NOVA CC Art 101 Exam 1 fully
solved & updated version
(graded A+)
circa - answer approximately
two-dimensional - answer Having the dimensions of height and
width, height and depth, or width and depth only.
three-dimensional - answer Having the dimensions of height, width,
and depth.
representational art - answer Any work of art that seeks to
resemble the world of natural appearance.
abstract art - answer A style of art that does not show a realistic
subject, usually transforming the subject into lines, colors or
shapes.
non-representational - answer artwork that is made from pure
shapes or forms that do not purposefully refer to the real world. No
definitely recognizable subject matter
non-objective art - answer art that does not depict a recognizable
subject
portrait - answer a drawing, painting, or photograph of a person,
especially the face
still life - answer a picture depicting an arrangement of inanimate
objects
, Landscape - answer a large area with a particular kind of scenery,
such as a desert landscape
seascape - answer a type of landscape painting that features large
expanses of water, usually the ocean or the sea, but occasionally a
large lake.
cityscape - answer a type of landscape painting that features scenes
of streets, buildings, and other city features.
illusion of space - answer The suggestion of three dimensions on a
two-dimensional surface.
perspective (one point) - answer A drawing has one-point
perspective when it contains only one vanishing point on the
horizon line. This type of perspective is typically used for images of
roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings viewed so that the front
is directly facing the viewer.
foreground/middle ground/background - answer layers of implied
space in a two-dimensional picture. The foreground is closest to the
viewer, then the middle ground, then the background is the most
distant
horizon line - answer the distant point at which sky and ground
appear to meet
vanishing point - answer the point at which receding parallel lines
viewed in perspective appear to converge.
sculpture: relief, intaglio, in the round (freestanding) - answer
relief: protruding form the background
solved & updated version
(graded A+)
circa - answer approximately
two-dimensional - answer Having the dimensions of height and
width, height and depth, or width and depth only.
three-dimensional - answer Having the dimensions of height, width,
and depth.
representational art - answer Any work of art that seeks to
resemble the world of natural appearance.
abstract art - answer A style of art that does not show a realistic
subject, usually transforming the subject into lines, colors or
shapes.
non-representational - answer artwork that is made from pure
shapes or forms that do not purposefully refer to the real world. No
definitely recognizable subject matter
non-objective art - answer art that does not depict a recognizable
subject
portrait - answer a drawing, painting, or photograph of a person,
especially the face
still life - answer a picture depicting an arrangement of inanimate
objects
, Landscape - answer a large area with a particular kind of scenery,
such as a desert landscape
seascape - answer a type of landscape painting that features large
expanses of water, usually the ocean or the sea, but occasionally a
large lake.
cityscape - answer a type of landscape painting that features scenes
of streets, buildings, and other city features.
illusion of space - answer The suggestion of three dimensions on a
two-dimensional surface.
perspective (one point) - answer A drawing has one-point
perspective when it contains only one vanishing point on the
horizon line. This type of perspective is typically used for images of
roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings viewed so that the front
is directly facing the viewer.
foreground/middle ground/background - answer layers of implied
space in a two-dimensional picture. The foreground is closest to the
viewer, then the middle ground, then the background is the most
distant
horizon line - answer the distant point at which sky and ground
appear to meet
vanishing point - answer the point at which receding parallel lines
viewed in perspective appear to converge.
sculpture: relief, intaglio, in the round (freestanding) - answer
relief: protruding form the background
