Deck 6: Drawing

Question 1

Julie Mehretu's use of the rapidograph and translucent mylar intentionally evokes

A) newspaper layout.
B) architectural drafting.
C) engravings.
D) discotheques.
E) computer graphics.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is

A) graphite.
B) pastel.
C) ink.
D) silverpoint.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A traditional metalpoint ground recipe calls for a mixture of

A) bone ash.
B) glue.
C) white pigment.
D) water.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media?

A) metalpoint
B) pastel
C) graphite pencil
D) pen and ink
E) conté crayon

Question 5

________ is/are among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings.

A) Papyrus
B) Cave walls
C) Silk
D) Fired clay
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Vonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I uses the medium of

A) chalk.
B) pastel.
C) white pigment.
D) charcoal.
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 7

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as

A) pastel.
B) binder.
C) pigment.
D) wash.
E) aquatint.

Question 8

In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint.

A) toothpick
B) dagger
C) coin
D) wire
E) dart

Question 9

Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium.

A) pen and ink
B) brush and ink
C) pencil
D) wash
E) charcoal

Question 10

What part of the pen conveys the ink to the drawing surface?

A) the quill
B) the twig
C) the calligraphic
D) the nib
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

In Shahzia Sikander's I from 51 Ways of Looking _________ was used as the medium.

A) ink
B) conté crayon
C) graphite
D) chalk
E) None of the answers are correct.

Question 12

Review the works in this chapter by Filippino Lippi and Rembrandt, and discuss the different qualities and characteristic appearances of the medium each artist used.

Question 13

The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to

A) the use of different binders.
B) the fact that these medium do not need a binding agent.
C) the fact that crayons are made for children, while pastels are made for artists.
D) the use of liquid pigmentation.
E) None of these answers is correct; there is no difference.

Question 14

The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E.

A) Greeks
B) Chinese
C) Egyptians
D) Romans
E) Persians

Question 15

The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is

A) pointillism.
B) surrealism.
C) realism.
D) conceptual art.
E) impressionistic.

Question 16

Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.

A) Rembrandt
B) Lippi
C) Degas
D) Picasso
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 17

The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is

A) charcoal.
B) metalpoint.
C) crayon.
D) pen and ink.
E) pastel.

Question 18

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in

A) art.
B) mathematics.
C) science.
D) engineering.
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 19

Edgar Degas drew a grid over his study of a dancer in order to

A) make sure the figure would fit on the page.
B) make the drawing easier to copy.
C) double-check the dancer's proportions.
D) suggest that the dancer is being viewed through a window.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

Because this 20th-century artist dated most of his drawings over the course of his lifetime, we have nearly a complete visual record of his mind at work.

A) Ingres
B) Picasso
C) van Gogh
D) Rembrandt
E) Degas

Question 21

Discuss the intimate and personal nature of a drawing made for personal expression rather than for exhibition. Contrast the content and form of this type of drawing with that of a drawing executed for communication of information or for persuasion. Finally, comment on the characteristics that you think would make the latter type of drawing successful in achieving its purpose.

Question 22

Trace the history of papermaking, discussing the technological processes required. Cover its origins and its transmission to other cultures and describe some of the writing and drawing surfaces it replaced. What are paper's advantages over these materials?

Question 23

Discuss the characteristics and different forms of charcoal. Considering Yvonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I, explain how the medium of charcoal is employed in her drawing.

Question 24

Consider Degas' Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper. Discuss the artist's use of the drawing medium, as well as the use of line and compositional balance in this work.

Question 25

Describe three differences between a sketch and a completed work based on a sketch. Select one specific painting, sculpture, or architectural work for which you can find several preliminary drawings; then comment on the specific similarities and differences between the sketches and the final work. Conclude with your assessment of the process of preliminary drawings as an essential or nonessential part of the process of completing a work.