Practice Set 3 Question and answers
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Which of the following design principles is exemplified by Eva Hesse's
installation?
a. contrast
b. figure-ground relationship
c. proportion
d. repetition - correct answer D
Repetition is the visual key that ties this piece together, unifies it, and controls
the viewer's eye. As evident in this piece, Repetition Nineteen I, artist Eva
Hesse often created elaborate, handmade pieces involving obsessive
repetition.
The negative areas in a work of art are best defined as which of the following?
a. the areas that are occupied by a recognizable object
b. the areas that constitute the foreground of the work
c. the areas that contain the least amount of detail
d. the areas that are not occupied by objects - correct answer D
In art, the shapes, marks, figures and so on that make up the subject or
emphasize the subject of a work are called positive shapes. In contrast,
negative areas in a work of art are defined as space that is unoccupied by an
object, shape, etc. In some cases, this is referred to as a figure (positive
shape)/ground (negative spaces) relationship.
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?
a. dark green
b. bright yellow-green
,c. dark, dull blue
d. light, bright red-orange - correct answer C
In his 1839 book The Laws of Contrast of Colour, Michel Eugene Chevreul
defined "simultaneous contrast" after observing that colors seem to change
when surrounded by other colors. The effect can be seen most strikingly when
a cool his surrounded by its opposite in hue and value. In this case, where the
complement of orange is blue, dark blue would make the orange look lighter
and a dull blue would make it look brighter.
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel,
the resulting color is called
a. monochromatic
b. complementary
c. analogous
d. tertiary - correct answer D
Tertiary colors are made by mixing a primary color and an adjacent secondary
color, two secondary colors, or a primary color and a non-adjacent secondary
color. Since the situation described falls into the first of these categories, the
result would be a tertiary color.
Which of the following characteristics contributes most to the dynamic nature
of the shapes in Malevich's composition?
a. Diagonal Placement
b. strong colors
c. asymmetrical groupings
d. symbolic nature - correct answer A
Through there are strong colors and asymmetrical groups of shapes in the
painting, it is the use of diagonals i the composition that creates the sense of
dynamism and movement. Because of the way he uses diagonals, Malevich is
able to create a composition that is dynamic despite its relative simplicity.
,In a nonrepresentational work of art, which of the following elements is most
likely to contribute to a sense of spatial depth?
a. a strong color palette
b. a variety of lines
c. overlapping shapes
d. overall texture - correct answer C
Although any of the other might contribute to a sense of space, overlapping
shapes are tied to the basic human perception of space: if a shape or form
that a person sees is interrupted by another shape or form that overlaps it, the
brain interprets this to mean that the interrupted shape is behind the
overlapping one. Artists make sue of this fact of perception to create the
illusion of space through overlapping shapes.
Which of the following statements is applicable to this painting by Jacob
Lawrence called Barber Shop?
a. the artist uses flat color to create the illusion of deep space
b. the use of organic shapes creates a composition that flows from one figure
to another
c. shapes and colors are repeated to create visual rhythm
d. neutral tones create a somber scene - correct answer C
Lawrence uses a variety of repeated shapes (such as the triangular barber
capes and the shapes of the men's arms) and colors (such as the dark
browns, light blues, greens and red/oranges) to create an intricate
combination of rhythms in the composition.
The focal point of Lilly martin Spencer's portrait Benjamin Rush Spencer is
created primarily through these of
a. repetition
b. texture
, c. shape
d. value - correct answer D
As with many portraits, the focal point of the drawing is the subject's eyes.
Spencer used gradually darker values moving toward the left side of the face
to focus attention on the darkest area, the eyes.
A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the surface of the form is
known as a
a. calligraphic line
b. cross-contour line
c. contour line
d. hatching - correct answer B
Cross-contour line refers to the use of lines, usually in parallel groupings that
are drawn across a shape to show form and volume.
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
a. repeated colors in the woman's garments
b. lines created by the figures' limbs
c. inclusion of dramatic details
d. implied perspective created by the bed - correct answer B
Although Artemisia Gentileschi used dramatic illumination similar to the light in
Caravaggio's painting of the same subject, it is her masterful use of dramatic
composition that best helps the viewer focus on the decapitation of
Holofernes. The limbs of the two women direct attention to that focal point.
