Art Appreciation Midterm Exam
Additive
A color created by mixing light
Subtractive
A color created by mixing paints or inks
Secondary
A color created by mixing two primaries
Cool
A color ranging from green to violet on the color wheel
Triadic
A color scheme using three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel
Primary
A color that can't be created by mixing
Expressive
A curved line
Shape
A flat area created by line, color or value. Can be positive or negative
Contrast
A large difference between two things: for example, rough and smooth or white and black
Line
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface
Proportion
A relative difference in size
Motion
A sense of action or implied movement in static works or art
Negative
A shape adjacent to a more significant object or form
Form
A shape or three-dimensional volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density or bulk
Positive
A shape that defines an actual object
Point
A singularity in space
Plane
A surface area in space
Weight
A visual effect created by the placement of elements in certain areas in a composition
Artistic roles include: - Enhancing our surroundings - Spirit, myth and fantasy - Description - Narrative - All the above
All the above
How did George Eastman's invention of the hand held camera and its use of roll film advance photography for everyone?
Allowed for easy access at an affordable price
Value
An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
Analagous
Another name for related colors. Found next to each other on the color wheel
Name two historical learning models used in art education - Scholarships - Apprenticeships - Trial and error - Art school degree programs
Apprenticeships, Art school degree program
In terms of community, what kind of art does it represent?
Art as a social activity
Symmetrical
Balance using mirror image (or near mirror image) arrangements in a composition
Structural
Based on language, communication and preconceived ideas
Split Compliment
Color scheme using three colors, two of which are on both sides of the first color's complement on the color wheel
Warm
Colors ranging from yellow to red on the color wheel
Complimentary
Colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. When mixed together, they make a neutral gray or brown
Rhythm
Complex syncopated visual effect
List the four levels of meaning you may find in a work of art. - Context - Medium - Structural - Subject - Formal - Iconography
Context, Subject, Formal, Iconography
Artistic categories include Fine Art, Popular Culture and ______.
Craft
What is burning?
Creating darker areas in a photograph by allowing more light onto the exposed print
Support networks for artists include: - Critics - Galleries - Material suppliers - Museums
Critics, Galleries, Material suppliers, Museums
Color
Element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes
Cultural styles often change within short periods of time.
False
Ideas of 'good' and 'bad' art are not based on cultural information and beliefs
False
The photographic process has no role to play in scientific research
False
Perspective
Geometrical pictorial construct using a single vanishing point to give the illusion of receding space on a two-dimensional surface
Vanitas painting is defined by:
Issues of morality and impermanence
What is dodging?
Lightening areas of the image
Implied
Line created by the visual connection between two or more areas
Content is defined as:
Meaning derived from a work of art
Feminist
Meaning derived through issues of gender bias--now extended to underrepresented groups
Ideological
Meaning derived through relationships between art and structures of power including political and social issues
Formalist
Meaning is inherent in materials and process
Psychoanalytic
Meaning rests on personal expression
Deconstructive
More than one meaning attached to a work of art. Used to remove stereotypes to uncover understanding
Name the three common artistic styles - Naturalistic - Non-objective - Sculpture - Abstract - Bas relief
Naturalistic, Non-objective, Abstract
Photojournalism--translating news stories through photographic images--is defined by three elements: What are they? - Objectivity - Narrative - Composition - Color - Timelessness - Framing
Objectivity, Narrative, Timelessness
Form is defined as:
Physical and visible characteristics of a work of art
Scale
Relative size of an object or form with another
Which of the following are characteristics of straight photography? - Small cameras are used - Images are manipulated heavily in the darkroom - Black and white photography is primarily used - Little manipulation in the darkroom - Big cameras are used - Images from the everyday - Images are carefully staged
Small cameras are used, Little manipulation in the darkroom, Images from the everyday
Which of the following is not an artistic medium? - Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Style
Style
Pattern
Symmetrical arrangement of a repeated shape or form
Texture
The element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object
Space
The empty or open area between, around, above, below and within objects
Emphasis
The focal point in a composition
Principles
The means by which the elements in a work are arranged
Saturation
The purity or intensity of a color
Golden Ratio
The relationship between the natural generation of organic systems and their ultimate form. This relationship is both
Variety
The use of diverse elements and principles in a composition
Monochrome
The use of variations of a single hue
Figure/ground relationship
The visual reaction between a mark and the surface it's created on
Unity
The visual sense that all parts of the composition work together
Definitions of art vary between different cultures.
True
Some artists don't actually make their own work.
True
The objective level focuses on the work's physical characteristics only.
True
Repetition
Two or more like elements or forms within a composition
Spectrum
Visible bands of the sequence of colors
Asymmetric
Visual balance of compositional elements that are offset from each other
Radial
Visual balance using a circular composition of the main elements and principles
Equiluminance
Visual effect when two colors are next to each other and share the same intensity
Which sentence best describes the zone system?
Visualization of a photograph before it's taken, and the correct light calibration for the shot that translates the subject into zones of white, grays and black
Digital cameras and editing software let artists explore fabricated set-ups that bend our sense of what is real. What is the term used to describe an image like Skoglund's?
staged reality
In painting, a glaze is a ______.
thin layer of color
Traditional Chinese painting uses:
water-based inks and pigment
A subjective level of looking at art involves:
emotional reactions
Painting mediums are extremely versatile because they ______. - can take a lot of manipulation - can be applied to different surfaces - offer diverse effects depending on the chosen paint type - all of the above
all of the above
How does the aperture in a camera function?
it regulates the amount of light directed onto the film
One traditional role of drawing is to:
make a sketch for a larger composition
Name four examples of dry pigment drawing materials - wax - pencil - chalk - ink - charcoal - pastel
pencil, chalk, charcoal, pastel
The three basic ingredients of paint are:
pigment, binder and solvent
