ARTS Unit 9

Any of the _____ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art. a. Elements b. Principles c. Shapes d. Styles

The opposite of emphasis is _____. a. focal point b. proportion c. inclusion d. subordination

When an artist wants to highlight the entire surface of his or her work, without regard for any particular area, this is called _____. a. linear emphasis b. broad emphasis c. focal emphasis d. rule of thirds

Agnes Martin created Starlight so that there was no dominant area in the composition. This decision was partly influenced by her interest in Eastern philosophy, especially _____. a. logic b. stoicism c. taoism d. existentialism

The African-American sculptor Martin Puryear was influenced by the time he spent in Africa as a member of the _____. a. Marines b. Foreign services c. Peace Corps d. Merchant Navy

Martin Puryear's sculpture C.F.A.O. places emphasis on a large white area of the work that mimics a mask design of the _____ tribe in Gabon, West Africa. a. Berber b. Watusi c. Fang d. Yoruba

In The Legend of John Brown #9 by Jacob Lawrence, broad emphasis occurs because the twelve figures _____. a. are evenly balanced b. have one dominant leader c. stand in height order d. crowd around the figure on the left

In Dieric Bout's work The Coronation of the Virgin the artist focuses the viewer's attention on the Virgin Mary - even though the Holy Trinity is present - by _____. a. placing the Virgin in the center b. directing all other figures' eyes toward the Virgin c. dressing the Virgin in a color different from all the other figures d. All of these answers

Thee Russian artist Marc Chagall depicted the mythical character Icarus with bright colors on a white background in order to _____. a. subordinate Icarus b. draw attention to Icarus' fall c. distract the viewer from Icarus' fall d. emphasize all the figures equally in the composition

In the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, by Pieter Bruegel, the artist intended to divert our attention so that we barely notice Icarus plunging to his doom. This is a brilliant example of _____. a. subordination b. direction c. bait and switch d. emphasis

Artist can use_____ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points. a. direction b. placement c. contrast d. all of these

In The Funeral of St. Bonaventure, the artist used the principle of _____ to create emphasis and focal point. a. contrast b. color c. placement d. balance

In the Indian painting featuring thee Mughal Emperor Babur in his garden, the garden is punctuated by a specific feature that points to the four cardinal directions. What is this feature? a. trees b. water c. air d. concrete

Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical time period. a. Impressionism b. Renaissance c. Surrealism d. Baroque

This artist created the print Riverside Bamboo Market, Kyobashi, which uses placement for emphasis and to create focal points. a. Franciscco de Zurbaran b. Mark Tobey c. Ando Hiroshige d. Jules Olitski

A method of compositional organization that places areas best suited for focal points in a two-dimensional composition by placing an imaginary grid over the artwork is called _____. a. Rule of Thirds b. Rule of Composition c. The Golden Mean d. Rule of Division

In double-chambered vessel with mouse from Recuay, the artist created emphasis by _____. a. repeating colors and patterns over the entire vessel b. putting an organic mouse on an otherwise geometric vessel c. using symbolism that we can no longer interpret d. using earth tones that tone-down the overall effect

The focal point of the painting Tin Lizzie Green is _____. a. the green color field in the center b. the little dots of color on the right c. the bars of matching colors at the top and bottom d. the yellow stripe of color on the left

In order to create emphasis and focal points, the artists Rene Margritte and EL Greco used _____ and _____ to organize shapes, colors, and forms in their compositions Chateau dis Pyre'nee I and Christ on the Cross with Landscape, respectively. a. balance / contrast b. line / visual weight c. position / contrast d. unity / variety

To create a focal point in Executions of the Third of May, 1808, the artist Francisco de Goya used primarily _____. a. color contrast b. dead bodies and guns c. contrast and value d. all of these

Any of the _____ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art. a. Elements b. Principles c. Shapes d. Styles