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This inventor co-created the film Fred Ott's Sneeze,which was one of the first American movies.


A) William Faulkner
B) Thomas Edison
C) Albert Einstein
D) Robert Fulton
E) Alexander Graham Bell

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The sculptural work Sublimate (Cloud Cover)by Ron Lambert measures time based on the process of evaporation and condensation.Can you name three other natural processes that give us a sense of time?

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This medium involves the human body and usually includes the artist.


A) performance art
B) bioart
C) Futurism
D) narrative painting
E) collage

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This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form.


A) relief
B) in the round
C) kinetic
D) geometric
E) contemporary

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Duration,tempo,intensity,scope,setting,and chronology are:


A) basic attributes of time
B) attributes of film
C) terms that describe time
D) central tenets of time-based art
E) all of the other answers

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When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless,this is known as ________.


A) stroboscopic motion
B) actual motion
C) rapid motion
D) implied motion
E) slow motion

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Discuss how performance art differs from other types of performances,such as music,athletics,or theater.Why is performance art different? When confronted by a performance work,how can you tell the difference between it and other disciplines?

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Performance art differs from other types of performances such as music, athletics, or theater in several ways. Firstly, performance art is often more conceptual and experimental in nature, focusing on the use of the body as a medium for artistic expression rather than traditional forms of storytelling or entertainment. Performance art also often blurs the lines between different art forms, incorporating elements of visual art, dance, and music into the performance. One of the key differences between performance art and other disciplines is the emphasis on the live, unscripted, and often unpredictable nature of the performance. While music, athletics, and theater may have elements of improvisation, performance art often relies heavily on the spontaneity and interaction between the performer and the audience. When confronted by a performance work, you can tell the difference between it and other disciplines by considering the intention behind the performance. Performance art often seeks to challenge traditional notions of art and provoke thought and emotion in the audience, whereas music, athletics, and theater may have more specific goals such as entertainment, competition, or storytelling. Additionally, the use of the body as a primary medium in performance art sets it apart from other disciplines. While athletes may use their bodies for physical feats, and actors may use their bodies to portray characters, performance artists often use their bodies as a means of expressing abstract ideas and emotions. In conclusion, performance art is different from other types of performances due to its conceptual and experimental nature, emphasis on live and unscripted performance, and use of the body as a primary medium for artistic expression. When encountering a performance work, considering the intention behind the performance and the use of the body can help distinguish it from other disciplines.

Motion is not the only indicator of the passage of time in art.________ use the changing properties of organic material to create a sense of time passing in their art.


A) Impressionists
B) Fauvists
C) Bioartists
D) Surrealists
E) Pointillists

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Traditional visual arts,such as painting,are inherently static,but artists have always found inventive ways of conveying the elements of ________ and ________.


A) time . . . motion
B) rhythm . . . music
C) fast . . . slow
D) red . . . yellow
E) speed . . . Excitement
F) height . . . Width

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Jenny Holzer created an illusion of motion using a spiraling electronic message board in this New York museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.


A) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
B) Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) Museum of Modern Art
D) Whitney Museum of American Art
E) Frick Collection

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This artist,who created the work Cataract 3,used the natural movement of the human eye to create illusions of motion.


A) Jenny Holzer
B) Bridget Riley
C) Nancy Holt
D) Alexander Calder
E) Dorothea Lange

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This art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects.


A) Bioart
B) Pop art
C) Futurism
D) Film noir
E) Op art

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The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________.


A) stroboscopic motion
B) implied motion
C) illusion of motion
D) actual motion
E) artificial motion

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Performance artists the Blue Man Group rely on bodily movements to communicate ideas without speech.

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This American novelist noted that the "aim of every artist is to arrest motion."


A) Ernest Hemingway
B) J. D. Salinger
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Mark Twain
E) William Faulkner

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This kind of motion is occurring when we see movement in real life.


A) implied motion
B) actual motion
C) stroboscopic motion
D) illusion of motion
E) artificial motion

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If Alexander Calder's Untitled mobile was powered by a small motor,rather than air currents,it would not be an example of actual motion.

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The elements of time and motion are not applicable to the art of photography.

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If the action portrayed in the early film Fred Ott's Sneeze was not a sneeze,but a man simply wiping his nose,this would have an effect on the level of intensity in the movie.The movie would be ________.


A) less intense
B) much more intense
C) the same level
D) a bit more intense
E) all of the other answers

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In his film Run Lola Run,Tom Tykwer extends the ________ of the storyline beyond the everyday passage of time by "rebooting" Lola's journey multiple times.


A) scope
B) color
C) angle
D) background
E) tempo

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