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Art 1 Exam
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05/31/2011
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kinds of lines (3)
 Definition
implied, actual, 3D
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quality of lines (3)
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thickness, color, value
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direction of lines
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horizontal, vertical, diagonal
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size of shapes (blank, blank, and no blank)
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height, width, and no depth
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kinds of shapes (6)
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geometric, organic, curved, angular, positive, negative
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shapes have __ _____ and a ____ _____.
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one boundary and a single surface
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positive shapes are ___ ___.
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solid forms
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negative shapes are the ___ _____ ___ ___ ____.
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spaces around the positive shapes
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____ shapes appear to be still
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static
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____ shapes appear active.
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dynamic
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primary colors (3)
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red, yellow, blue
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secondary colors (3)
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violet, orange, green
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intermediate colors (6)
 Definition
yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green
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the hue of a color is ____________ and refers to ______________.
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the name of the color itself and refers to the color's position on the spectrum
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value of a color is
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range of light to dark of a color
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chroma or ______ of a color is ______.
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intensity; the quality of light in a color
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cool colors (7)
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yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-violet, violet, red-violet
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warm colors (6)
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yellow-green, yellow, yellow-orange, orange, red-orange, red, red-violet
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neutral colors (3)
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white, gray, black
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high contrast of a value
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helps viewers distinguish between the light and dark areas of an object
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high contrast of a value is the ____ _____ on an object.
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lightest area
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a real texture ______
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can be touched
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an implied texture is ___ or ___.
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simulated or invented
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a smooth texture ___.
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looks and feels smooth
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a rough texture ____.
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looks and feels rough
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a 3D form is ___.
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real
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a flat form ____.
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uses lines and values to make something 2D look 3D
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a heavy form ___.
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demands a strong, hard quality
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a lightweight form is _____.
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conveyed with a lighter touch
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3D space is __ and can be ____ or ____.
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real; deep or shallow
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2D space is ____ and can be drawn to look ____ or _____ by using ____.
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flat; deep or shallow; overlapping
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overlap usage in space is to _____ _____.
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create depth
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the seven elements of art
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lines, shapes, color, value, texture, form, and space
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the difference in values are the ___ and ___ values
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high and low
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high value is on the ___ end of the scale and suggests ____.
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light; tinting
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low value is on the ___ end of the scale and suggests ___.
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dark; toning
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dark values are placed next to light values to create _____.
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contrast and depth
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in the location of values, darker values appear ____.
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closer
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in the location of values, lighter values appear____.
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further away
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the artist's method of organization (7)
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balance, repetition, rhythm, contrast, theme and variation, dominance, organic unity
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types of balance (2)
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symmetry/asymmetry and simple/complex
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symmetry is balanced because
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both sides of the object are exactly the same
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asymmetry is balanced because
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even if the objects aren't exactly the same, the amount of positive and negative space is the same
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simple art can be balanced because
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there could be two symmetrical figures
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complex art could be balanced because
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there could be an equal amount of positive and negative space
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repetition in art has ___ ____ or ____.
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repeated objects or motifs
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types of rhythm
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even/varying and flowing/static
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even rhythm is ___
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one type of rhythm repeated throughout and entire shape
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varying rhythm is ____.
 Definition
multiple rhythms used throughout a shape
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flowing rhythm _____.
 Definition
gives a piece of art a sense movement
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static rhythm is _____.
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rhythm that doesn't show movement
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contrast is _____.
 Definition
the use of opposites that are close together
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theme and variation is a ___.
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main idea repeated with variety
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dominance is the _____.
 Definition
center of interest 
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dominance uses _____ _____ to become dominate.
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supporting details
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in organic unity, __________.
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all parts contribute to the whole.
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post-impressionism is a
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french movement that covered structure and form
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modern art is a
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19th and 20th century radical movement from traditional art
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cubism is
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putting basic shapes and forms together to create a style of art
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a mobile is
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free moving, counter-balanced, and hanging
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van gogh's main style was to
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paint in blots of colorful paint in still lifes and landscapes
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paul cezanne's main style was
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toned paintings that used repetitive brush strokes of pure color
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george seurat's main style was
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systematic and devoted to the use of the color theory and was the beginning of neo-impressionism
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paul gauguin's main style was
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the beginning of modern art and used linear patterns
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pablo picasso's main style of art was ___ and ___ ___ and he created ___.
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cubism and abstract art; masks
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george braque was the
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father of cubism
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henry moore was an
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abstract sculptor
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auguste rodin was a
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modern sculptor
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who created the thinker?
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auguste rodin
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who created a starry night?
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van gogh
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alexander calder's main style of art was
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creating mobiles
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victor vasarely
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worked with shapes and color in abstract and optical art
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bridget riley used
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black and white lines in her optical illusions and optical art