Question 1

This American painter used small abstract motifs to create a huge self-portrait.

Accepted Answer

A)   Suzanne Valadon
B)   Chuck Close
C)   Rosa Bonheur
D)   Pieter Bruegel
E)   Edward Weston B

Question 2

The seventeenth-century pashmina carpet from northern India (1.9.4) uses repeated,stylized flowers as ________ to create a strong,unified design.

Accepted Answer

A)   motifs
B)   shapes
C)   gardens
D)   unrecognizable
E)   textures

Question 3

Is it possible to create a work of art that is completely random,or is our dependence on pattern so strong that such a work would be incomprehensible? Explain your reasons why or why not.

Accepted Answer

It is possible to create a work of art that is completely random, but whether it would be comprehensible or not depends on the viewer's perspective and interpretation. Our dependence on pattern is strong, but that doesn't mean a random work of art would be incomprehensible.

Art is subjective, and what one person sees as random, another may see as meaningful. In fact, many artists intentionally incorporate elements of randomness into their work to challenge traditional patterns and create new forms of expression. For example, the Surrealist movement embraced automatic drawing and other techniques to tap into the subconscious and create unexpected, seemingly random imagery.

Additionally, our brains are wired to find patterns and meaning in the world around us, so even a seemingly random work of art may evoke emotions or associations that make it comprehensible to the viewer. Ultimately, the interpretation of a work of art is a personal experience, and what one person sees as random, another may find deeply meaningful. Therefore, while our dependence on pattern is strong, it doesn't necessarily mean that a random work of art would be incomprehensible.

Question 4

In the etching The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,Francisco Goya uses regularity of line and shape to create ________ rhythm,with a benign effect,in the lower half of the work.

Accepted Answer

A)   an erratic
B)   a wistful
C)   a stable
D)   a wild
E)   all of the other answers

Question 5

In Islamic art,it is unusual for an artist to depict images from the natural world because the Islamic religion prohibits the use of representation.Why do you think that the huqqa base (figure 1.9.3)and the pashmina carpet (figure 1.9.4)might have been acceptable even though they include depictions of plant forms? Or do you think that they were not acceptable in their time? Give your reasons why,or why not.

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Question 6

In Hunters in the Snow,a number of rhythms and subsidiary rhythms draw the viewer's attention through the work.Can you specify where this is happening and how the artist is achieving these rhythmic sequences? Find at least three different areas of rhythm in the work.

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Question 7

Artichoke Halved is a photograph that uses this point of view to capture unique characteristics of a natural object.

Accepted Answer

A)   focus
B)   field of vision
C)   focal length
D)   rule of thirds
E)   close-up

Question 8

A pattern with regular intervals creates ________ rhythm.

Accepted Answer

A)   a repetitive
B)   a progressive
C)   an alternating
D)   an irregular
E)   a geometric

Question 9

The recurrence of a single element in a work of art is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   style
B)   focal point
C)   pattern
D)   emphasis
E)   space

Question 10

The Great Mosque in this Spanish city displays repetitive rhythms that can be associated with worship activities,such as reciting prayers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Madrid
B)   Barcelona
C)   Córdoba
D)   Bilbao
E)   Valencia

Question 11

This photographer revealed a natural example of progressive rhythm in his photograph titled Artichoke Halved.

Accepted Answer

A)   Edward Weston
B)   Rosa Bonheur
C)   Suzanne Valadon
D)   Pieter Bruegel
E)   Chuck Close

Question 12

The Blue Room is an artwork featuring multiple patterns by this twentieth-century French painter.

Accepted Answer

A)   Valadon
B)   Close
C)   Arp
D)   Bruegel
E)   Weston

Question 13

Which of the following can create a pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)   the warp and weft of woven cloth
B)   fish scales
C)   dried, cracked mud
D)   stacks of cans
E)   all of the other answers

Question 14

This female artist brilliantly used a rhythmic structure in her painting Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines,an image of cattle at work in the fields.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rosa Bonheur
B)   Suzanne Valadon
C)   Judy Chicago
D)   Artemisia Gentileschi
E)   Mary Cassatt

Question 15

In the painting The Blue Room,the artist uses three patterns that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are focal points
B)   are similar
C)   are abstract
D)   merge
E)   contrast

Question 16

There is rhythm in an artwork when it has at least this many points of reference.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   one
C)   three
D)   four
E)   none A

Question 17

The seventeenth-century huqqa base (1.9.3) was created by an Islamic artist,or artists,in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Persia
B)   Arabia
C)   Egypt
D)   India
E)   Afghanistan

Question 18

A design repeated as a unit in a pattern is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   motif
B)   focal point
C)   color
D)   value
E)   huqqa

Question 19

The area covered by a pattern is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   motif
B)   field
C)   size
D)   foreground
E)   background

Question 20

In the Great Mosque (1.9.7) there are red and white stone wedges that make up the series of repeating arches that dominate the interior.What are these stone wedges called?

Accepted Answer

A)   segments
B)   voussoirs
C)   points
D)   rectilinears
E)   archilets

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