What is a motive?

A. a reason for writing music

B. a short, compact musical idea

C. a music element that causes musical compositions to be different

D. the speed of a musical piece

Piet Mondrian removed worldly objects from his work, creating what he called A. art deco. B. art nouveau. C. pure plastic art. D. symbolism

What did the use of a canon of proportions allow ancient egyptian artists to do?

Can a rose window be considered an artistic expression?

Ceremonial American Indian dances used symbolic clothing, headdresses, props and sometimes body paint to aid in the representation of the significance of the dance. What are these decorations called? a. Kisi b. Animism c. Karigi d. Regalia

Why was the birth of a nation such a controversial film?

Why are repetitive geometrical shapes and vegetal patterns used in Islamic art?

Monochromatic color schemes are composed of A. only primary colors. B. colors close to each other on the color wheel. C. color variations of the same hue but with different values and intensities. D. both primary and secondary colors.

According to Robert Sternberg's theory of multiple intelligences, practical intelligence is associated with A. street smarts. B. mechanical ability. C. inductive reasoning. D. people skills.

Picasso's Girl before a Mirror and Constable's The Haywain both demonstrate the fact that the colors used by an artist in a painting A. are not only naturalistic but also arbitrary. B.

Which statement about Paul Cézanne's paintings is true? They are often landscapes and still lifes. They have shadows made using black. They have complex shapes that look realistic.