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In Van Gogh’s Starry Night, he incorporated symbolic expression, using the visual elements of art, through all of the following actions, except which?

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The stars appear to interact with nature and the environment below, rather than being above it as they often appear in various other pieces of art.
B
The houses are painted small and seem to almost blend into the ground.
C
The artist has created the piece so that the negative space overpowers the positive space.
D
The cedar trees and mountains seem to be reaching for the sky.
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Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. The painting above is called The Holy Family, by ______(1)_______, who is considered a master of ______(2)_______.

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(1) Géricault; (2) impasto
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(1) Michelangelo; (2) modeling
C
(1) Turner; (2) shade and shadow
D
(1) Correggio; (2) sfumato
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In the above painting by Salvador Dalí, entitled Persistence of Memory, which of the following objects do not occupy positive space?

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the clocks
B
the ground
C
the tree trunk
D
the cliff
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This painting by Correggio, Assumption of the Virgin, is an example of the art technique which involves the graduation of light and shadow to produce a hazy effect. What is the term used for this technique?

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modeling
B
blending
C
sfumato
D
lithograph
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Objects in a composition occupy ____________.

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negative space
B
the forefront
C
symbolic form
D
positive space
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The art of using and understanding space involves _______________

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varying the size of objects or subjects, so that some are smaller than others and the illusion of depth is created.
B
showing a change from light to dark in an object by darkening areas that would have a shadow.
C
placing part of one shape or form in front of another.
D
all of the above.
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___________ is the use of value to create the illusion of depth.

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Shadowing
B
Foreshortening
C
Modeling
D
Sfumato
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Examine the lithograph by Escher and answer the question below. In order to create space, Escher created space by ____________________

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varying the sizes of the objects to create and illusion of depth.
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curving the forms of certain objects, such as the bookshelf and ceiling, in order to create the 3-dimensional sphere of the mirror.
C
leading the eye to a primary focal point (the man), and the rounding everything out.
D
including all of the above aspects.

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