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Course Introduction
Art and Perception explores the intricate relationship between visual art and the ways in which individuals experience and interpret sensory information. This course examines foundational theories of perception from psychology and neuroscience, and their applications to understanding how people engage with various art forms. Students analyze how elements such as color, form, space, and composition influence viewers emotional and cognitive responses to art. Through a combination of readings, discussions, and hands-on activities, participants develop a deeper appreciation for the perceptual processes underlying artistic expression and critique.
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The Art of Seeing 8th Edition by Paul J. Zelanski
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Chapter 1: Understanding Art
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Q1) A work of art can be judged from very different points of view.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Some artists cannot easily explain why they create art.For them,it is __________.
A) a nightmare
B) just a job
C) an inner calling
D) a constant battle
Answer: C
Q3) Piet Mondrian's <i>Composition (B)En Bleu,Jaune,et Blanc (Composition in Blue,Yellow,and White)</i> is an example of __________.
A) natural-looking landscape
B) nonobjective, or nonrepresentational, painting
C) a Rococo painting style
D) dramatic use of light and shadow
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Visual Elements
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Q1) A shape placed on a two-dimensional surface establishes a __________.
A) contrasting color
B) figure-ground relationship
C) linear perspective
D) sense of realism
Answer: B
Q2) Linear perspective is a mathematical system used to show __________.
A) the ratio of horizontal and vertical lines
B) recession in space
C) the ideal length of the picture plane
D) the distance to stand away from the painting
Answer: B
Q3) Overlapping is a way of suggesting three-dimensional space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Colors described as warm have the optical effect of receding in space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Organizing Principles of Design
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Q1) The principle of repetition works because our brains prefer order to chaos.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Rhythm in art can be compared with rhythm in music.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A way of using the principle of variety so that two dissimilar things are compared is commonly called __________.
A) coherence
B) contrast
C) disorientation
D) chiaroscuro
Answer: B
Q4) All works of art have a focal point.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Drawing
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Q1) Pen and ink is essentially a __________ medium.
A) color
B) tone
C) line
D) shade
Q2) Artists often use graphite pencils for drawing __________.
A) when they run out of pen and ink
B) if they are working in the outdoors
C) because they have lead in them
D) because they can get different effects due to the many grades of hardness of the medium
Q3) Pastel,a kind of chalky stick,will only stay on the paper if __________.
A) it is treated with a fixative
B) the paper is very smooth
C) the artist doesn't mix colors
D) it is always kept flat on a table
Q4) Paper,the most frequently used drawing surface,has been readily available since ancient Egypt.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Painting
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Q1) One of the main properties of tempera paint is __________.
A) it looks very glossy because of its egg yolk base
B) the colors can be blended well on the surface
C) it dries quickly to a matte finish
D) it does not require much preparation
Q2) Vermeer's <i>painting Girl with a Pearl Earring</i> is a good example of the use of __________ medium.
A) encaustic
B) oil
C) watercolor
D) tempera
Q3) Drawing and painting are two separate things,with no similarities between them.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Marc Chagall's <i>The Crow Who Wanted to be an Eagle</i> uses the __________ medium.
A) oil
B) <i>buon fresco</i>
C) tempera
D) gouache
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Chapter 6: Printmaking
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Q1) The printmaking technique that uses acid to cut the lines of the image is called
A) steel engraving
B) aquatint
C) etching
D) serigraph
Q2) Prints were originally used as __________.
A) black and white images for training artists to color
B) business cards and product promotions
C) illustrations in books
D) illuminated manuscripts
Q3) Stephen Alcorn's print <i>La Sabina Mitologica</i> is a linocut,made by
A) carving a wood block with a few broad lines
B) drawing with white ink on a black surface and then printing
C) cutting a piece of linoleum
D) lining up different blocks in precise order before printing
Q4) Line engravings were used for illustrations before photography took over.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Graphic Design
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Q1) According to Peter Good,graphic designers should be __________.
A) constantly open to new ways of seeing things
B) looking only to tried and true methods of communication
C) forget context and communicate their own ideas
D) eliminate any limitations and increase the number of options
Q2) The two major ingredients of graphic design are __________.
A) lithography and engraving
B) black and white design
C) letters and images
D) audio and video
Q3) Typesetting,or the setting up of the type for printing a page,is now done by
A) hand by printers' apprentices
B) computerized processes
C) a careful manual cut-and-paste method
D) specialized type architects
Q4) In 1976,Peter Good designed the "I Love New York" slogan of a red heart between black,block letters that was designed to promote tourism to the city.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Photography and Filmmaking
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Q1) The computer-generated images used in realistic movies to show things like alien invasions,explosions,or tornadoes are called __________.
A) special effects
B) imitations of life
C) rashomon effects
D) cinematography
Q2) One of the very earliest popular uses of photography was __________.
A) taking snapshots at family gatherings
B) for portraits whose aim was capturing a perfect likeness
C) being able to take pocket-sized cameras when traveling D) using a hidden camera
Q3) For the past few decades videos by fine artists have been included in the collections of great museums.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Installations use sound,projection,and objects to create a virtual environment that evokes sensations in its viewers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Digital Art
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Q1) __________ was(were)the technological advance(s)of the 1970s that encouraged more artists to investigate computer art.
