Performance Art, Conceptual Art, Installation Art

A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called ________ sculpture.
a. a kineticb. an armaturec. a motion-detector

d. a fluted

All sculptures have this characteristic in common:
a. they exist in three-dimensional spaceb. they are made of solid materialsc. they are meant to last for many years

d. they are created for beauty

e. all of these answers

An artwork can fit into only one of the following categories: performance art, conceptual art, installation art. True/False

An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings, designs, and plans would best be described as ________.
a. performance artb. conceptual artc. an installation

d. a happening

e. none of the other answers

An artwork that consists of a re-created bedroom with videos projected onto the walls would best be described as ________.
a. performance art
b. an installation
c. a readymade
d. oil on canvas

An artwork that consists of cutting off someone’s tie and pouring shampoo on his head would best be described as ________.
a. performance artb. an installationc. a readymade

d. buon fresco

Ancient Greek sculptors sometimes created cast sculptures from ________, an alloy of copper and tin.
a. steelb. aluminumc. brass

d. bronze

e. silver

Another name for freestanding sculpture is ________.
a. in the roundb. high reliefc. dynamic presence

d. bas-relief

e. modeling

Artists who model forms using soft pliable materials, such as clay or wax, sometimes employ this kind of support when creating their work.
a. an armatureb. a kilnc. a chisel

d. calipers

e. a patina

Artworks made using alternative media and processes ________.
a. break down categories of traditional artworksb. break down the traditional boundaries between art and lifec. focus our attention on objects, actions, and events we might otherwise overlook

d. all of the previous answers

e. none of the previous answers

Artworks made using alternative media are best accessed by ________ but often exist only in the form of ________.
a. videos . . . handwritten lettersb. direct experience . . . visual documentation or personal accountsc. artworks made using alternative media can never be accessed after they are completed

d. rooftop . . . postcards

e. the Internet . . . still pictures

As an artist, Marina Abramovic is known for her ________.
a. extreme performance piecesb. extensive note-taking abilityc. traditional approach

d. extroverted personality

e. extremely long hair

If a sculptor wanted to create a relief that was visible from more than one angle, bas-relief would be a good method to use. True/False

If an artist wanted to create a relief in which a tree appeared further away than a park bench, carving the park bench more deeply (in high relief) would achieve this effect. True/False

When artists use objects which they did not make, but found already existing, these objects are called ________.
a. weavingb. castingc. readymades

d. earthworks

e. lost-wax

Sculptures created using this method often require the movement of large amounts of soil from one location to another.
a. earthworksb. chiselingc. casting

d. readymades

e. constructing

The ___________ process relies on a modeled original form made from a pliable material, and results in a final sculpture of bronze.
a. gum moldingb. gobbingc. clay bonding

d. lost-wax casting

e. cotton stretching

The sculptural process in which the artist carves only in shallow depth is called ________.
a. bas-reliefb. pinchc. freestanding

d. in the round

e. high relief

What method of sculpture is the artist using when he/she assembles component parts in order to create an artwork?
a. castingb. repousséc. bending

d. construction

e. carving

Unlike freestanding sculpture, this type of sculpture produces an image that is still connected to its material of origin, and can only be viewed from one side.
a. modelingb. in the roundc. relief

d. dynamic presence

e. oast

This process involves taking over a pre-existing image or object and altering its appearance in a way that changes its original meaning or purpose.
a. appropriationb. repousséc. exchanging

d. pre-selection

e. felting

This sculpting process involves adding a liquid or pliable material to a mold.
a. earthworksb. readymadesc. constructing

d. chiseling

e. casting

This sculptural process is the act of creating an environment that a viewer will experience within a space.
a. installationb. castingc. carving

d. readymades

When a sculpture is designed to be viewed from one side, and protrudes dynamically from its background plane or is carved with deeply incised marks, this is called ________.
a. in the roundb. placid designc. bas-relief

d. freestanding

e. high relief

Which of these is not an additive process of sculpting?
a. modelingb. constructingc. casting

