Art Appreciation
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1. the particular material and its accompanying technique that is used to form a
work of art is called the - ANSWERS-medium
2. artforms that are made with a combination of different materials are referred to
as: - ANSWERS-mixed media
3. The source of all art, science, and technology is human imagination also known
as what? The artist must learn to develop this skill because it is essential to the art
process. - ANSWERS-creativity
4. Define naïve or outsider artists. - ANSWERS-art produced by those with no
formal training, outside the established channels of art exhibition
5. Define representational art, figurative art and subjects. - ANSWERS-
representational: depicting the actual appearance of subjects
6. Define trompe l'oeil. - ANSWERS-painting that looks so real that it can deceive
the viewer
7. with this type of art the artist depicts the natural objects in simplified,
distorted, or exaggerated ways in order to emphasize or reveal certain qualities: -
ANSWERS-abstract
8. Define nonrepresentational art. - ANSWERS-art without reference to anything
outside itself (also called "nonobjective")
9. Define form in reference to art. - ANSWERS-the total effect of the combined
visual qualities within a work, including such components as materials, color,
shape, line, and design
,the message or meaning that the artist expresses or communicates to the viewer
or why the artist makes the work is called the: - ANSWERS-content
10. iconography refers to: - ANSWERS-symbolism of signs, subjects, and images
1. All artists use _______________. Some see their works as completed images
while some see each step as they go along. - ANSWERS-visualization
2. the study and philosophy of the quality and nature of sensory response as
related to beauty is: - ANSWERS-aesthetics
1. This artist became famous for the figure-ground reversal technique which he
used in most of his works as seen in the image: - ANSWERS-M.C. Escher Sky and
Water I
2. What is the primary difference between a one point and a two point
perspective? - ANSWERS-One point perspective in art occurs when all elements
lead to one singular point, called the vanishing point. Two point perspective
occurs when all elements the sides of the object lead to one of two vanishing
points on the horizon.
3. This Italian Renaissance artist's work is primarily a classic example of one-point
perspective: - ANSWERS-the School of Athens by Raphael
4. atmospheric perspective as seen in Asher Brown Durand's painting Kindred
Spirits is defined as: - ANSWERS-giving an illusion of depth by changing color,
value, and detail to make objects appear to be distant
5. The group of 19th century American landscape artists who were led by Thomas
Cole and whose subjects focused on the Catskill, Adirondack and White
Mountains were known as: - ANSWERS-Hudson river painters
, 6. This artist was the leading inventor of kinetic sculpture and was one of the first
20th century American artists to make actual motion a major feature of his work: -
ANSWERS-Alexander Calder
7. Define value. - ANSWERS-the relative lightness and darkness of surfaces
8. the us of gradual shading from light to dark to create the illusion of rea,
rounded forms. it is used to make objects look three-dimensional: - ANSWERS-
chiaroscuro
9. through his study of light, this British scientist discovered in 1666 that white
light is actually composed of all the colors of the visible spectrum. - ANSWERS-Sir
Isaac Newton
10. Define hue. - ANSWERS-that property of a color identifying a specific, named
wavelength of light such as green, red, blue, and so on
10. the degree of purity or saturation of a color refers to the color's: - ANSWERS-
intensity
11. What is the difference between a shade and a tint? - ANSWERS-shade has
black added and pigment has white added
12. Name the primary, secondary and intermediate colors. - ANSWERS-primary:
red, yellow, blue
secondary: orange, green, violet
intermediate colors: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow- Green, Blue-Green,
BlueViolet, and Red- Violet
13. Define monochromatic. - ANSWERS-a color scheme limited to variations of
one hue
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1. the particular material and its accompanying technique that is used to form a
work of art is called the - ANSWERS-medium
2. artforms that are made with a combination of different materials are referred to
as: - ANSWERS-mixed media
3. The source of all art, science, and technology is human imagination also known
as what? The artist must learn to develop this skill because it is essential to the art
process. - ANSWERS-creativity
4. Define naïve or outsider artists. - ANSWERS-art produced by those with no
formal training, outside the established channels of art exhibition
5. Define representational art, figurative art and subjects. - ANSWERS-
representational: depicting the actual appearance of subjects
6. Define trompe l'oeil. - ANSWERS-painting that looks so real that it can deceive
the viewer
7. with this type of art the artist depicts the natural objects in simplified,
distorted, or exaggerated ways in order to emphasize or reveal certain qualities: -
ANSWERS-abstract
8. Define nonrepresentational art. - ANSWERS-art without reference to anything
outside itself (also called "nonobjective")
9. Define form in reference to art. - ANSWERS-the total effect of the combined
visual qualities within a work, including such components as materials, color,
shape, line, and design
,the message or meaning that the artist expresses or communicates to the viewer
or why the artist makes the work is called the: - ANSWERS-content
10. iconography refers to: - ANSWERS-symbolism of signs, subjects, and images
1. All artists use _______________. Some see their works as completed images
while some see each step as they go along. - ANSWERS-visualization
2. the study and philosophy of the quality and nature of sensory response as
related to beauty is: - ANSWERS-aesthetics
1. This artist became famous for the figure-ground reversal technique which he
used in most of his works as seen in the image: - ANSWERS-M.C. Escher Sky and
Water I
2. What is the primary difference between a one point and a two point
perspective? - ANSWERS-One point perspective in art occurs when all elements
lead to one singular point, called the vanishing point. Two point perspective
occurs when all elements the sides of the object lead to one of two vanishing
points on the horizon.
3. This Italian Renaissance artist's work is primarily a classic example of one-point
perspective: - ANSWERS-the School of Athens by Raphael
4. atmospheric perspective as seen in Asher Brown Durand's painting Kindred
Spirits is defined as: - ANSWERS-giving an illusion of depth by changing color,
value, and detail to make objects appear to be distant
5. The group of 19th century American landscape artists who were led by Thomas
Cole and whose subjects focused on the Catskill, Adirondack and White
Mountains were known as: - ANSWERS-Hudson river painters
, 6. This artist was the leading inventor of kinetic sculpture and was one of the first
20th century American artists to make actual motion a major feature of his work: -
ANSWERS-Alexander Calder
7. Define value. - ANSWERS-the relative lightness and darkness of surfaces
8. the us of gradual shading from light to dark to create the illusion of rea,
rounded forms. it is used to make objects look three-dimensional: - ANSWERS-
chiaroscuro
9. through his study of light, this British scientist discovered in 1666 that white
light is actually composed of all the colors of the visible spectrum. - ANSWERS-Sir
Isaac Newton
10. Define hue. - ANSWERS-that property of a color identifying a specific, named
wavelength of light such as green, red, blue, and so on
10. the degree of purity or saturation of a color refers to the color's: - ANSWERS-
intensity
11. What is the difference between a shade and a tint? - ANSWERS-shade has
black added and pigment has white added
12. Name the primary, secondary and intermediate colors. - ANSWERS-primary:
red, yellow, blue
secondary: orange, green, violet
intermediate colors: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow- Green, Blue-Green,
BlueViolet, and Red- Violet
13. Define monochromatic. - ANSWERS-a color scheme limited to variations of
one hue
