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praxis art content 5134 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? Ans: Repetition
installation Ans: Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. Ans: The negative areas in a work of art
are best defined as...
Dark, dull blue Ans: An artist who wants an orange area in a work to appear
brighter and lighter would most likely surround the orange with which of the following
colors?
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel, the
resulting color is called Ans: Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism Ans: Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism Ans: Diagonal placement
In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to
contribute to a sense of spatial depth. Ans: Overlapping shapes
Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop Ans: Shapes and colors are repeated to create a
visual rhythm.
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Value Ans: Lilly Martin Spencer Benjamin Rush Spencer - The focal point of Lilly
Martin Spencer's portrait drawing is created primarily through the use of
cross-contour line Ans: A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the
surface of the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's Ans: Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs Ans: In her painting Judith and Holofernes,
shown, Artemisia Gentileschi drew attention to the painting's focal point, the
beheading of Holofernes, primarily through the use of
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small compositions
to larger surfaces through the use of a grid. Ancient Egyptians used a grid-to-grid
method to enlarge designs for wall murals. Thousands of years later, contemporary
artists and artisans still use this low-tech way to copy or enlarge an image. Ans:
grid
The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design Ans:
Dynamic balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree Ans: Piet Mondrian's
In addition to the shape created by the internal red lines on the illuminated
manuscript page, the distinction between figure and ground is created through Ans:
shifts in color relationships
In a two-dimensional work of art, a bird's-eye or worm's-eye view of an object can
best be achieved by using which of the following perspectives. Ans: three point
perspective
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Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. Ans:
Dissimilar elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them.
Ans: juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped Ans: Exposure to
photography led artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
Tying back long hair to keep it from being caught in the machine Ans: Which of the
following strategies would contribute most to safe practice for an artist who is
machine buffing a piece of metal jewelry?
Using a wet mop to remove clay dust along with a HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaner
Ans: Which of the following actions is a safe studio practice?
Cobalt blue Ans: Which of the following colors is toxic when used as pigment?
a downdraft ventilation system Ans: When a kiln is being used indoors, the best
way to keep the room it is in safely ventilated is to have
in a spray booth Ans: The safest way to use aerosol propellants such as fixative is
to apply them
Rubber cement Ans: Which of the following is labeled as a hazardous material?
Material Safety Data Sheets Ans: Manufacturers' information about the toxicity and
safety, how to handle accidents, recognize symptoms of overexposure, of art supplies
they produce can be found in
deposited in an approved container Ans: To dispose of oil-based painting and
printmaking products safely, all such materials should be
praxis art content 5134 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? Ans: Repetition
installation Ans: Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. Ans: The negative areas in a work of art
are best defined as...
Dark, dull blue Ans: An artist who wants an orange area in a work to appear
brighter and lighter would most likely surround the orange with which of the following
colors?
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel, the
resulting color is called Ans: Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism Ans: Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism Ans: Diagonal placement
In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to
contribute to a sense of spatial depth. Ans: Overlapping shapes
Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop Ans: Shapes and colors are repeated to create a
visual rhythm.
, Page | 2
Value Ans: Lilly Martin Spencer Benjamin Rush Spencer - The focal point of Lilly
Martin Spencer's portrait drawing is created primarily through the use of
cross-contour line Ans: A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the
surface of the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's Ans: Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs Ans: In her painting Judith and Holofernes,
shown, Artemisia Gentileschi drew attention to the painting's focal point, the
beheading of Holofernes, primarily through the use of
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small compositions
to larger surfaces through the use of a grid. Ancient Egyptians used a grid-to-grid
method to enlarge designs for wall murals. Thousands of years later, contemporary
artists and artisans still use this low-tech way to copy or enlarge an image. Ans:
grid
The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design Ans:
Dynamic balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree Ans: Piet Mondrian's
In addition to the shape created by the internal red lines on the illuminated
manuscript page, the distinction between figure and ground is created through Ans:
shifts in color relationships
In a two-dimensional work of art, a bird's-eye or worm's-eye view of an object can
best be achieved by using which of the following perspectives. Ans: three point
perspective
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Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. Ans:
Dissimilar elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them.
Ans: juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped Ans: Exposure to
photography led artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
Tying back long hair to keep it from being caught in the machine Ans: Which of the
following strategies would contribute most to safe practice for an artist who is
machine buffing a piece of metal jewelry?
Using a wet mop to remove clay dust along with a HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaner
Ans: Which of the following actions is a safe studio practice?
Cobalt blue Ans: Which of the following colors is toxic when used as pigment?
a downdraft ventilation system Ans: When a kiln is being used indoors, the best
way to keep the room it is in safely ventilated is to have
in a spray booth Ans: The safest way to use aerosol propellants such as fixative is
to apply them
Rubber cement Ans: Which of the following is labeled as a hazardous material?
Material Safety Data Sheets Ans: Manufacturers' information about the toxicity and
safety, how to handle accidents, recognize symptoms of overexposure, of art supplies
they produce can be found in
deposited in an approved container Ans: To dispose of oil-based painting and
printmaking products safely, all such materials should be
