Exam 1: Introduction Understanding the Arts

Skeleton framing using wood (as in house construction)is called __________ construction.

The elements and principles of __________ are the building blocks of two-dimensional art.

__________ are the physical material of the work,such as oil paint.

How would you distinguish the mission of art from the mission of science? How are they both "ways of knowing"? Use an example of an artwork in any medium to help explain your position.

__________ refer to arches joined end-to-end.

__________ sculpture projects from a background and cannot be seen from all sides.

Musical __________ are melodies that convey "musical ideas" to the listener.

__________ refers to balance achieved by using unequal shapes.

"Closet dramas" refer to dramas written for __________ rather than performance.

__________ refers to the number of hues and values used by an artist in a work.

__________ refers to the relative grayness or whiteness of a color.

How does "contextual criticism" approach an artwork?

Biographies of saints and other religious figures are called hagiographies.

Tragedy and comedy are the most well known genres of theatre.

Biography,essays,and speeches comprise the major forms of fiction.

__________ refers to the surface treatment of a sculpture.

__________ refers to wall material that is solid and continuous,rather than joined or pieced together.

Absolute film exists for its own sake.

__________ comprises a succession of sounds with rhythmic and tonal organization; it is one of the two most important technical elements of music.

Do you think art has the power to change lives? How might it do so? Do you think it can change society?