Deck 2: The Primary Elements

Question 1

Chiaroscuro in a work of art relates to ???????__________.

A)figure and ground
B)order and chaos
C)light and dark
D)geometric and organic shapes
E)arbitrary and naturalistic colors

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Geometric forms suggest ________.

A)chaos
B)nature
C)creativity
D)reason
E)organic forms

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A tint is made by mixing a hue with _______.

A)white
B)black
C)the hue's complement
D)a primary color
E)a secondary color

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The discovery that white light creates the spectrum when refracted was done by ______.

A)Johannes Itten
B)Lucia Koch
C)Isaac Newton
D)Albert Henry Munsell
E)Josef Albers

Question 5

Analogous colors are colors _________.

A)opposite each other on the color wheel
B)that are not made by any other color
C)that are adjacent on the color wheel
D)saturated with pigment
E)that are not realistic

Question 6

Color is affected by two things, whatever is next to or surrounding the color and __________.

A)pigment
B)light
C)hue
D)texture
E)dye

Question 7

A sphere is an example of which kind of shape?

A)two-dimensional and organic
B)three-dimensional and abstract
C)two-dimensional and geometric
D)three-dimensional and geometric
E)three-dimensional and organic

Question 8

If placed on a black background, an orange shape appearing reddish is an example of ________.

A)arbitrary color
B)local color
C)naturalistic color
D)simultaneous contrast
E)cool colors

Question 9

Simplified shapes are called _______ shapes.

A)geometric
B)abstract
C)non-representational
D)non-objective
E)organic

Question 10

Why did visitors to the Tate Modern behave as if they were on a beach when they visited The Unilever Series: Olafur Eliasson, The Weather Project?

A)the museum had increased the temperature of the room
B)the warm colors of the artwork made the gallery feel warm
C)it is common behavior at the Tate Modern regardless of the artwork
D)they were asked to do so by the artist
E)all of these are correct

Question 11

Black, white and gray are considered ________.

A)tints
B)shades
C)hues
D)neutrals
E)primary colors

Question 12

Why did sculptor Henry Moore want people to touch his sculptures?

A)because they are difficult to see
B)the sculptures felt differently than they looked
C)he did not want them to be experienced visually
D)he thought the barriers between art and viewers were arrogant.
E)all of these are correct

Question 13

A gestural line _______.

A)follows the edge of a form
B)reveals the action of the artist in drawing the line
C)means "beautiful writing"
D)is the weight of a line
E)signifies a hard edge, geometric shape

Question 14

Diagonal lines in a work of art convey ____________.

A)calmness
B)inspiration
C)energy
D)confrontation
E)peacefulness

Question 15

An example of a geometric shape is _________.

A)an amoeba
B)a treetop
C)a triangle
D)a mountain
E)a hand

Question 16

Another word for organic shape is _____________.

A)naturalistic
B)hard-edge
C)geometric
D)volume
E)abstract

Question 17

What is color intensity?

A)tint
B)shade
C)vividness
D)value
E)hue

Question 18

If an object has a tactile quality, the object has_______.

A)a texture that can actually be felt
B)a rich, repetitive pattern
C)an illusionary sense of texture
D)a sticky texture
E)delicate, undetectable brushstrokes

Question 19

Three-dimensional space _________.

A)can be viewed from one side
B)is flat
C)is the kind of space we live in
D)is exemplified by paintings and drawings
E)all of the above

Question 20

Lucia Koch's artwork is surprising in that it ________.

A)creates a vibration of sound by the use of lines
B)expresses the most base fear by the contrasting shades of color
C)uses organic shapes that morph from abstract to nonrepresentational shapes
D)addresses the sensitive issues of a female in puberty
E)uses light and shadow to transform the appearance of ordinary objects

Question 21

Evaluate the importance of lighting effects in a three-dimensional work of art.

Question 22

Discuss the different approaches to texture in the African sculpture Oath-Taking Figure and Jan van Eyck's painting The Virgin with the Canon van der Paele.

Question 23

Analyze the use of color in Caspar David Friedrich's The Wreck of the Hope.

Question 24

What is the difference between a shape and a mass?

Question 25

List three items and emotions that are associated with warm colors.

Question 26

Why is it considered disturbing that ancient statues, like Augustus of Prima Porta were brightly colored?

Question 27

Choose two of the three works of art: Fishing Boats at Sea by Vincent van Gogh, Boy Playing Flute from the School of the Katsushika Hokusai, and New York, New York by Franz Kline.Compare and contrast the way that line is used and the emotion it conveys in your two selected works.

Question 28

Why are squared off shapes or cubes often used in architecture?

Question 29

What are the elements of art?

Question 30

Why is a black room difficult to make bright?