Question 1

An artwork can have only one focal point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points.

Accepted Answer

A)   direction
B)   dramatic contrasts
C)   placement
D)   line
E)   all of the other answersF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

In The Legend of John Brown #9 by Jacob Lawrence,broad emphasis occurs because the twelve figures ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are evenly balanced
B)   have one dominant leader
C)   wear completely different clothes in wacky colors
D)   stand in height order, tallest to shortest
E)   crowd around the figure on the leftF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The African-American painter Jacob Lawrence was inspired by John Brown,a Civil War-era abolitionist who believed that slavery could be eradicated through armed insurrection.With this in mind,what does Lawrence's composition The Legend of John Brown #9 communicate to viewers?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence's composition "The Legend...

Question 5

In his print "Riverside Bamboo Market,Kyobashi," the artist oriented three ________ in order to emphasize specific points in the work and to enliven the composition.

Accepted Answer

A)   shapes
B)   figures
C)   bridges
D)   lines
E)   boatsF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Agnes Martin created Starlight so that there was no dominant area in the composition.This decision was partly influenced by her interest in Eastern philosophy,especially ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Logic
B)   Stoicism
C)   Taoism
D)   Existentialism
E)   ChristianityF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Identify three things that the artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder could have done differently in his painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus if he had wanted to make the figure of Icarus the focal point of the work.

Accepted Answer

1. He could have made Icarus larger in s...

Question 8

Agnes Martin's interest in Eastern philosophy influenced her work.Discuss how the work Starlight communicates ideas about the "importance of harmony in the Universe."

Accepted Answer

Agnes Martin's interest in Eastern philo...

Question 9

Artemisia Gentileschi used directional line brilliantly in her painting Judith Decapitating Holofernes to draw our attention to this point

Accepted Answer

A)   Judith's face
B)   blood spurting from Holofernes's neck
C)   the bed
D)   the maidservant
E)   a handF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The Funeral of St.Bonaventure is a painting by the Spanish artist ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Pieter Bruegel the Elder
B)   Jules Olitski
C)   Artemisia Gentileschi
D)   Francisco de Zurbarán
E)   Mark TobeyF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

In the Indian painting featuring the Mughal Emperor Babur in his garden (1.8.8) ,the garden is punctuated by a specific feature that points to the four cardinal directions.What is this feature?

Accepted Answer

A)   sand
B)   fire
C)   water
D)   rocks
E)   an olive treeF) C) and E)
G) B) and E) C

Question 12

The opposite of emphasis is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   color
B)   tone
C)   focal point
D)   subordination
E)   proportionF) A) and E)
G) B) and C) D

Question 13

In The Funeral of St.Bonaventure,the artist used the principle of ________ to create emphasis and focal point.

Accepted Answer

A)   contrast
B)   scale
C)   balance
D)   placement
E)   varietyF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical period.

Accepted Answer

A)   Impressionism
B)   Renaissance
C)   Pop art
D)   Surrealism
E)   BaroqueF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Martin Puryear's sculpture C.F.A.O.places emphasis on a large white area of the work that mimics a mask design of the ________ tribe in Gabon,West Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)   Berber
B)   Choctaw
C)   Watusi
D)   Fang
E)   YorubaF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

When an artist wants to highlight the entire surface of his or her work,without regard for any particular area,this is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   focal point
B)   subordination
C)   linear emphasis
D)   focal element
E)   broad emphasisF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

Accepted Answer

A)   subordination
B)   focal point
C)   middle
D)   top
E)   compositionF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

Accepted Answer

A)   elements
B)   tones
C)   styles
D)   themes
E)   periodsF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

In the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus,by Pieter Bruegel,the artist intended to divert our attention so that we barely notice Icarus plunging to his doom; a fine example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   subordination
B)   emphasis
C)   focal point
D)   tone
E)   compositionF) A) and D)
G) B) and C) A

Question 20

If the clothing of the saint was the only light area in The Funeral of St.Bonaventure,the viewer's eye would not be easily drawn to any other areas of the composition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Emphasis and Focal Point

An artwork can have only one focal point.

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Artists can use ________ to organize the elements in a work and draw our attention to areas of emphasis and focal points.

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In The Legend of John Brown #9 by Jacob Lawrence,broad emphasis occurs because the twelve figures ________.

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The African-American painter Jacob Lawrence was inspired by John Brown,a Civil War-era abolitionist who believed that slavery could be eradicated through armed insurrection.With this in mind,what does Lawrence's composition The Legend of John Brown #9 communicate to viewers?

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AIJacob Lawrence's composition "The Legend...View AnswerShow Answer

In his print "Riverside Bamboo Market,Kyobashi," the artist oriented three ________ in order to emphasize specific points in the work and to enliven the composition.

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Agnes Martin created Starlight so that there was no dominant area in the composition.This decision was partly influenced by her interest in Eastern philosophy,especially ________.

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Identify three things that the artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder could have done differently in his painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus if he had wanted to make the figure of Icarus the focal point of the work.

Correct AnswerAnswered by ExamLex AI1. He could have made Icarus larger in s...View AnswerShow Answer

Agnes Martin's interest in Eastern philosophy influenced her work.Discuss how the work Starlight communicates ideas about the "importance of harmony in the Universe."

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Artemisia Gentileschi used directional line brilliantly in her painting Judith Decapitating Holofernes to draw our attention to this point

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The Funeral of St.Bonaventure is a painting by the Spanish artist ________.

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In the Indian painting featuring the Mughal Emperor Babur in his garden (1.8.8) ,the garden is punctuated by a specific feature that points to the four cardinal directions.What is this feature?

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The opposite of emphasis is ________.

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In The Funeral of St.Bonaventure,the artist used the principle of ________ to create emphasis and focal point.

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Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical period.

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Martin Puryear's sculpture C.F.A.O.places emphasis on a large white area of the work that mimics a mask design of the ________ tribe in Gabon,West Africa.

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When an artist wants to highlight the entire surface of his or her work,without regard for any particular area,this is called ________.

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This is the specific part in an area of emphasis to which the viewer's eye is drawn.

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Any of the ________ of art can help focus our interest on specific areas of a work of art.

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In the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus,by Pieter Bruegel,the artist intended to divert our attention so that we barely notice Icarus plunging to his doom; a fine example of ________.

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If the clothing of the saint was the only light area in The Funeral of St.Bonaventure,the viewer's eye would not be easily drawn to any other areas of the composition.

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