Module 1 Quiz

The visual expression of an idea or experience through the use of a medium is known as __________.

• creativity

• a subject

• iconography

• a work of art

Which of the following is a characteristic of organic shapes?

• a precise contour

• an irregular outline

• a positive space

• a natural mass

How does the dancing Krishna express implied motion?

• Its sculpted components move in space.

• Its closed form produces an interactive experience.

• Its complementary colors seem to vibrate.

• Its limbs and torso create a dynamic pose.

Daily life in the rural South influenced the work of __________.

• Romare Bearden

• Edward Weston

• Janet Echelman

• Georgia O'Keeffe

A material and its accompanying technique is called a __________.

• work of art

• craft

• medium

• style

How does Cesar Pelli's design for the North Terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recreate the experience of domestic space?

• Large windows allow people to observe the nearby landscape.

• Light and color urge people to interact with the concourse.

• The interior space is divided into units scaled to the size of people.

• Atmospheric perspective produces a sense of infinite space.

Giacometti's Man Pointing expresses human fragility through its __________.

• negative shapes

• closed form

• monochromatic color scheme

• eroded surfaces

The illusion of a third-dimension on a picture plane is called __________.

• volume

• shape

• texture

• depth

In art, the tactile qualities of surfaces and the visual representation of those qualities are known as __________.

• shape

• mass

• texture

• perspective

What distinguishes folk art from outsider art?

• Folk art employs a universal visual language.

• Folk art lacks a knowledge of art history.

• Folk art uses established cultural traditions and practices.

• Folk art produces abstract works from ordinary materials.