ANSWER: B. Hellenistic
EXPLANATION: Byzantine Art and Architecture is also used to designate an artistic and architectural style which developed in the Byzantine Empire and was highly influenced by the Greek culture. It spread to Italy, Russia, and elsewhere. The art is generally rich and stylized like religious icons and the architecture is typified by many-domed, highly decorated churches.
The answer would be B) False.
Line
An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.
Shape
An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.
Form
An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.
Value
The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway between these extremes is called middle gray.
Space
An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .
Color
An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value, and intensity.
• Hue: name of color
• Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value
changes when white or black is added)
• Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high
intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity= color is faint and dull)
Texture
An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.
Answer: playing with chance (flip of a coin, ordering dances in the moment, determining music at the performance
Merce Cunningham often employed playing with chance (flip of a coin, ordering dances in the moment, determining music at the performance. He called this the “chance operations” where he was always looking for new ways to move his choreography. He flipped coins to decide how to mix different movements and phrases and practiced the combination over and over again for months until he completes a piece.
