Cards in this guide (22)
Which of these should an art critic also be in order to be successful
What is the effect of using chiaroscuro in a painting
It directs the viewer to look first at the illuminated part of
the painting.
What concern was incorporated into western art during the renaissance
What is the first thing that must be done when critiquing art
Look at the work of art and describe what you see
What does the use of chiaroscuro rely on
The contrast between light and dark- APEX
Which of these is one of the questions addressed by aesthetics
What is the effect of making objects in a painting duller than others
The duller objects will seem farther away.
What concern was incorporated into western art during the industrial revolution
The plight of working people
What differentiates Western art criticism from other traditions of critique
Western art criticism focuses on theory and philosophy.
What does a painter need to do to create a linear perspective
Establish a horizon line and a vanishing point
What did the ancient Greeks contribute to the history of western art
The development of the first mathematical system of perspective
(apex)
What does the use of the technique of sfumato accomplish in a painting
It outline's object's realistically by creating a gentle
transformation from one object to another.(:
Which of these statements explains why artists in different times and places produce different kinds of art
Artists are products of their environments.
Which best states the relationship between art critics and artists
Art critics can make or break the reputation of an artist
Euphronios and Phidias were artists who lived in ancient
Euphronios and Phidias were artists who lived in Ancient
Greece.
The interpretative task of the art critic involves asking which of these questions
What is the artisit trying to communicate to the viewer
Does the painting primavera use the technique of sfumato
No.
However, the sfumato technique was used in the Mona Lisa
painting.
What does the use of sfumato accomplish in a painting
Sfumato corresponds to the concept of 'low-contrast' in
photography.
Which statements would a Renaissance painter most likely accept
The purpose of painting is to reduce nature as closely as
possible
Which is likely to be the subject of a propaganda painting
The communist Russian Government used propaganda paintings
showing workers in dramatic poses to install their view on the
population. As did the Nazis in their pursuit of what they
considered the Aryan Ideal. Both are historical examples of the
subject used in propaganda paintings. A large painting of a
dictator's face put on public view is another example.
During what period was perspective rediscovered in western art
What are most of Giotto's surviving works of art