GHP VISUAL ARTS EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECTANSWERS
Design Principles
Refers to the ways artists organize the visual elements of art:
generally found to include balance, emphasis, contrast, unity,
movement and rhythm. May also include: proportion, scale,
repetition, pattern, and variety.
Line
A visual element that is the path of a moving point through
space. It has the properties of direction, width and length.
Twentieth Century Art
Influenced by technology of early twentieth century;
expansion of color-right from the tube in assertive brush
strokes; discord of color; non-Western themes. Cubism:
fragmentation of form; influenced by African tribal arts;
masks and sculpture; move toward abstract art.
,Four Parts of Art Criticism
Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.
Diptych
A picture with two panels, usually together.
Triptych
A picture that has three panels placed next to each other.
Balance
A principle of art that is concerned with the sense of stability
of the visual elements. There are three types of _____ :
symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial.
Art Movements
Mid ages, gothic, renaissance, baroque, neoclassicism,
naturalism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post
impressionism, art nouveau, expressionism, fauvism, cubism,
futurism, dada, surrealism, pop art.
, Impressionism
This movement was the product of art critics and members of
high society scrutinizing many new artists about what they
could paint. Influenced by science; concern for light and color
on object. Experience of the fleeting moment; new techniques
allowed for painting outside; rejected themes of the French
Salon; emphasis on primary colors and small brush strokes;
side-by-side placement of primary color; little white or black.
Expressionism
A modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting,
originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.
Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective
perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order
to evoke moods or ideas.
Art Nouveau
A style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent
in western Europe and the US from about 1890 until World
War I and characterized by intricate linear designs and
flowing curves based on natural forms.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECTANSWERS
Design Principles
Refers to the ways artists organize the visual elements of art:
generally found to include balance, emphasis, contrast, unity,
movement and rhythm. May also include: proportion, scale,
repetition, pattern, and variety.
Line
A visual element that is the path of a moving point through
space. It has the properties of direction, width and length.
Twentieth Century Art
Influenced by technology of early twentieth century;
expansion of color-right from the tube in assertive brush
strokes; discord of color; non-Western themes. Cubism:
fragmentation of form; influenced by African tribal arts;
masks and sculpture; move toward abstract art.
,Four Parts of Art Criticism
Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgement.
Diptych
A picture with two panels, usually together.
Triptych
A picture that has three panels placed next to each other.
Balance
A principle of art that is concerned with the sense of stability
of the visual elements. There are three types of _____ :
symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial.
Art Movements
Mid ages, gothic, renaissance, baroque, neoclassicism,
naturalism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post
impressionism, art nouveau, expressionism, fauvism, cubism,
futurism, dada, surrealism, pop art.
, Impressionism
This movement was the product of art critics and members of
high society scrutinizing many new artists about what they
could paint. Influenced by science; concern for light and color
on object. Experience of the fleeting moment; new techniques
allowed for painting outside; rejected themes of the French
Salon; emphasis on primary colors and small brush strokes;
side-by-side placement of primary color; little white or black.
Expressionism
A modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting,
originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century.
Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective
perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order
to evoke moods or ideas.
Art Nouveau
A style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent
in western Europe and the US from about 1890 until World
War I and characterized by intricate linear designs and
flowing curves based on natural forms.
