PRELIM 01 - Introduction to Art

Question 1

Any creative work of a human being

Answer 1

Art

Question 2

Latin term which means skill, talent, or ability

Answer 2

Ars

Question 3

3 types of art

Answer 3

Visual art, Literary art, Performance art

Question 4

Art that can be seen with the naked eye

Answer 4

Visual art

Question 5

Art that is in the form of writing

Answer 5

Literary art

Question 6

Art that involves bodily movements

Answer 6

Performance art

Question 7

Ability to interpret or understand man-made arts

Answer 7

Art appreciation

Question 8

Said that art is not a thing; it is a way

Answer 8

Elbert Hubbard

Question 9

Said that arts are beautiful forms suitable for human use

Answer 9

Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 10

6 functions of art

Answer 10

Beauty, Happiness and hope, Identity and understanding of the self, Grief and healing, Remembering and mark-making, Culture and togetherness

Question 11

Art makes our dull, lifeless walls come to life

Answer 11

Beauty

Question 12

Artwork by Claude Monet

Answer 12

“The Artist’s Garden at Vetheiul”

Question 13

Creator of “The Artist’s Garden at Vetheiul”

Answer 13

Claude Monet

Question 14

Art tends to echo the hopes and anxieties of an age

Answer 14

Happiness and hope

Question 15

Art helps us communicate and relay our confusion

Answer 15

Identity and understanding of the self

Question 16

Art helps us process our grief

Answer 16

Grief and healing

Question 17

Artwork by Rachel Whiteread

Answer 17

“Ghost Library”

Question 18

Creator of “Ghost Library”

Answer 18

Rachel Whiteread

Question 19

Art has helped us remember and shape our landscape

Answer 19

Remembering and mark-making

Question 20

Artwork by Antony Gormley

Answer 20

“Angel of the North”

Question 21

Creator of “Angel of the North”

Answer 21

Antony Gormley

Question 22

Artwork by Anish Kapoor

Answer 22

“Cloud’s Gate”

Question 23

Creator of “Cloud’s Gate”

Answer 23

Anish Kapoor

Question 24

Art brings identity to certain regions

Answer 24

Culture and togetherness

Question 25

6 misconceptions about art

Answer 25

Art must be perfect, Drawing and painting go hand in hand, More colors are always better, Small canvases over big canvases, Painting is easy, Quantity equals quality

Question 26

"Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it"

Answer 26

Art must be perfect

Question 27

Most famous surrealist; said the following: "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it"

Answer 27

Salvador Dali

Question 28

Artwork by Salvador Dali

Answer 28

"The Persistence of Memory"

Question 29

Creator of "The Persistence of Memory"

Answer 29

Salvador Dali

Question 30

"Painting requires its own set of skills"

Answer 30

Drawing and painting go hand in hand

Question 31

Said that "Painting embraces all 10 functions of the eye"

Answer 31

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 32

Artwork/codex by Leonardo Da Vinci

Answer 32

"Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder"

Question 33

Creator of "Anatomical Studies of the Shoulder"

Answer 33

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 34

"The number of colors used doesn't really make the painting - it's how those colors are used"

Answer 34

More colors are always better

Question 35

Said that "A colorist makes his presence known even in a simple charcoal drawing"

Answer 35

Henri Matisse

Question 36

Artwork/lithograph by Henri Matisse

Answer 36

"Nu Bleu (Blue Nude II)"

Question 37

Creator of "Nu Bleu (Blue Nude II)"

Answer 37

Henri Matisse

Question 38

"It is not all easier to draw a figure about a foot high than to draw a small one"

Answer 38

Small canvases over big canvases

Question 39

Said that "It is not all easier to draw a figure about a foot high than to draw a small one"

Answer 39

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 40

Artwork by Vincent Van Gogh

Answer 40

"Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe"

Question 41

Creator of "Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe"

Answer 41

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 42

"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do"

Answer 42

Painting is easy

Question 43

Said that "Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do"

Answer 43

Edgar Degas

Question 44

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it"

Answer 44

Quantity equals quality

Question 45

Said that "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it"

Answer 45

Andy Warhol

Question 46

Artwork by Andy Warhol

Answer 46

"Campbell's Soup Cans"

Question 47

Creator of "Campbell's Soup Cans"

Answer 47

Andy Warhol

Question 48

5 assumptions about art

Answer 48

Art is universal, Art is not nature, Art involves experience, Art is cultural, Art is a form of communication

Question 49

In every country and generation, there is always art

Answer 49

Art is universal

Question 50

Art is made by man, whereas nature is given around us

Answer 50

Art is not nature

Question 51

To know what an artwork is, we have to sense, see, and hear it.

Answer 51

Art involves experience