The empty space around an element in the picture plane is called the ________
a. positive form
b. figure
c. negative space
d. design
e. figural composition
c. negative space
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A. Transparency and rectilinear form B. Primary colors and graceful lines C. Reflective surfaces and curving lines D. Reflective surfaces and pyramidal form
Greek sculptors carved the human form in a graceful pose known as
A. the three-point stance. B. contrapposto. C. sfumato. D. the flat-footed pose.
By the end of the third century, Christian art was
A. incorporating more Hellenic and Roman pagan themes. B. offering more literal content and was realistic in style. C. moving away from representations of Jesus and more toward depictions of common Christian peoples. D. more symbolic in content and impressionistic in style.
What distinguishes Paul Cézanne’s Gardanne from Georges Braque’s Houses at l’Estaque?
a) the use of perspective to suggest depth b) the use of planar geometric shapes c) the interest in the landscape d) the emphasis on formal structure