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Art 1 Chapter 7: Space Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Space is always empty.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Space is always invisible

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Unlike the elements of shape and form, space in art can not be measured.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The experience of space can be related to the sense of movement.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

“Spatial” is the adjective form of the word space.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The element of space occurs only in artworks that have three dimensions.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

To an architect space isn't as important as shape/form.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In a linear perspective drawing, parallel lines like railroad

tracks and edges of the highway converge.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In this image of a ram, the negative space is the white area.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

An artist using aerial perspective in a painting tries to make

everything in the background as distinct as objects that are located in the foreground.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Changing the borders of a picture affects the space, point of view, and meaning of a picture.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An object higher on the picture plane appears closer than

something that is placed lower.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The technique of overlapping, or making something appear to be in front of something else, implies the illusion of depth.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Warm colors tend to advance and cool colors tend to

recede.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The terms aerial perspective and atmospheric perspective are used to describe the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Interior space in a room is often called:

a)

positive space

b)

mass

c)

spatial

d)

volume

17.

I.M. Pei is a famous 20th century architect who designed which of the following buildings?

a)

East building of the National Gallery of Art

b)

West building of the National Gallery of Art

c)

Sau Juan Capistrano Regional Library

d)

The Empire State Building

18.

The architecture of the library of San Juan Capistrano demonstrates the simplest type of visual balance which is:

a)

symmetrical balance

b)

asymmetrical balance

c)

free-form balance

d)

informal balance

19.

All of the following are ways to create a sense of depth in a two dimensional work of art EXCEPT:

a)

varied textures

b)

overlapping

c)

high & low placement of objects

d)

linear perspective

20.

A horizontally drawn line that is even with the viewer's eye is known as:

a)

converging lines

b)

vanishing point

c)

picture plane

d)

eye level

21.

Which of the following is the MOST complicated method for showing depth in a two dimensional work of art?

a)

overlapping

b)

linear perspective

c)

varying size

d)

shading

22.

In the “Polyptych of the Last Supper” by Dirk Bouts, what type of perspective is demonstrated?

a)

One point perspective

b)

Two point perspective

c)

Three point perspective

d)

Aerial perspective

23.

What type of perspective is typically found in traditional Chinese ink paintings, such as the work “Bare Willows and Distant Mountains”?

a)

one point perspective

b)

two point perspective

c)

three point perspective

d)

aerial perspective

24.

In Hans Hoffman’s painting, “Flowering Swamp”, he created a feeling of spatial depth in this abstract work by mostly doing which of the following?

a)

one point perspective

b)

two point perspective

c)

color variation

d)

aerial perspective

25.

The flat surface of a painting or drawing is sometimes referred to as the:

a)

picture plane

b)

line of sight

c)

horizon line

d)

canvas

26.

In the wall hanging by the African artist, Senabu Oloyede, which areas are the negative areas?

a)

the white areas

b)

the black areas

27.

In the 1936 painting by Piet Mondrian, the negative space areas are perceived as:

a)

the white squares & rectangles

b)

the black lines

c)

the red area at the bottom

28.

The artist who created this biomorphic sculpture was:

a)

Red Grooms

b)

Naum Gabo

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Barbara Hepworth

29.

Giant, colorful sculpto-pictoramas became the trademark style of which modern pop culture artist?

a)

Claes Oldenburg

b)

Naum Gabo

c)

Red Grooms

d)

Barbara Hepworth

30.

The painting “Fur Traders Descending the Missouri” shows which type of perspective?

a)

one point perspective

b)

two point perspective

c)

aerial perspective

d)

three point perspective

31.

Alexander Calder's sculpture in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art is an example of:

a)

a stabile

b)

a relief sculpture

c)

a round sculpture

d)

a mobile

32.

The linear perspective used in this Renaissance painting, “The School of Athens” by Raphael Sanzio primarily demonstrates the use of ________________.

a)

Four point perspective

b)

Three point perspective

c)

Two point perspective

d)

One point perspective

33.

What type of shapes does the modern American artist Georgia O'Keeffe use for her depiction of clouds in her painting entitled “Sky Above Clouds IV”?

a)

geometric shapes

b)

organic shapes

c)

radial shapes

d)

symmetrical shapes

34.

How does Georgia O’Keeffe use the size of shapes to show depth in this painting?

a)

The larger shapes overlap the smaller shapes.

b)

There are no shapes in the upper portion of the painting.

c)

Smaller shapes are placed near the top of the painting; they gradually increase in size toward the bottom of the work.

d)

The shapes at the top of the painting are lighter than the darker shapes at bottom of the painting

35.

In images that use perspective, the place where lines meet at a single point is known as:

a)

the vertical point

b)

the vanishing point

c)

the eye level

d)

the horizon line

36.

Techniques like overlapping and one point perspective are all related to which element of art?

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

space

d)

value

37.

Which of the following artists created this Impressionist painting entitled “Gare St. Lazare”?

a)

Winslow Homer

b)

Edgar Degas

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Mary Cassatt

38.

Identify the correct title of this enormous sculpto-pictorama by Red Grooms.

a)

Deep in the Heart of Texas

b)

Bustin' Broncos

c)

Ruckus Rodeo

d)

Seven Seconds

39.

The artist Red Grooms was inspired by which 1960's modern art movement that was a type of performance art that required an audience watch the process of an artist creating?

a)

surrealism

b)

dadaism

c)

abstraction

d)

happenings

40.

This image by artist Charles White demonstrates what spatial technique?

a)

two point perspective

b)

foreshortening

c)

stippling

d)

aerial perspective

41.

These sculptures by Claes Oldenburg are an example of which kind of space?

a)

three dimensional space

b)

two dimensional space

c)

radial space

d)

implied space

42.

The vanishing point in this painting is located:

a)

at the window on the far left side.

b)

in the center at the top of the wooden door.

c)

on the silver platter in the middle of the table.

d)

at the figure on the far right of the painting.

43.

Positive space is the:

a)

space that surrounds an object in an artwork.

b)

happy thoughts released into space

c)

a vast expanse of distance between two objects

d)

the enclosed objects in an artwork

44.

Space is an important __________ of art.

a)

principle

b)

element

c)

interpretation

d)

analysis

45.

These buildings have been drawn using which technique to show depth?

a)

one point perspective

b)

two point perspective

c)

atmospheric perspective

d)

three point perspective

46.

The unfilled areas in a picture plane are referred to as this:

a)

negative space

b)

positive space

c)

planographic space

d)

figurative space

47.

Which of the following techniques has NOT been used to create the illusion of depth in this abstract painting called "Oblique Progression"?

a)

one point perspective

b)

overlapping

c)

size variation

d)

foreshortening

48.

This modern sculpture by artist Naum Gabo is an example of:

a)

a mobile

b)

a closed form

c)

an open form

d)

a sculpto-pictorama

49.

Which art term refers to the place on the horizon line where the diagonal lines converge in perspective?

a)

eye level

b)

horizon line

c)

vanishing point

d)

vertical line

50.

What spatial technique has the artist Winslow Homer used to establish the limits of what is seen in his painting called “The Country School”?

a)

receeding colors

b)

two point perspective

c)

framing

d)

size constancy

51.

The area that appears to be the nearest to the viewer in a landscape composition is called the:

a)

background

b)

mid-ground

c)

figure/ground

d)

foreground

52.

_____________can be used as an illusion of depth by making closer objects appear larger in proportion, and farther objects appear smaller in proportion.

a)

high & low placement

b)

overlapping

c)

size

d)

linear perspective

53.

In using linear perspective, if a drawing of a building rises above the horizon line, can you see the top of it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

54.

This sculpture is made out of what material?

a)

plastic

b)

plaster

c)

stone

d)

wood

55.

In this painting called "Christina's World" by Andrew Wyeth, we can see that he has used which spatial technique to make the house appear far away from the figure of the girl?

a)

overlapping

b)

high & low placement

c)

reversible figure ground relationship

d)

shape constancy

56.

In this Chinese ink landscape painting by Ma Yuan, the artist has used __________________ color scheme to suggest various degrees of distance.

a)

a monochromatic

b)

an analogous

c)

a complementary

d)

a primary

57.

In the the painting "Gare St. Lazare", we can see that Monet used the technique of _______________ to create the illusion of depth as the arriving train fills the air with smoke.

a)

size constancy

b)

reversible figure/ground placement

c)

aerial perspective

d)

positive space

58.

This large, circular area that defined by huge, black marble columns is located in which famous Washington, D.C. building?

a)

The East Building of the National Gallery of Art

b)

The Smithsonian

c)

The Jefferson Memorial

d)

The West Building of the National Gallery of Art

59.

Completed in 1941 by John Russell Pope, this circular, dome-capped area is called:

a)

the transept

b)

the rotunda

c)

the basilica

d)

the nave

60.

Red Grooms decided to create this giant sculpto-pictorama after experiencing:

a)

a state fair in Texas

b)

an musical performance entitled "Rodeo" by composer Aaron Copland.

c)

life on a dude ranch in Montana

d)

a traveling circus

61.

In this work, the artist creates the appearance of depth of space by:

a)

using linear perspective.

b)

overlapping shapes.

c)

using size constancy.

d)

manipulating subtle shading.

62.

In atmospheric perspective, as objects move further away, their value contrast,

a)

reduces

b)

increases

c)

darkens

d)

multiplies

63.

When an artist modifies perspective to decrease distortion on drawn or painted forms that extend close to perpendicular to the horizon line, this is called:

a)

two point perspective

b)

forced perspective

c)

fore-lengthening

d)

foreshortening

64.

In linear perspective, the horizon line is always located:

a)

in the middle of the picture plane

b)

above the eye level

c)

at eye level

d)

below the eye level

65.

In a(n) ________________ drawing, the front plane facing the viewer always shows its true size and shape.

a)

one point perspective

b)

two point perspective

c)

realistic

d)

aerial perspective

66.

Objects which are really the same size appear to _________ as they move away from the viewer.

a)

get larger

b)

get smaller

c)

get more realistic

d)

stay the same size

67.

All of the following are required in using linear perspective EXCEPT:

a)

a horizon line

b)

vanishing point(s)

c)

orthangonal lines

d)

implied lines

68.

The technique of linear perspective was first discovered in what period of history?

a)

The Medieval period

b)

The Renaissance period

c)

The Baroque period

d)

The Neoclassical period

69.

The architect & artist _______________ was one of the first to understand that parallel lines converged to vanishing points to create linear perspective.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonorotti

c)

Raphael Sanzio

d)

Filippo Brunelleschi