VIAR 120: Exam #1 Study Guide
Questions with complete solution 2025
Insightful Seeing - correct answer "Insightful seeing is itself a creative act; it
requires open receptivity—habitual modes of thought—and a willingness to
stretch the mind." (Artforms)
Circa - correct answer For dates, means approximately/around/about.
BCE - correct answer Before Common Era
CE - correct answer Common Era
Visual Arts - correct answer The arts created primarily for visual perception,
as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts.
Medium - correct answer The material used to create a work of art.
Mixed Media - correct answer Art made with a combination of different
materials.
Representational Art - correct answer Any work of art that seeks to resemble
the world of natural appearance.
Abstract Art - correct answer A style of art that does not show a realistic
subject, usually transforming the subject into lines, colors or shapes.
, Nonrepresentational Art - correct answer Art without reference to anything
outside itself.
trompe l'oeil - correct answer Visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick
the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object.
(Literally means fool the eye)
Looking vs. Seeing - correct answer Looking is more like skimming. Seeing is
to truly see a person physiologically
Art for Delight - correct answer - Art for pleasure
- Art for enjoyment/entertainment
- Art as escapism
- Art for surprise
- Beauty
- Aesthetics
- Not exclusive to art, can be applied to everyday objects
Art for Commentary - correct answer - War paintings
- Expresses a political view or story
Art for Religion - correct answer - Holy or thought evoking about religion
Art for Commemoration - correct answer - For remembrance
- Art for connection
Art for Persuasion - correct answer - Propaganda
Questions with complete solution 2025
Insightful Seeing - correct answer "Insightful seeing is itself a creative act; it
requires open receptivity—habitual modes of thought—and a willingness to
stretch the mind." (Artforms)
Circa - correct answer For dates, means approximately/around/about.
BCE - correct answer Before Common Era
CE - correct answer Common Era
Visual Arts - correct answer The arts created primarily for visual perception,
as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts.
Medium - correct answer The material used to create a work of art.
Mixed Media - correct answer Art made with a combination of different
materials.
Representational Art - correct answer Any work of art that seeks to resemble
the world of natural appearance.
Abstract Art - correct answer A style of art that does not show a realistic
subject, usually transforming the subject into lines, colors or shapes.
, Nonrepresentational Art - correct answer Art without reference to anything
outside itself.
trompe l'oeil - correct answer Visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick
the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object.
(Literally means fool the eye)
Looking vs. Seeing - correct answer Looking is more like skimming. Seeing is
to truly see a person physiologically
Art for Delight - correct answer - Art for pleasure
- Art for enjoyment/entertainment
- Art as escapism
- Art for surprise
- Beauty
- Aesthetics
- Not exclusive to art, can be applied to everyday objects
Art for Commentary - correct answer - War paintings
- Expresses a political view or story
Art for Religion - correct answer - Holy or thought evoking about religion
Art for Commemoration - correct answer - For remembrance
- Art for connection
Art for Persuasion - correct answer - Propaganda
