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tiara099 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because:

A. of its emphasis on narrative content.
B. video signals could be electronically manipulated into interesting images.
C. it was an easier medium to master.
D. it allowed them to develop their animated-film technique.
E. it enabled them to use commercials to finance their art.

Question 2

The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began in:

A. classical Greece.
B. the court of Louis XVI.
C. the Italian Renaissance.
D. the Industrial Revolution.
E. the mid-19th century.

hramirez205 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Artists took quickly to video because of its immediate results in capturing an image and the ability to manipulate video signals to effect interesting artistic outcomes.

Answer to Question 2

C
The principle of the camera obscura was discovered very early in history, but it was not until the Renaissance that a practical device was developed to harness those principles.