A) Plotters
B) Microprocessors
C) Scanners
D) Electronic stylus
Q2) The clarity and sharpness of an image on a computer screen is called __________.
A) resolution
B) attenuation
C) computer-aided design
D) isometrics
Q3) A viewer's experience of Jeremy Blake's digital art installation would differ from a conventional museum experience because __________.
A) there are soft drinks available
B) there are long lines
C) of the constantly changing optical and aural stimulation
D) the artist is available for questions
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Chapter 10: Sculpture
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Q1) To keep track of where they are when carving a block,wood sculptors may __________.
A) use rulers to measure the depth of their carving
B) take pictures of every step
C) respect the natural grain
D) draw the outline of the sculpture on the wood
Q2) Modeling and carving mean the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When some materials for sculptures cannot support their own weight,a sculptor will use __________ for support.
A) laminate
B) an armature
C) a slip
D) torque
Q4) Clay is a sculpture material that was commonly used in ancient civilizations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Craft Media
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Q1) Porcelain is considered to be the most precious of ceramic ware because it is
A) pure white
B) non-absorbent
C) very strong
D) all of the above
Q2) Most clay vessels are __________ to ensure permanence and water resistance.
A) treated with a chemical slip
B) evenly proportioned and balanced
C) baked
D) pressure-treated
Q3) An ancient method for working with clay is called __________.
A) rendering
B) repoussé
C) wheel-throwing
D) raising
Q4) Today's craft artists experiment with new techniques only and have little or no interest in traditional methods.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Product and Clothing Design
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Q1) The Bauhaus became famous for __________.
A) decorative flourishes in architecture and product design
B) a clean, open, and unornamented rationality in design
C) advocating comfort over design
D) using only mass-produced industrial materials in their products
Q2) The <i>Delphos</i> pleated dress by Mario Fortuny from 1912 illustrates __________.
A) clothes which are convenient for traveling
B) women's liberation from Victorian constraints
C) classical Greek influence
D) all of the above
Q3) The art of dressing often connotes __________.
A) class rank
B) personal hygiene
C) taste in fashion
D) imagination
Q4) Some contemporary designers attempt to maintain or revive older labor-intensive techniques as a symbol of cultural heritage.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Architecture
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Q1) Stone has been used as a building material since ancient times because of its compressive strength,which is the __________.
A) ability to support pressure without breaking
B) ability to press down and become solidly fixed in the ground
C) relative weight of a block of stone to its size
D) force a block exerts on the blocks around it
Q2) A major architectural development that appeared in Roman architecture was the __________.
A) nave
B) pediment
C) arch
D) squinch
Q3) Which of the following is not an elaboration of arch technology?
A) barrel vaults
B) ribbed vaulting
C) flying buttresses
D) balloon-frame construction
Q4) The International Modern Style evolved from the designs created at the Bauhaus.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Designed Settings
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Q1) Japanese stone gardens resulted from __________.
A) a prolonged drought in Japan
B) designs created in desert regions
C) the adoption of Zen Buddhism and its more austere ways
D) an effort by poor people to make gardens when they couldn't afford plants
Q2) Because the samurai warrior class embraced Zen Buddhism during the Kamakura Period,they sponsored the designing of gardens for the purposes of contemplation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The use of mirror-work on the bedroom walls of <i>Khimsar Desert Resort cottages</i> is an example of__________.
A) ornamentation
B) using folk art in modern interiors
C) blending ancient and modern interior design ideas
D) all of the above
Q4) The ancient Greeks used elaborate scenery to convey the story of plays they were performing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Historical Styles in Western Art
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Q1) The term "postmodernism" refers to __________.
A) a variety of late-twentieth-century art styles and interests
B) New Realism art
C) the architecture of the International Modern style
D) the reinforcement of Modernist ideals
Q2) The work <i>Dreaming in Color</i> by Leni Schwendinger has been called __________ because a machine creates the art,with the artist one step removed.
A) cyborg surrealism
B) electronic art
C) cyberart
D) technological art
Q3) The <i>Calling of Saint Matthew</i> by Caravaggio illustrates a new concept for religious art which was __________.
A) a palette that included only dark colors
B) a focus on real people as the subjects
C) the use of light as an element
D) using scenes from the gospels
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Chapter 16: Understanding Art on All Levels
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Q1) Overall,the bas-relief gallery of Angkor Wat tells the story of __________.
A) the Hindu epic Bhagavata Purana
B) the value of forgiveness
C) the origin of Buddhism
D) the destruction of the world
Q2) Michelangelo was reluctant to take the commission for the <i>Sistine Ceiling </i>because __________.
A) he had already committed to sculpting the pope's tomb
B) he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter
C) he foresaw the difficulties he would face in painting the immense space
D) all of the above
Q3) The architect __________,who was commissioned to design a building in the city of Bilbao,chose a site right on the water,sandwiched between two existing buildings to allude to Bilbao's shipbuilding history.
A) Frank Gehry
B) Moshe Safdie
C) Philip Johnson
D) Richard Meier
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