Art Appreciation 1301 Exam #1 Graded A+
Acrylic - ANSWER-Chemical compounds that contain the acryloyl group derived from
acrylic acid
Alternating Pattern - ANSWER-alternating different pattern types
Astraction - ANSWER-art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks
to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
Conceptual Unity - ANSWER-art in which emphasis is placed on the means and
processes of producing art objects rather than on the objects themselves
Contextual Analysis - ANSWER-a description of how the artwork fits into and impacts
on the world around it.
Contour Line - ANSWER-the use of line to define the edge of an object and emphasize
the volume or mass of the form
Contrast - ANSWER-differ strikingly
Cross Hatching - ANSWER-Crosshatching is the drawing of two layers of hatching at
right-angles to create a mesh-like pattern.
Directional Line - ANSWER-suggest movement or a path of vision
Dry Media - ANSWER-graphite, charcoal, pastels, Conté, silverpoint
Encaustic Paint - ANSWER-involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments
are added
Fine Art - ANSWER-a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic
and intellectual purposes
Foreshortening - ANSWER-portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it is
Formal Analysis - ANSWER-an analysis of the forms utilized in the work of art.
Fresco Paint - ANSWER-a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or
wet lime plaster
Gouache - ANSWER-a method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and
thickened with a gluelike substance
Graphic Art - ANSWER-the visual arts based on the use of line and tone rather than
three-dimensional work or the use of color
Acrylic - ANSWER-Chemical compounds that contain the acryloyl group derived from
acrylic acid
Alternating Pattern - ANSWER-alternating different pattern types
Astraction - ANSWER-art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks
to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
Conceptual Unity - ANSWER-art in which emphasis is placed on the means and
processes of producing art objects rather than on the objects themselves
Contextual Analysis - ANSWER-a description of how the artwork fits into and impacts
on the world around it.
Contour Line - ANSWER-the use of line to define the edge of an object and emphasize
the volume or mass of the form
Contrast - ANSWER-differ strikingly
Cross Hatching - ANSWER-Crosshatching is the drawing of two layers of hatching at
right-angles to create a mesh-like pattern.
Directional Line - ANSWER-suggest movement or a path of vision
Dry Media - ANSWER-graphite, charcoal, pastels, Conté, silverpoint
Encaustic Paint - ANSWER-involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments
are added
Fine Art - ANSWER-a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic
and intellectual purposes
Foreshortening - ANSWER-portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it is
Formal Analysis - ANSWER-an analysis of the forms utilized in the work of art.
Fresco Paint - ANSWER-a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or
wet lime plaster
Gouache - ANSWER-a method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and
thickened with a gluelike substance
Graphic Art - ANSWER-the visual arts based on the use of line and tone rather than
three-dimensional work or the use of color
