Art Exam #1

Question 1

Idealized

Answer 1

depicted unrealistically perfect

Question 2

Expressive

Answer 2

conveying the artist’s inner emotions and experiences through subjective and personal imagery (intense color)
ex.) Van Gogh Starry Night

Question 3

Abstract

Answer 3

non-realistic but still hold key characteristics

Question 4

Non-Representational/Non-Objective

Answer 4

devoid of any recognizable objects

Question 5

Content

Answer 5

meaning

Question 6

Context

Answer 6

circumstances where the art is created

Question 7

Formal Analysis

Answer 7

examining the formal elements of a work of art to understand its composition, expressive techniques, and aesthetic qualities

Question 8

Surrealism

Answer 8

above and beyond reality

Question 9

Mother and Child

Answer 9

-Artist: Cassatt
-Representational

Question 10

Starry Night

Answer 10

-Artist: Van Gogh
-Expressionistic
-Imposto oil paint

Question 11

Object

Answer 11

-Artist: Oppeheim
-Surreal

Question 12

Abra III

Answer 12

-Artist: Stella
-Non-Representational

Question 13

Grand Mosque (Africa) and Badshahi Mosque (Pakistan)

Answer 13

-Cultural

Question 14

Portrait of Madame Ginoux

Answer 14

-Artist: Van Gogh and Gauguin
-Artistic

Question 15

Implied Line

Answer 15

pointing gestures, implication; powerful

Question 16

Expressive Line

Answer 16

A kind of line that seems to spring directly from the artist’s emotions or feelings — loose, gestural, and energetic

Question 17

Hue

Answer 17

technical term for color

Question 18

Value

Answer 18

lighter shades/values of hue

Question 19

Primary/Secondary/Tertiary

Answer 19

Primary: Red, Yellow, Blue

Question 20

Intermediate Colors

Answer 20

tertiary colors: primary + secondary

Question 21

Complimentary Colors

Answer 21

colors across each other on the color wheel

Question 22

Analogous Colors

Answer 22

side by side; harmonises colors, make each other cohesive

Question 23

Implied Texture

Answer 23

artist has created textured through values

Question 24

Form

Answer 24

an element of design that appears three-dimensional and encloses volume

Question 25

Linear Perspective

Answer 25

how our eyes interacts with space moving away from us, lines converge to one point -Renaissance figured it out

Question 26

Atmospheric Perspective

Answer 26

how our eyes interacts with the atmosphere in front of us ex.) blue hue farther away

Question 27

Oblique Perspective

Answer 27

drone view

Question 28

Asymmetrical Balance

Answer 28

one side that darker denser (more visual weight and is smaller) compared to other side that is larger and lighter side (less visual weight and is larger) -Still Life with Lobster

Question 29

Repetition/Pattern

Answer 29

repetition of color, line, shape

Question 30

Scale

Answer 30

scale up or down to what it is in reality

Question 31

Proportion

Answer 31

one part related to a whole

Question 32

Emphasis/Focal Point

Answer 32

the principle of creating a centered interest in an art work

Question 33

October in the Catskills

Answer 33

-Artist: Gifford -Warm color scheme

Question 34

Madonna of the Rocks

Answer 34

-Artist: Da Vinci -Atmospheric Perspective

Question 35

The Last Supper

Answer 35

-Artist: Da Vinci -One-Point Perspective

Question 36

Festivities

Answer 36

-Oblique Perspective

Question 37

The Melancholy of Departure

Answer 37

-Artist: De Chirico -Multi-point Perspective -Renaissance Artists figured out the logic of linear perspective

Question 38

The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street

Answer 38

-Artist: De Chirico -Asymmetrical Balance

Question 39

Woman Descending Staircase, The Passage From Virgin to Bride

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-Artist: Duchamp -Implied Motion -Dadaist artist who was looking at books of stop motion photography (Muybridge, Stop Motion Photo)

Question 40

Transient Rainbow

Answer 40

-Artist: Guo Qiang -Motion

Question 41

Emotor and Uberorgan

Answer 41

-Artist: Hawkinson -Motion

Question 42

Spear Bearer

Answer 42

-Artist: Polyklietos -Ancient Greek sculptor who figured out the Cannon of Proportion or rules of measurement of the proportions of the body

Question 43

The Binocular Entrance

Answer 43

-Artist: Oldenberg -Scale

Question 44

Narmer Pallet

Answer 44

-Ancient Egypt -Hieratic Scale (size = important)

Question 45

Assumption of the Virgin

Answer 45

-Artist: Titian -Implied Lines

Question 46

Birth of Venus

Answer 46

-Botticelli -Renaissance

Question 47

Lion Capitol

Answer 47

Texture/Pattern/Repetition

Question 48

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

Answer 48

-Artist: Gainsboroug -Implied Texture

Question 49

Great Mosque of Cordoba

Answer 49

-Spain -Pattern on ceiling

Question 50

Still Life with Lobster

Answer 50

-Artist: Vallager-Coster -Focal Point

Question 51

Untitled

Answer 51

-Artist: Keith Haring -Actual Line

Question 52

Shoki the Demon Queller

Answer 52

-Edo Period -Actual Line

Question 53

Lucifer

Answer 53

-Artist: Jackson Pollock -Content: can be found through the way it’s painted: anger and chaos, the colors used, the name of it -Subject Matter: -Context: -Non-representational Art -Action Painting (dripped paint on canvas)

Question 54

The Company of Captain Banning

Answer 54

-Artist: Rembrandt -Content: men celebrating in front of ship after battle -Subject Matter: Men in Milita -Context: First time painting of everyday events, what is important for the merchant class: didn’t want to see royalty, instead wanted to see everyday things

Question 55

Speechless

Answer 55

-Artist: Shirin Neshat -Content: -Subject Matter: herself -Context:

Question 56

The Arnolifi Portrait

Answer 56

-Artist: Jan van Eyck -Symbolism: color of dress, oranges, dog