ART EXAM 1 FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Van Gogh's use of color and perspective can best be described as:
ANSWER
expressive
Question 2.
What term best describes the theme Gauguin was exploring in "Vision After the Sermon"
ANSWER
the struggle of good and evil
Question 3.
This artist is credited with creating "Pointillism" in art
ANSWER
Seurat
Question 4.
This artist is known for depicting Dancers in his art:
ANSWER
Degas
Question 5.
The famous work by this artist disturbs many as the prostitute is in her boudoir and is gazing
directly at us as if we are intruding into her "space":
ANSWER
Manet ,
, Question 6.
In painting - richly differentiated, very thick, visible brushwork is known as
ANSWER
impasto
Question 7.
Painting outdoors, rather than in the studio, in order to capture natural and differences of light.
Impression ists did this.
ANSWER
en plein air
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Question 8.
When the colors an artist uses are not based on what he/she sees but chosen for symbolic or
emotional meaning.
ANSWER
-expressive colors
-arbitrary colors
Question 9.
Any two colors on the color wheel which are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and
red-purple and yellow-green
ANSWER
complementary colors
Question 10.
What does Brancusi's "Bird in Space" represent?
ANSWER
A bird's movement/flight through the air
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Van Gogh's use of color and perspective can best be described as:
ANSWER
expressive
Question 2.
What term best describes the theme Gauguin was exploring in "Vision After the Sermon"
ANSWER
the struggle of good and evil
Question 3.
This artist is credited with creating "Pointillism" in art
ANSWER
Seurat
Question 4.
This artist is known for depicting Dancers in his art:
ANSWER
Degas
Question 5.
The famous work by this artist disturbs many as the prostitute is in her boudoir and is gazing
directly at us as if we are intruding into her "space":
ANSWER
Manet ,
, Question 6.
In painting - richly differentiated, very thick, visible brushwork is known as
ANSWER
impasto
Question 7.
Painting outdoors, rather than in the studio, in order to capture natural and differences of light.
Impression ists did this.
ANSWER
en plein air
-
Question 8.
When the colors an artist uses are not based on what he/she sees but chosen for symbolic or
emotional meaning.
ANSWER
-expressive colors
-arbitrary colors
Question 9.
Any two colors on the color wheel which are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and
red-purple and yellow-green
ANSWER
complementary colors
Question 10.
What does Brancusi's "Bird in Space" represent?
ANSWER
A bird's movement/flight through the air
