1. ARTS 1301
Exam 1 - Review

2. Your right brain is the creative side; whereas, your left brain is the analytical side.
True or False

3. Our textbook author, Henry Sayre, describes the role of an artist as to _____________.
Create a visual record
Make a functional object more “pleasurable”
Give form to the immaterial
All of the above

4. Which is a more precise or mathematic perspective system?
Atmospheric or Linear

5. What is a “primary” vs. a “secondary” color?

6. A “sight line” is a good example of an implied line.
True or False

7. What is medium/media?

8. When attempting to identify a particular work of art’s STYLE, one would never use the Visual/Formal Elements.
True or False

9. What is a kinetic sculpture?

10. The Impressionists as a group shared what similar traits/characteristics?

11. Two images with similar content will always look similar.
True or False

12. A technique used to imply mass on a two dimensional surface is to include __________.
Geometric shapes
Hatched shadows
Complementary colors
None of the above

13. Define “representational” art.

14. Another word for COLOR is ________.

15. What is “directional force”?

16. Our textbook author, Henry Sayre, identifies ____________ as a universal theme in art.
Art and Beauty
Art and Spiritual Belief
Art, Science, and the Environment
All of the above

17. How does “overlapping” create the illusion of space (a. k. a
How does “overlapping” create the illusion of space (a.k.a. implied depth)?

18. One does not need to have any specific cultural background to be able to identify iconography in a specific work of art.
True or False

19. Cool colors appear to come toward the viewer; whereas, warm colors tend to move away from the viewer.
True or False

20. Art Nouveau “New Art” was discussed in class as an example of _______________ style.
Individual
Group
Period
None of the above

21. A work of art can only have actual OR implied texture – it cannot have both.
True or False

22. When a painting is dominantly composed of horizontal lines, it conveys a feeling of _______.
Sensuality
Motion
Rest
Energy

23. What is figure-ground reversal?

24. Form is what the image means; whereas, content is what the image looks like.
True or False

25. The artist makes excellent use of tenebrism in this painting. (T or F)

26. Which color scheme does the artist use here?

27. Is this dominantly organic or geometric in shape?

28. The artist, Giotto, uses which technique to imply depth on a two dimensional surface here?
A. Overlapping
B. Diminishing size
C. Vertical placement
D. All of the above

29. This image by Vincent van Gogh is a good example of the use of analytical or classical line. (T or F)

30. Point to the primary colors.

31. This painting makes use of which line orientation
This painting makes use of which line orientation? (horizontal, vertical or diagonal)

32. Is this painting considered representational, abstract or nonrepresentational?

33. This painting by Jan van Eyck is a good example of the use of religious iconography ONLY. (T or F)

34. Where is the “vanishing point” in this painting constructed in one point linear perspective?

35. Which color scheme does the artist employ here?

36. This image was discussed in class because it shows the concept of ___________.

37. This is a good example of “actual motion” in a sculpture. (T or F)

38. What universal theme(s) is the artist employing here?