Intro Into Art: Artistic Inspiration

1 September 2022
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Medium is _____________.
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A. The materials used by an artist.
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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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D. Myth/Legend.
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Which of the following is not likely an intention of Da Vinci's, when he created his work of art, entitled Old Man Contemplating the Flow of Water?
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D. The man is of old-age because all great philosophers in history have been elderly.
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Portraits were considered extremely important in early history because they were _____________.
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B. The only method for recording images of people.
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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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C. Metaphor.
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What is the difference between design and technique?
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D. 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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Which of the following is not true regarding the use and importance of symmetry?
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C. It creates differentiation between each part through the use of dimension and scale.
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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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C. Understanding of theology and the Bible
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Winslow Homer's, Shore and Surf (above), is an example of how artists take elements from the environment to _____________.
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B. transform and represent their mood and messages.
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A visual artist is someone who ________________.
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A. Captures the meaning and importance of a subject through visual representation instead of words.