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Exam 1: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

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An empty space defined by its surround is known as ________ shape.

A) an implied
B) a negative
C) a geometric
D) an organic
E) an actual

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In Francisco Goya's The Third of May,1808,the artist used a variety of actual and implied lines to attract attention to specific points within the composition.Lines that draw the viewer's attention in this way are known as ________ lines.

A) directional
B) regular
C) contour
D) irregular
E) organic

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Graphic artists,like the manga group CLAMP,know that by arranging lines in diagonals it is possible to indicate movement and energy.Suggest two images from popular culture that use diagonals to convey a sense of movement and energy.For each image,give reasons why the artist might have wanted to create an energetic composition.

The positive and negative shapes in M.C.Escher's print Sky and Water I balance each other and are an example of ________.

Contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object,and can be used to suggest a volume in space.

In the illustration from the manga Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE,the artists used diagonal lines to create a strong sense of ________.

Three words that can describe irregular line are:

A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.

By orienting lines so that they attract attention to a specific area of a work of art the artist is using ________.

Henri Matisse drew Woman Seated in an Armchair using ________ line so that he could represent her figure with great economy while being descriptive.

In Pablo Picasso's Blonde Woman in Profile,the artist uses a ________ line that follows the contours of the model's profile.

The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider "drawing" define the ________ of a ________.

The French artist André Masson wished to explore the psychological source of creativity through his "automatic" ink drawings of ________ lines.

The combination of jarring vertical and diagonal lines in Vincent van Gogh's The Bedroom creates an atmosphere of ________.

Mel Bochner used ________ line in the work Vertigo because it is controlled and measured.

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________.

Some Jewish texts create images using this kind of line made up of small letters.

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

The artist Dosio,in his drawing of the Church of Saint Spirito,created an impression of three dimensions by using line to show the division between ________.

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable,irregular lines.