Deck 7: Other Formal Elements

Question 1

Some works of art are created precisely to give us the illusion or sensation of movement.This style of art is called

A)Dada.
B)Op Art.
C)animal style.
D)decorative art.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Because Gianlorenzo Bernini's David tells a story-of David slaying Goliath-it is said to have a _______ sequence.

A)plastic
B)narrative
C)frozen
D)linear

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Kente cloths of the Asante and Ewe societies of Ghana provide a perfect example of which art element?

A)time and motion
B)visual texture
C)pattern
D)atmospheric perspective

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not an aspect of texture?

A)tactility
B)surface quality
C)content
D)impasto

Question 5

The surface quality of a work is referred to as its what?

Question 6

Illuminated manuscripts,such as the Lindisfarne Gospels,are described as such because they

A)reflect the power of the church.
B)exhibit beautiful human figurative drawing skills.
C)are an early example of aerial perspective.
D)are elaborately illustrated and decorated.

Question 7

What is the subject matter of Isidro Escamilla's Virgin of Guadalupe?

A)It depicts the Virgin Mary after the crucifixion of Jesus.
B)It depicts the Virgin Mary in Nazareth.
C)It depicts the Virgin Mary after the ascension of Jesus.
D)It depicts the Virgin Mary at Tepayac.

Question 8

Define the term impasto.

Question 9

The systematic and repetitive use of the same motif or design creates a pattern on the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels,illustrates that pattern is an especially important

A)decorative tool.
B)religious tool.
C)media tool.
D)storytelling tool.

Question 10

Which of the artists below created a work titled Pietà?

A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Joan Snyder
C)Michelangelo
D)Manuel Neri

Question 11

Hans Namuth's photos teach us that Jackson Pollock longed to be involved in

A)the poetry of Robert Frost.
B)impressionist masterpieces.
C)the process of painting.
D)the mechanized world.

Question 12

Explain the two ways to define "Action Painting."

Question 13

Which is the most obvious difference between Bernini and Michelangelo's David?

A)Michelangelo's is a much better piece of art.
B)Bernini's David is caught in the midst of action.
C)They are carved from different materials.
D)Michelangelo's has much more action.

Question 14

What is associated with the beautifying of utilitarian objects due to its application to crafts,folk art,and women's work?

A)femmage
B)frottage
C)decorative pattern
D)temporal art

Question 15

What was the inspiration for Grace Ndiritu's Still Life: White Textiles?

A)traditional Yoruban rituals
B)an exhibition of work by Henri Matisse in 2005 in London
C)erotic puppet shows
D)the action paintings of Jackson Pollock

Question 16

A friend of Claude Monet described his great paintings of Water Lilies,Morning: Willows in the Musée de l'Orangerie as demonstrating

A)Brownian motion.
B)a dynamic palette.
C)classical beauty.
D)religious symbolism.

Question 17

Alexander Calder's "mobiles," like Untitled,move when air currents move through them,making them

A)patterned
B)abstract
C)kinetic
D)optical illusions

Question 18

Thick paint applied to a canvas,like on Robert Ryman's Long,creates actual texture known as

A)glazing
B)impasto
C)pattern
D)frottage

Question 19

In what way can a large-scale work be considered a "temporal" art form?

A)It takes time to make it.
B)The spectator moves through time and space to view it.
C)It endures time.
D)It is not temporal.

Question 20

What is the primary element of temporal artworks?

Question 21

Explain the aims and goals of Jackson Pollock.What is significant about his work?

Question 22

Consider the work of Bill Viola.What are the different ways that time is experienced in his Room for St.John of the Cross?

Question 23

What is the function or use of African kente cloths?