Art Appreciation Midterm Exam Study Guide and Key
Concepts
a work of art - ANS✔✔ The visual expression of an idea or experience through the use of
medium is known as _____?
What distinguishes folk art from outsider art? - ANS✔✔ Folk art uses established cultural
traditions and practices.
When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is ______? - ANS✔✔
nonrepresentational
How is René Magritte's La Trahison des Images an example of representational art? - ANS✔✔
The focus is on pure visual forms
Why is Alma Thomas' White Spring Roses Sing an example of abstract art? - ANS✔✔ Thomas
simplifies the forms of rises into geometric shapes.
The subjective nature of seeing means that people will _______? - ANS✔✔ Perceive and
interpret art differently
How did an intent way of seeing affect Edward Weston's artwork? - ANS✔✔ Weston
emphasized pure visual form by using nonrepresentational shapes.
Utilitarian objects can bring pleasure into our daily lives through _______? - ANS✔✔ artful
design
Concepts
a work of art - ANS✔✔ The visual expression of an idea or experience through the use of
medium is known as _____?
What distinguishes folk art from outsider art? - ANS✔✔ Folk art uses established cultural
traditions and practices.
When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is ______? - ANS✔✔
nonrepresentational
How is René Magritte's La Trahison des Images an example of representational art? - ANS✔✔
The focus is on pure visual forms
Why is Alma Thomas' White Spring Roses Sing an example of abstract art? - ANS✔✔ Thomas
simplifies the forms of rises into geometric shapes.
The subjective nature of seeing means that people will _______? - ANS✔✔ Perceive and
interpret art differently
How did an intent way of seeing affect Edward Weston's artwork? - ANS✔✔ Weston
emphasized pure visual form by using nonrepresentational shapes.
Utilitarian objects can bring pleasure into our daily lives through _______? - ANS✔✔ artful
design
