Which of the visual elements can be best described as “the path of a moving point?”

Answer: Line

During the 20th century, which of the following became a recognized element of art?

Answer: Motion

lines are used in art to indicate:

Answer: boundaries between forms, direction and motion, shadows and highlights, and spatial depth on flat surfaces. (all of these answers are correct)

in art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called ______ shapes.

Answer: organic

Raphael’s “the motion of the meadows” is composed using the implied shape of a:

Answer: triangle

the 18th century indian painting of Maharana Amar Singh and others watching musicians and acrobats utilizes the basic visual cues for implying depth on a flat surface. They are:

Answer: Position and overlap

A black and white photograph of a scene eliminates the hue and intestities of a scenes colors but captures the colors

Answer: values

In drawing, the outer boundaries of two dimensional forms are defined by ________, three dimensional forms are defined by ________.

Answer: outlines; contour lines

In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ________ to describe the way shadows and light define form

Answer: chiaroscuro

Charles White’s “United: illustrates the technique of:

Answer: hatching

which artists uses light itself as the main material and whose work increases our awareness of light as a prescence in this world

Answer: doug wheeler

in the additive process of color mixing, red light, green light, and blue light combine to produce ______ light.

Answer: white

mixing two primary colors produces a ___________ color.

Answer: secondary

“Baker-Miller” refers to the color that:

Answer: seemed to calm and relax violent children in studies of colors effects on the mind and body

A necessary feature of pattern is:

Answer: repetition

the vanishing point in Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” is:

Answer: at the exact center of the piece just behind the head of the figure of jesus on the horizon line (All of these)

one common issue facing those who work to conserve works of art is:

Answer: the effect of light the work of earlier restores changing levels of heat and humidity pollution (All of these answers are correct)

In Albrecht Duer’s woodcut “the draftsman drawing of reclining nude”, the draftsman is using a device to help him acheive the effect of

Answer: foreshortening

The use of atmospheric perspective is a prominent aspect of which work?

Answer: Lake George by John Frederick kensett

artists can portray _________ textures that are created to look like something other than a flat painted surface

Answer: visual

actual shape

Answer: a positive area with clearly defined boundaries (as opposed to an implied shape)

amorphous shape

Answer: a shape without a clear definition; formless, indistinct, and of uncertain dimension

biomorphic shape

Answer: an irregular shape that resembles the freely developed curves found in living organisms

cubism

Answer: the name given to the painting style invented by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque between 1907 and 1912, which uses multiple views of objects to create the effect of three-dimensionality while acknowledging the two-dimensional surface of the picture plane. Signaling the beginning of abstract art, Cubism is a semiabstract style that continued the strong trend away from representational art initiated by Cezann in the late 1800s

curvilinear shape

Answer: a shape whose boundaries consist of predominantly curved lines; the opposite of rectilinear

decorative (shape)

Answer: ornamenting or enriching but, more importantly in art, stressing the two-dimensional nature of an artwork or any of its elements.

equivocal space

Answer: a condition, usually intentional on the artist’s part, in which the viewer may, at different times, see more than one set of relationships between art elements or depicted objects. This may be compared to the familiar “optical illusion.”

geometric shape

Answer: a shape that appears related to geometry, usually simple, such as a triangle, rectangle, or circle.

implied shape

Answer: a shape that does not physically exist but is suggested through the psychological connection of dots, lines, areas, or their edges.

kinetic (art)

Answer: from the Greek word kinesis, meaning “motion”; art that includes the element of actual movement

mass

Answer: 1. in graphic art, a shape that appears to stand out three-dimensionally from the space surrounding it or creates the illusion of a solid body of material 2. in the plastic arts, a physical bulk of material

objective

Answer: that which is based, as closely as possible, on physical actually or optical perception. Such art tends to appear natural or real; the opposite of subjective

perspective

Answer: any graphic system used to create the illusion of three-dimensional images and/or spatial relationships in which the objects or their parts appear to diminish as they recede into 

the distance.

planar (shape)

Answer: having to do with planes, shapes that have height and width but no indication of thickness

plane

Answer: 1. an area that is essentially two-dimensional, having height and width 2. a two-dimensional pictorial surface that can support the illusion of advancing or receding elements 3. a flat sculptural surface

plastic (shape)

Answer: 1. element used in such a manner as to create the illusion of the third dimension on a two-dimensional surface 2. three-dimensional art forms, such as architecture, sculpture, and ceramics

rectilinear shape

Answer: a shape whose boundaries consist of straight lines; opposite of curvilinear

shape

Answer: an area that stands out from its surroundings because of a defined or implied boundary or because of differences or value, color, or texture

silhouette

Answer: the area between or bounded by the contours or edges, of an object; the total shape

subjective

Answer: that which is derived from the mind, instead or physical reality, and reflects a personal bias, emotion, or innovative interpretation

surrealism

Answer: a style of artistic expression, influenced by Freudian psychology, that emphasizes fantasy and whose subjects are usually experiences revealed by the subconscious mind through the use of automatic techniques.

three-dimensional

Answer: possesses, or creates the illusion of possessing the dimensions of depth, height, and width. In the graphic arts, the feeling of depth is an illusion, while in the plastic arts, the work has actual depth.

two-dimensional

Answer: possesses the dimensions of height and width, especially when considering a flat 

surface or picture plane

void

Answer: 1. an area lacking positive substance and consisting of negative space 2. a spatial area with an object that penetrates and passes through

volume

Answer: a measurable amount of defined, three-dimensional space

In art, shapes that suggest forms found in nature are called ________ shapes.

Answer: Organic

A necessary feature of pattern is:

Answer: Repetition

Which of the visual elements can best be described as “the path of a moving point”?

Answer: Line

In painting and drawing, artists often use the technique of ________ to describe the way shadows and light define the shape of forms.

Answer: Chiaroscuro

In drawing, the outer boundaries of two-dimensional forms are defined by ________, while the outer boundaries perceived among three-dimensional forms are defined by ________.

Answer: Outlines; contour lines

During the 20th century, which of the following became a recognized element of art?

Answer: Motion

Mixing two primary colors produces a ________ color.

Answer: Secondary

Artists can portray _________ textures that are created to look like something other than a flat painted surface.

Answer: Visual

A black-and-white photograph of a scene eliminates the hues and intensities of the scene’s colors but captures the ________ of the colors.

Answer: Values

Lines are used in art to indicate:

Answer: Boundaries between forms, direction and motion, shadows and highlights, and spatial depth on flat surfaces.