ART APPRECIATION (Reviewer)

1. Naïve Art is characterized by a childlike simplicity that possesses minute detail, bright saturated

colors, disproportionate figures, and a lack of perspective.

2. Abstract is a collection of meaningless shapes, texture, and colors thrown haphazardly onto a

canvas. Its purpose is to let the viewer interpret its meaning for him/herself.

3. Cityscapes, or as it is sometimes called urban landscapes, are paintings whose subject matter is

the physical aspects of the city and urban life.

4. John Constable is an English landscape painter of the late eighteen century, known for his pastoral

scenes.

5. Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a central figure in abstract expressionist

movement.

6. Jackson Pollock’s paintings were classified as Splatter paint.

7. Abstract Expressionism is a 20th century non -representational painting style in which artists

applied paints freely to express feelings and emotions.

8. Art that emerged in the mid -1950s that used imagery from popular culture is termed pop art.

9. Impressionism is a 19th century art movement that mainly focused on the study of light on the

surface of an object.

10. Edward Degas was a 19th century French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and

drawings.

11. Movement in art where hundreds of dots are used to create a: Pointillism

12. Color wheels show complementary color, analogous colors, and primary colors.

13. “The Persistence of Memory” was painted by: Salvador Dali

14. “Creation of Adam” was painted by: Michelangelo

15. “Dance Class” was painted by: Edgar Degas

16. “Girl with a Pearl Earring” was painted by: Johannes Vermeer

17. “Dance de Le Moulin de la Galette” was painted by: Pierre – August Renoir

18. “The Last Supper” was painted by: Leonardo da Vinci

19. “The Scream” was painted by: Edvard Munch

20. “Poppies in a Field” was painted by: Claude Monet

22. “Mona Lisa” was painted by: Leonardo da Vinci

23. Georges Seurat, the artist who created the painting “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande

Jatte,” used which pointillism art.

24. Monet grew up in France.

25. Monet is the father of Impressionism movement.

26. Rembrandt, considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, was born

in Netherlands.

27. Rembrandt is known as an artist of Baroque style.

28. Salvador Dali was not born in India.

29. Salvador Dali is considered a Surrealist artist.

30. O’Keefe is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes.

31. Georgia O’Keefe was an American artist.

32. Van Gogh was born in Holland.

33. Van Gogh’s most famous work of art to this day “Starry Night.”

34. “Mona Lisa” hanging in The Louvre in France.

35. The title of the style of paining invented by Picasso was Cubism.

36. Pablo Picasso is from the country of Spain.

37. An art style where artwork is extremely detailed or ornate is the Baroque.

38. Surrealism is an art movement that used dream -like images.

39. The way artwork is arranged is called composition.

40. Expressionism is a style of art where the artist attempts to convey as much of their emotions into

the artwork as possible, often suing distortion and emphasis.

41. Realism is an art style where the artist tries to paint a picture exactly how it looks in real life, with

as many details as possible.

42. Cubism is a style of artwork created using many geographic shapes, often not resembling any

object.

43. Andy Warhol’s work can best be classified as pop art.

44. Andy Warhol, an American painter, and filmmaker is best known for his depiction of tomato soup.
45. “Rule of Thirds” is used by artists when planning a good composition.

46. A person learning a trade or an art from a skilled worker is called an apprentice.

47. The way to do an art critique is to describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the piece.

48. Art is important in daily life as has personal significance, reflects our society, and it records

history.

49. Art is the expression of human creative skill and imagination

50. Radial Balance is best defined as the balance as the result of components that are distributed

around a center point or spring out from a central line.

51. Space is the element of art that helps create the illusion of a foreground, middle ground, and

background.

52. Space is the element of art referring to the emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or

within objects.

53. Shapes and forms similar to those found in nature are organic.

54. Lines are marked with greater length than width. They can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal,

straight, curved, thick, or thin.

55. Creating a sense of visual oneness in a work of art is called unity.

56. Symmetry, asymmetry, and radial are all types of balance.

57. Simplicity or visual economy is the elimination of all non -essential elements or details to reveal

the essence of a form.

58. Proportion is the relation of two things in size, number, amount, or degree within a design.

59. Movement is the suggestion of action or direction, the path our eyes follow when we look at a

work of art.

60. Shape may be geometric or organic.

61. The lightness or darkness of a color is referred to as the value.

62. Various art elements, like lines, colors, or shapes, that are repeated over and over in a planned

way create a pattern.

63. Form is a three-dimensional geometrical figure showing height, width, and depth.

64. Visual balance is achieved when all parts of a composition have equal weight and appear stable.

65. Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors.

67. Unity is obtained when all parts of the design are working together as a team.

68. Variation is not the use of the same lines, shapes, textures, and colors within an artwork.

69. Rhythm is created when various visual elements are repeated.

70. Negative space is the background or area surrounding an object in a composition.

71. Texture is an element of art that refers to the sense of touch.

72. Intensity is another word for brightness of color.

73. Smooth and rough textures, large and small shapes, and plain areas against areas of patterns can

be used to create contrast in a composition.

74. Colors that are different in lightness and darkness are said to be contrasting.

75. A circular chart used to show color relationships is called color wheel.

76. The choice of colors used in a design plan is called color scheme.

77. Another term for “center of interest” is focal point, emphasis, and/or dominance.

78. Formal balance is another word for symmetrical balance.

79. A type of balance is which both sides of a composition are balanced yet different is called

asymmetrical.

80. The elements of design are color, depth, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value.

81. The principles of good design are balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, proportion, repetition,

simplicity, space, and unity.

82. The rule of thirds dictates where the main subjects in a work of art should be placed.

83. When you paint, you should always clean your brush to keep it clean, so your colors stay beautiful.

84. The three basic properties of an artwork are composition, content, and subject.

85. The area on a surface that reflects the. Most light is a highlight.

86. When artists think about their composition, they are thinking about ordered arrangement of

elements in a work of art, usually according to the principles of design.

87. The way we show objects in proportion to one another as they recede to a distant point is linear

Perspective

88. Ruler or straight edge is necessary to create linear perspective.

89. Vanishing point is the point on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to disappear.
90. Perspective is used in art to create: the illusion of depth.

91. As a rule, in painting, objects in the background are usually made lighter to show distance.

92. Artists show unity in their artwork by using principles of design that work together to create

harmony.

93. Color is the result of mixing red + yellow + blue is brown.

94. Color is the result of mixing yellow + blue is green.

95. Color resulting when red + blue is mixed is purple.

96. Examples of warm colors are yellow, red, and orange

97. Examples of cool colors are blue, green, and violet

98. The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow

99. Objects that appear in the center of an artwork are called middle ground.

100. The center of interest in a work of art is the area that attracts the viewer’s eye is focal point.

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