d. earthworks

e. chiseling

Which of these is not a subtractive method of sculpting?
a. sawingb. castingc. chiseling

d. drilling

e. carving

Which of these materials can be used to create a sculpture?
a. waxb. stonec. plastic

d. ice

e. all of the other answers

An artist who is using brush and ink will often control the value of the ink by ________.
a. using different values of paperb. changing the drawing toolc. diluting with water

d. scratching the surface of the paper

Artists’ chalk is powdered calcium carbonate combined with this binder.
a. glueb. oilc. egg

d. wax

e. gum arabic

Artists’ crayon is made by mixing pigment with ________.
a. glueb. waxc. oil

d. gum arabic

e. egg

Before the invention of paper, drawings were done on ________.
a. animal hideb. papyrusc. cloth

d. wood

e. all of the other answers

Color pencil is much like graphite pencil, but the lead is made from pigment and ________.
a. waxb. chalkc. oil

d. zinc

e. lead

East Asian artists have traditionally applied ink using a ________.
a. quillb. clothc. brush

d. trowel

e. stick

If an artist wanted to create an area of darkness using the medium of silverpoint, he or she would use the technique of ________.
a. scratchingb. hatchingc. intonaco

d. arriccio

e. sgraffito

If an artist wanted to create an artwork that they could easily alter, and in which they could quickly fix any mistakes, buon fresco would be a good method to use. True/False

If an artist wanted to paint a very detailed miniature forest scene, egg tempera would be a good medium to use. True/False

If an artist wanted to work on a painting over a number of days, blending and making changes, egg tempera paint would be a good medium to use. True/False

If you wanted to create a colorful drawing that could be easily erased or altered, gall ink would be a good medium to use. True/False

In addition to its fiber content and weight, paper is also classified by its _____________.
a. shapeb. colorc. surface texture

d. size

Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________ and a liquid binder.
a. pigmentb. impastoc. tempera

d. beeswax

e. glaze

One of the advantages of acrylic paint is that it can be cleaned up using this liquid.
a. oilb. waterc. turpentine

d. kerosene

e. Dr. Pepper

In which country was paper invented by Cai Lun, who made it out of macerated plant fibers suspended in water?
a. Chinab. Japanc. Turkey

d. Korea

e. India

Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which of these pencil numbers would be the darkest?
a. 9Bb. HBc. 2B

d. 9H

e. 2H

Tempera lends itself to high ________ because it is usually applied with a brush in short, thin strokes.
a. detailb. valuec. impasto

d. gloss

e. color

The binding agent for tempera paint is ________.
a. eggb. beeswaxc. gum arabic

d. milk

e. oil

The binding agent in encaustic painting is ________.
a. linseed oilb. egg yolkc. beeswax

d. gum arabic

e. milk casein

The transparency of oil paint allows a painter to use a process called ___________ in order to add a high degree of luminosity to a painting.
a.sfumatob. glazingc. impasto

d. hatching

There are two types of fresco. Fresco secco, which means dry fresco, and this kind, which means good fresco.
a. mezzob. tondoc. unum

d. buon

e. calabria

These two types of charcoal are the most commonly used as drawing materials:
a. compressedb. chunkc. dry

d. lamp

e. bone

f. vine

This component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals, soils, vegetable matter, and animal by-products.
a. solventb. pigmentc. impasto

d. glaze

e. polymers

This contemporary painting medium uses a polymer resin as a binder.
a. temperab. oilc. encaustic

d. acrylic

e. ink

This drawing medium utilizes a piece of silver wire set in a holder.
a. silverpointb. bistrec. pencil

d. sanguine

e. gum arabic

This is not a traditional paint binder.
a. lyeb. egg yolkc. walnut oil

d. beeswax

e. gum arabic

This medium is made of pigment suspended in water so that it adheres to the fibers of paper to which it is commonly applied. Usually there is a small amount of gum arabic in this medium, and it most often uses only black pigment.
a. inkb. oilc. tempera

d. acrylic

e. encaustic