Paul d’Agostino’s The Rarely Glimpsed Junkfish plays with the concept of __________.
a. positive and negative shapes
b. kinetic art
c. closed and open form
d. simulated textures
a. positive and negative shapes
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All of the following statements are true of the Gothic cathedral and Gothic style architecture, EXCEPT which one?
A. Some of the visual characteristics of Gothic cathedrals included pointed arches, flying buttresses, stained-glass windows, decorative sculpture, and painted altarpieces B. The typical Gothic cathedral honored one or many saints, and most of the prominent churches of the Middle Ages were dedicated to Notre Dame ("Our Lady"), referring to the Virgin Mary C. The Gothic style originated in southern Italy, but was not popular in the rest of Europe, and thus the style did not spread very far D. Gothic architects developed new ways to make their monumental sanctuaries soar upward to the heavens
What problem did Palladio solve in the façade of San Giorgio Maggiore?
a. how to deal with the fact that it is on an island b. how to reconcile a high nave with lower side aisles c. how to combine a dome with a Greek portico d. how to relate the building to its environment
This was an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe around 1800 and
characterized by a heightened interest in nature, as well as an emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination. Pascal, the French physicist, mathematician, and philosopher who said, “The heart has its reasons that reason does not know,” best expressed this:
a) Aristotelian Scholasticism b) Naturalism c) Romanticism d) Dadaism e) Expressionism
Which of the following Roman playwrights was fascinated by revenge as a motivation, included supernatural figures, and was a strong influence on Shakespeare and his contemporaries?
a. Plautus b. Terence c. Livius Andronicus d. Seneca