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Name this American Abstract artist and the work.  She painted large so the viewer would have to look.      

Name this artist and his work.  He undermined his viewer’s confidence and perception in the most ordinary things.  He was classified in the Surrealist style.  

Name the artist and name of this sculpture.  This artist was commissioned to design a doorway for a new Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.  The work was not completed during his lifetime, but he exhibited this figure alone.  

Name this sculpture and famous Renaissance artist.  Many scholars believe that this was the only work he ever signed.  He chiseled his name across the banner on her chest.  The name means pity or sorrow.  

Name the artist and the name of the work.  This artist used perspective to place us right at the feet of Jesus.  As viewers we are compelled to examine and consider the misery of Jesus’s death.  

Name the artist, painting, and period of time it was created.  At one point in time the painting was made smaller to fit into a frame, slicing off a pair of columns that once surrounded her.  

Objects in the foreground (figures) are called________________.

Name the type of texture that is a visual representation of a tactile experience (not real).

From your experience so far this semester connecting art works and Visual Elements, what Visual Elements have most impacted the way you view art work?  How has this changed the way you are viewing art?   (At least 6 sentences in paragraph form)

Shapes that are found in nature and are round and curving in form are called__________________shapes.