Art Appreciation Midterm

True

T or F: Definitions of art vary between different cultures.

style

Which of the following is not an artistic medium?

Painting

Photography

Style

Sculpture

Form

Physical and visible characteristics of a work of art

content

Meaning derived from a work of art

False

T or F: Ideas of 'good' and 'bad' art are not based on cultural information and beliefs

emotional reactions

A subjective level of looking at art involves:

True

T or F: The objective level focuses on the work's physical characteristics only.

All of the Above

Artistic roles include:

 

 

Enhancing our surroundings

Spirit, myth and fantasy

 Narrative

 Description

All the abov

Fine Art, Popular Culture and craft

Artistic categories include ________

Naturalistic, Abstract, Non-objective

Name the three common artistic styles

False

T or F: Cultural styles often change within short periods of time.

True

T or F: Some artists don't actually make their own work.

Art school degree programs

apprenticeships

Name two historical learning models used in art educatio

Art as a social activity

In terms of community, what kind of art does it represent?

Museums, Galleries, Critics, and Material suppliers

Support networks for artists include:

negative

A shape adjacent to a more significant object or form

contrast

a large difference between two things

shape

a flat area created by lines, color, or value. Can be positive or negative

value

an element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

Line

a mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface

space

the empty or open between, above, below, around, and within objects

complimentary

colors that are directly across the color wheel from each other.

analogous

another name for related colors. found next to each other on color wheel.

color

element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes and object and reflects back to your eyes.

texture

the element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object.

figure/ground relationship

the visual reaction between a mark and a surface its created on.

Point

a singularity in space

positive

a shape that defines an actual object

implied

line created by the visual connection between 2 or more areas

expressive

a curved line

plane

a surface area in space

form

a shape or three-dimensional volume that has or give the illusion of having weight, density, or bulk.

spectrum

visible bands of sequence of colors

secondary

a color created by mixing two primaries

additive

a color created by mixing light

perspective

geometric pictorial construct using a single vanishing point to give the illusion of receding space on a dimensional surface

monochrome

the use of variations of a single hue

split compliment

color scheme using three colors, two of which are on both sides of the first color’s complement on the color wheel

triadic

a color scheme using 3 colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel.

equiluminance

visual effect when two colors are next to each other and share the same intensity.

subtractive

color created by mixing paints or inks

primary

a color that can’t be created by mixing

cool

a color ranging from green to violet on the color wheel

saturation

the purity or intensity of a color

warm

colors ranging from yellow to red on the color wheel

Issues of mortality and impermanence

Vanitas painting is defined by:

structural

based on language, communication, and preconceived ideas

deconstructive

more than one meaning attached to a work of art. used to remove stereotypes to uncover understanding 

formalist

meaning is inherent in materials and process

ideological

meaning derived through relationships between art and a structure of power including political and social issues

psychoanalytic

meaning rests on personal expression

feminist

meaning derived through issues of gender bias —- now extended to underrepresented groups

Context, subject, formal, iconography

List the four levels of meaning you may find in a work of art.

make a sketch for larger composition

one traditional role of drawing is to:

give a detailed description

experiment with techniques

make a sketch larger for composition

apply the medium

water-based inks and pigments

traditional Chinese painting uses _________

All of the above

Painting mediums are extremely versatile because they:

can take a lot of manipulation

offer diverse effects depending on the chosen paint type

can be applied to different surfaces

all of the above

pigment, binder, solvent

three basic ingredients of paint are:

thin layer of color

In painting, a glaze is a _______

Pastel, chalk, pencil, charcoal

name four examples of dry pigment drawing materials

 

it regulates the amount of light directed onto the film

how does the aperture in a camera function?

False

T or F: The photographic process has no role to play in scientific research

allowed for easy access at an affordable price

How did George Eastman's invention of the hand held camera and its use of roll film advance photography for everyone?

small cameras are used, images from the everyday, and little manipulation in the darkroom

characteristics of straight photography:

dodging

lightening areas of the image is called ______

Burning

creating darker areas in a photograph by allowing more light onto the exposed print is called _________

The zone system

What is the visualization of a photograph before it's taken, and the correct light calibration for the shot that translates the subject into zones of white, grays and black?

Narrative, objectivity, timelessness

3 elements of photojournalism: