Art Chapter 1

In the visual arts, ________ is the distinctive mode of expression that results from the way in which an artist handles materials and the elements and principles of art and design.

a. iconography

b. content

c. style

d. form

e. design

c. style

Style generally refers to distinctive ____________of art and architecture that are common to a culture, era, or to a group of artists working at the same time or toward a common artistic goal.

a. writings

b. characteristics

c. languages

d. designs

e. brushstrokes

b. characteristics

The term ____________ is used to describe forms in the natural world that most people would find recognizable even if the maker has not rendered the details with meticulous realism.

a. abstract

b. non-figurative

c. non-objective

d. representational

e. existentialist

d. representational

________ can be defined as a style that reflects a subjective, "inner world"—a style that conveys the psychological and emotional state of the artist.

a. expressionism

b. abstraction

c. representational

d. realistic

e. distorted

a. expressionism

In____________distortion and exaggeration of form, color, brushwork, texture, and other elements are often used as a vehicle for expressing the sentiments of the artist.

a. abstraction

b. representational

c. expressionism

d. iconographic

e. gestural

c. expressionism

The ________ of a work refers to its totality as a composition or design.

a. elements

b. form

c. design principles

d. context

e. style

b. form

The term ____________ is used to describe forms in the natural world that most people would find recognizable even if the maker has not rendered the details with meticulous realism.

a. non-objective

b. representational

c. existentialist

d. abstract

e. non-figurative

b. representational

________ is the study of themes and symbols— figures and images that, deciphered, reveal the underlying meaning of a work of art.

a. Content

b. Form

c. Iconography

d. Style

e. Context

c. Iconography

Broadly speaking, ________ refers to the portrayal of people and things as they are seen by the eye or really thought to be, without idealization and without distortion.

a. realism

b. expressionism

c. abstraction

d. stylization

e. context

a. realism

Because it informs us not only of the materials and technical means commonly used during certain periods in history, but can also embody the ideas, beliefs, and aspirations of an era, architecture can be rich in ________.

a. controversy

b. color

c. content

d. interest

e. icons

c. content

Investigating a work of arts' symbolism enriches our understanding of the ____________ of the work.

a. form and content

b. expression and style

c. meaning and purpose

d. color and texture

e. size and shape

c. meaning and purpose

Expressionism is a modern art movement marked by distortion and exaggeration of visual elements as a vehicle to achieve ________.

a. a visceral response

b. context

c. iconic status

d. controversy

e. a beautiful form

a. a visceral response

________ art does not begin with objects in the visible world.

a. Contemporary

b. Stylistic

c. Expressionist

d. Nonobjective

e. Pop

d. Nonobjective

Pop artist ________ said, "How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract-Expressionist next week, or a Pop artist, or a realist, without feeling you've given up something."

a. Richard Hamilton

b. Suzanne Lacy

c. Andy Warhol

d. Victor Vasarely

e. Marc Chagall

c. Andy Warhol

________________ are categories of subjects with which artist work in.

a. Movements

b. Mediums

c. Genres

d. Materials

e. Forms

c. Genres

Nonobjective art is often used as a synonym for realism, and begins with objects in the visible world.

a. True b. False

b. False

The term representational is used to describe forms in the natural world that most people would find recognizable even if the maker has not rendered the details with meticulous realism.

a. True b. False

a. True

Artistic techniques are methods—the specific ways in which mediums are handled, controlled, and applied.

a. True b. False

a. True

Photographs cannot be mediated and manipulated by the photographer; the "truth" of the image should not be challenged.

a. True b. False

b. False

The subject, form, and content of works of art are not evident if the artist uses the elements of art, design principles, mediums, techniques, and style. More information is needed.

a. True b. False

b. False