Art Study Guide 2
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami depicts many objects that have symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called:
iconography.
While in prison, Howling Wolf made many drawings called
ledger drawings.
When a work of art such as Kasimir Malevich's Black Square shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is usually called:
nonrepresentational
The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe
representational art.
Rene Magritte's The Treason of Images asks us to consider
that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves
Which of these statements best defines visual literacy?
the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images
Beatriz Milhazes' Carambola is based on
the shapes, forms, and bright colors of Brazilian culture
In a work of art, "form" refers to
the way it looks.
In a work of art, "content" refers to
what the work expresses or means.
What is the content of Albert Bierstadt's Rocky Mountains?
It is a sublime representation of the mountain range that can be seen to encompass the spirit and character of the American West