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small
compositions to larger surfaces through the use of a
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Which of the following design principles is exemplified by Eva Hesse's
installation?
a. contrast
b. figure-ground relationship
c. proportion
d. repetition - correct answer D
Repetition is the visual key that ties this piece together, unifies it, and controls
the viewer's eye. As evident in this piece, Repetition Nineteen I, artist Eva
Hesse often created elaborate, handmade pieces involving obsessive
repetition.
The negative areas in a work of art are best defined as which of the following?
a. the areas that are occupied by a recognizable object
b. the areas that constitute the foreground of the work
c. the areas that contain the least amount of detail
d. the areas that are not occupied by objects - correct answer D
In art, the shapes, marks, figures and so on that make up the subject or
emphasize the subject of a work are called positive shapes. In contrast,
negative areas in a work of art are defined as space that is unoccupied by an
object, shape, etc. In some cases, this is referred to as a figure (positive
shape)/ground (negative spaces) relationship.
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?
a. dark green
b. bright yellow-green
,c. dark, dull blue
d. light, bright red-orange - correct answer C
In his 1839 book The Laws of Contrast of Colour, Michel Eugene Chevreul
defined "simultaneous contrast" after observing that colors seem to change
when surrounded by other colors. The effect can be seen most strikingly when
a cool his surrounded by its opposite in hue and value. In this case, where the
complement of orange is blue, dark blue would make the orange look lighter
and a dull blue would make it look brighter.
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel,
the resulting color is called
a. monochromatic
b. complementary
c. analogous
d. tertiary - correct answer D
Tertiary colors are made by mixing a primary color and an adjacent secondary
color, two secondary colors, or a primary color and a non-adjacent secondary
color. Since the situation described falls into the first of these categories, the
result would be a tertiary color.
Which of the following characteristics contributes most to the dynamic nature
of the shapes in Malevich's composition?
a. Diagonal Placement
b. strong colors
c. asymmetrical groupings
d. symbolic nature - correct answer A
Through there are strong colors and asymmetrical groups of shapes in the
painting, it is the use of diagonals i the composition that creates the sense of
dynamism and movement. Because of the way he uses diagonals, Malevich is
able to create a composition that is dynamic despite its relative simplicity.
,In a nonrepresentational work of art, which of the following elements is most
likely to contribute to a sense of spatial depth?
a. a strong color palette
b. a variety of lines
c. overlapping shapes
d. overall texture - correct answer C
Although any of the other might contribute to a sense of space, overlapping
shapes are tied to the basic human perception of space: if a shape or form
that a person sees is interrupted by another shape or form that overlaps it, the
brain interprets this to mean that the interrupted shape is behind the
overlapping one. Artists make sue of this fact of perception to create the
illusion of space through overlapping shapes.
Which of the following statements is applicable to this painting by Jacob
Lawrence called Barber Shop?
a. the artist uses flat color to create the illusion of deep space
b. the use of organic shapes creates a composition that flows from one figure
to another
c. shapes and colors are repeated to create visual rhythm
d. neutral tones create a somber scene - correct answer C
Lawrence uses a variety of repeated shapes (such as the triangular barber
capes and the shapes of the men's arms) and colors (such as the dark
browns, light blues, greens and red/oranges) to create an intricate
combination of rhythms in the composition.
The focal point of Lilly martin Spencer's portrait Benjamin Rush Spencer is
created primarily through these of
a. repetition
b. texture
, c. shape
d. value - correct answer D
As with many portraits, the focal point of the drawing is the subject's eyes.
Spencer used gradually darker values moving toward the left side of the face
to focus attention on the darkest area, the eyes.
A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the surface of the form is
known as a
a. calligraphic line
b. cross-contour line
c. contour line
d. hatching - correct answer B
Cross-contour line refers to the use of lines, usually in parallel groupings that
are drawn across a shape to show form and volume.
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
a. repeated colors in the woman's garments
b. lines created by the figures' limbs
c. inclusion of dramatic details
d. implied perspective created by the bed - correct answer B
Although Artemisia Gentileschi used dramatic illumination similar to the light in
Caravaggio's painting of the same subject, it is her masterful use of dramatic
composition that best helps the viewer focus on the decapitation of
Holofernes. The limbs of the two women direct attention to that focal point.
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small
compositions to larger surfaces through the use of a
