art appreciation unit 1

A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

a geometric

A line that gives viewers the impression that they are seeing a line where there is not a continuous mark is ________.

an implied line

The traditional primary colors are ________.

red, yellow, blue

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

vocabulary

These four visual elements of art—form, volume, mass, and texture—are present in ________ works of art.

3D

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

actual motion

considers the artist's personal experiences

biographical analysis

colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel and radically different in wavelength are called _________

complementary colors

considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed

contextual analysis

true or false: an artist would probably use distorted scale if he wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to

false

considers the role of women in an artwork

feminist analysis

analyses the use of formal elements in a work

formal analysis

a sculpture that can be viewed from more than one side and that occupies space as the same way as other real-life objects is called a ________ sculpture

freestanding

the principals of design are a kind of _______ that artists apply to the elements of art.

grammer

secondary colors are __________

green, orange, violet

The process of using a series of parallel lines set close to one another to differentiate planes of value in a work of art is called ________.

hatching

when the artist uses scale to indicate the relative importance of elements in a composition he or she is employing this kind of scale

hierarchical scale

The chiaroscuro method uses five defined values: cast shadow, reflected light, core shadow, light, and ________.

highlight

interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols

iconographical analysis

This type of shape is composed of unpredictable, irregular lines.

organic

you might be asked to pick out the positive shape in a photograph

positive- focal point/object negative- background

the relationship between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its _______

proportions

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.

shade

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

stroboscopic motion

The opposite of emphasis is ________.

subordination

True or false: contour line defines the outer edge or profile of an object, and can be used to suggest the volume of a space

true

true or false: if an artist were to depict five people, each running toward a different tree from different starting points, the artist would have to use multi-point perspective

true

What element describes the imposition of order and harmony on a design?

unity

the lightness or darkness of a surface is the element of art called ________

value

This is a kind of visual diversity that can bring many different ideas, media, or elements together in one composition.

variety