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ARTAPRI
MIDTERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is the study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts. | Art history |
| refers to the pursuit of knowledge & understanding of the universal and timeless qualities characterizing works of art. It refers to the exploration of visual art forms or the introduction of basic principles of visual literacy. | Art appreciation |
| is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. | Creativity |
| as expressions of man is a vital part of the humanities. | Art |
| is an ability and a process | Art |
| Painting is the process of applying pigment on a smooth surface Sculpture is an artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three-dimensional art objects. | Visual Arts - painting & sculpture (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| The art or science of building. Is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. | Architecture (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form. | Literature (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| Is an art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually | Music (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| A rhythmic and expressive movement of the body in successive motion usually accompanied by music. | Dance (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| Is a collaborative art form which combines words, voice, movement and visual elements to express meaning. | Theatre (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| A series of still photographs on film, projected in rapid succession onto a screen by means of light. | Film/Cinema (THE SEVEN ARTS) |
| the realistic depiction or representation of things in the way that they would normally appear in nature. | Realism (Ways of Representing Subject) |
| the process of simplifying and/or reorganizing objects and elements according to the demands of artistic expression. | AbstractioN (Ways of Representing Subject) |
| process by which the figures have been arranged that proportions differ noticeably from natural measurements; could also mean twisting, stretching,or deforming the natural shape of the object. | Distortion (Ways of Representing Subject) |
| The subject of art refers to any person, object, scene, or event described or represented in a work of art. | THE SUBJECTS OF ART |
| The materials used to create art and the methods used to work with them. | Medium and Technique (LANGUAGE OF ART) |
| The basic parts of art, such as line, color, texture, space, rhythm, melody, and harmony. | Elements of Art (LANGUAGE OF ART) |
| How the elements of art are arranged, such as through balance, rhythm, and progression. | Organization of Work (LANGUAGE OF ART) |
| The artist's unique way of creating and presenting art. | Style (LANGUAGE OF ART) |
| The meanings or ideas represented through symbols, myths, historical events, people, and literature. | Symbols, Allusions, and References (LANGUAGE OF ART) |
| Line is man’s own invention; it does not exist in nature. Lines have many qualities which the artist exploits (short or long, heavy or light, wavy or jagged, straight or curved). | Line: (Elements of Visual Arts) |
| Shapes can be used to simplify ideas; Classified according to their sources, shapes may be natural, abstract, non-objective, or geometric. | Shape: (Elements of Visual Arts) |
| In painting and other two dimensional art forms, shape is an area on a flat surface enclosed by a line. It stands out from the surface because of a difference in color, value, or texture, or a combination of these. | Shape in Painting |
| Since sculpture is three-dimensional, shapes are identified either as mass or as volume. Mass is matter that has weight and solidity; it can be lifted, pushed, or viewed in the round. | Shape in Sculpture |
| A house, a church or an office building has a shape of its own, defined by walls and roof. | Shape in architecture: |
| usually refers to the feel or tactile quality of the surface of the object. A piece of sculpture, a building & a painting may have texture which we can describe in much the same way. | Texture: (Elements of Visual Arts) |
| is a series of wave lengths which strike our retina. Every ray of light coming from the sun is composed of different waves which vibrate at different speeds | Color (Elements of Visual Arts) |
| is a tonal relationship between light and dark areas in a painting. It is also referred to as Tone. | Value: (Elements of Visual Arts) |
| Value or tone may be used to create the illusion of form, to break up the picture surface into patterns of dark into patterns of dark and light, to create the illusion of light space, and movement, and to express emotion. | Function of Value: |
| refers to the technique which concentrates on the effects of blending light and shade on objects to create an illusion of space and atmosphere. | Chiaroscuro |
| is the style of painting which exaggerates the effects of chiaroscuro. | Tenebrism |
| Space exists as an “illusion” in the graphic arts, but in sculpture and architecture it is actually present. | Space & Movement |
| depthless space, it exists across the plane rather than in it | Decorative Space |
| the term applied to the third dimension which is a matter of “illusion” in the case of painting. | Plastic Space |
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