Artistic Inspiration Quiz

26 August 2022
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What is the difference between design and technique?
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Design refers to the overall organization of a work of art, where as technique refers to the way the artist used the materials to create a desired outcome or impression.
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All of the following are important elements to projecting an idea to a concrete work of art, except which?
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metaphor
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Hercules, the Great Warrior, and the history behind the saying, "an elephant never forgets," are both examples of what type of artistic inspiration?
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myth/legend
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The above painting is Michelangelo Buonarroti's, Last Judgement. He was able to include so much detail and meaning because of his own ________.
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understanding of theology and the Bible
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Portraits were considered extremely important in early history because they were _____________
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the only method for recording images of people.
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A visual metaphor is effective because _________________.
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it allows an artist to use one or more images to replace another, in order to convey a message or idea.
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Medium is _____________
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materials used by an artist
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A visual artist is someone who ________________
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captures the meaning and importance of a subject through visual representation instead of words.
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The oil painting above entitled, The Dream, uses visual metaphor.
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true
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Which of the following is not true regarding the use and importance of symmetry?
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It creates differentiation between each part through the use of dimension and scale.