UWA Art Exam 1 questions well
answered to pass
abstract shapes - correct answer ✔✔ representational organic or geometric shapes that have
been simplified. Even when they have been reduced to their basic underlying forms, distorted
or exaggerated, the original sources of abstract shapes remain recognizable.
analogous colors - correct answer ✔✔ hues adjacent on the color wheel; when placed together,
they form pleasant hormones because they are closely related, An example would be green,
blue-green, and blue.
aperture - correct answer ✔✔ an adjustable opening that controls the amount of light entering
a camera (diaphragm)
applied arts - correct answer ✔✔ the useful media of the visual arts, such as architecture,
design, and illustration
acrylic - correct answer ✔✔ a water soluble paint that dries quickly and can be applied to most
surfaces. Originally made for industrial use in the 1950s, its medium is plastic polymer made
from resins
arbitrary colors - correct answer ✔✔ as opposed to naturalistic or realistic colors, colors that are
the invention of the artist
asymmetrical balance - correct answer ✔✔ an intuitive balance of visual weights that results in
a more dynamic equilibrium than radial or symmetrical balance
, atmospheric perspective - correct answer ✔✔ a method of creating a sense of deep space in
two-dimensional art based on the effect our atmosphere has on things seen at a distance.
Distant forms are portrayed vaguer and closer to the color of the color of the sky than near ones
camera obscura - correct answer ✔✔ literally meaning, "dark room", initially a room-sized
camera. By preventing all light from entering a room and then cutting a small hole in a shade
over a window, a person could project an inverted image of the outside onto the opposite wall.
By the 1700s, a table model of the camera obscura with lens and mirror became available,
providing a right-side-up projected image on a screen that artists could use for tracing
camera body - correct answer ✔✔ (a light-tight box) forms the structure of the camera and
prevents any unwanted light from hitting the film
chiaroscuro - correct answer ✔✔ a technique in drawing and painting where a dramatic
contrast between light and dark areas creates a convincing illusion of a three-dimensional
forms, the Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo da Caravaggio is noted for using this technique
color wheel - correct answer ✔✔ primary and secondary colors arranged in a circle. The
primaries are placed equidistant from each other, with their secondary mixtures between them
complementary colors - correct answer ✔✔ colors that are directly across from each other on
the color wheel such as red and green. when placed together, they accentuate each other's
intensity. Considered opposite, or complements
composition - correct answer ✔✔ is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or
ingredients in a work of art
contour lines - correct answer ✔✔ lines that describe the edge of a form, sometimes
emphasized by changes in weight or width
answered to pass
abstract shapes - correct answer ✔✔ representational organic or geometric shapes that have
been simplified. Even when they have been reduced to their basic underlying forms, distorted
or exaggerated, the original sources of abstract shapes remain recognizable.
analogous colors - correct answer ✔✔ hues adjacent on the color wheel; when placed together,
they form pleasant hormones because they are closely related, An example would be green,
blue-green, and blue.
aperture - correct answer ✔✔ an adjustable opening that controls the amount of light entering
a camera (diaphragm)
applied arts - correct answer ✔✔ the useful media of the visual arts, such as architecture,
design, and illustration
acrylic - correct answer ✔✔ a water soluble paint that dries quickly and can be applied to most
surfaces. Originally made for industrial use in the 1950s, its medium is plastic polymer made
from resins
arbitrary colors - correct answer ✔✔ as opposed to naturalistic or realistic colors, colors that are
the invention of the artist
asymmetrical balance - correct answer ✔✔ an intuitive balance of visual weights that results in
a more dynamic equilibrium than radial or symmetrical balance
, atmospheric perspective - correct answer ✔✔ a method of creating a sense of deep space in
two-dimensional art based on the effect our atmosphere has on things seen at a distance.
Distant forms are portrayed vaguer and closer to the color of the color of the sky than near ones
camera obscura - correct answer ✔✔ literally meaning, "dark room", initially a room-sized
camera. By preventing all light from entering a room and then cutting a small hole in a shade
over a window, a person could project an inverted image of the outside onto the opposite wall.
By the 1700s, a table model of the camera obscura with lens and mirror became available,
providing a right-side-up projected image on a screen that artists could use for tracing
camera body - correct answer ✔✔ (a light-tight box) forms the structure of the camera and
prevents any unwanted light from hitting the film
chiaroscuro - correct answer ✔✔ a technique in drawing and painting where a dramatic
contrast between light and dark areas creates a convincing illusion of a three-dimensional
forms, the Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo da Caravaggio is noted for using this technique
color wheel - correct answer ✔✔ primary and secondary colors arranged in a circle. The
primaries are placed equidistant from each other, with their secondary mixtures between them
complementary colors - correct answer ✔✔ colors that are directly across from each other on
the color wheel such as red and green. when placed together, they accentuate each other's
intensity. Considered opposite, or complements
composition - correct answer ✔✔ is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or
ingredients in a work of art
contour lines - correct answer ✔✔ lines that describe the edge of a form, sometimes
emphasized by changes in weight or width
