggest a volume in space.

Question 28

An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

A) an implied
B) a negative
C) a geometric
D) an organic
E) an actual

Question 29

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________.

A) an irregular line
B) an actual line
C) an implied line
D) a chaotic line
E) a directional line

Question 30

The combination of jarring vertical and diagonal lines in Vincent van Gogh's The Bedroom creates an atmosphere of ________.

A) rest
B) happiness
C) calm
D) expectation
E) anxiety

Question 31

A line that is a continuous mark is ________.

A) an organic line
B) an implied line
C) an actual line
D) a chaotic line
E) an irregular line

Question 32

If vertical lines communicate strength,horizontals calm,and diagonals action,then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose.

A) vertical
B) diagonal
C) chaotic
D) horizontal
E) scribbled

Question 33

Some Jewish texts create images using this kind of line made up of small letters.

A) chaotic line
B) actual line
C) regular line
D) implied line
E) pencil line

Question 34

Henri Matisse drew Woman Seated in an Armchair using ________ line so that he could represent her figure with great economy while being descriptive.

A) measured
B) directional
C) regular
D) irregular
E) contour

Question 35

The Dutch design team Sauerkids used ________ lines of dots and dashes in its work to create exciting visual rhythms.

A) implied
B) actual
C) chalk
D) regular
E) geometric

Question 36

In Pablo Picasso's Blonde Woman in Profile,the artist uses a ________ line that follows the contours of the model's profile.

A) continuous
B) regular
C) jagged
D) irregular
E) inorganic

Question 37

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

A) an organic
B) a regular
C) a geometric
D) a biomorphic
E) an implied

Question 38

In Francisco Goya's The Third of May,1808,the artist used a variety of actual and implied lines to attract attention to specific points within the composition.Lines that draw the viewer's attention in this way are known as ________ lines.

A) directional
B) regular
C) contour
D) irregular
E) organic

Question 39

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable,irregular lines.

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

Question 40

In James Allen's etching The Connectors,an image of workers erecting the Empire State Building,the artist created a feeling of great height by using ________ line to lead the viewer's eye diagonally downward.

A) directional
B) horizontal
C) communicative
D) regular
E) implied

Question 41

The positive and negative shapes in M.C.Escher's print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________.

A) etching
B) geometric shape
C) actual line
D) figure-ground reversal
E) collage

Question 42

In Noma Bar's poster image Gun Crime,which shape dominates,the positive or the negative? Why?

Question 43

In her painting Music-Pink and Blue II,Georgia O'Keeffe emphasized the blue ________ space in order to attract the viewer's attention into a deep interior.

A) ground
B) negative
C) flat
D) organic
E) implied

Question 44

In a two-dimensional work,when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure,we perceive ________.

A) a figure-ground reversal
B) an organic shape
C) an implied shape
D) a geometric shape
E) a form