Art Appreciation 1301 Unit 1 Exam
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2D Art has ______ and _______ but not depth. - ANSWER-Height. Width
3 types of motion - ANSWER-Implied, Stroboscopic, Actual
Alternating Rhythm - ANSWER-Unpredictable
Analogous colors are - ANSWER-adjacent to each other on the color wheel
Andre Masson ; key points to his significance - ANSWER-"Surrealists". 1920s. Inspired
by the psychologic movements and the unconscious. Influenced by Freud.
Asymmetrical Balance - ANSWER-slightly polar or off
Biographical Analysis - ANSWER-Artists personal experience & opinion
Color - ANSWER-Optical effect. "State of Mind"
Color temperature refers to - ANSWER-colors association with warmth(red) and
coolness(blue)
Complementary colors are - ANSWER-across from each other on the color wheel
Compositional Unity - ANSWER-Similarity and variety to give structure
Conceptual Unity - ANSWER-Cohesive expression
Content refers to _____. - ANSWER-subject or meaning
Contextual Analysis - ANSWER-Making & viewing of work. (historical, religious, political,
economic, social etc.)
Define "Chiaroscuro" - ANSWER-"Light-Dark" in Italian
Its is value in a 2D piece
Define Bas in relation to Relief form - ANSWER-Bas means the carving is deep
Define Line - ANSWER-connects two points
Define Relief - ANSWER-Relief refers to a form of project on a flat surface. It is one
sided but has depth.
, Ex. Mount Rushmore
Difference in hatching & cross-hatching - ANSWER-H=parallel lines
CH=Overlapping
Distorted - ANSWER-Objects bigger or smaller than life. Used by surrealist to portray
the unconscious
Elements of Art is defined as _____. - ANSWER-"Just the stuff you see". Basic
Vocabulary of art.
Emphasis - ANSWER-Drawing attention to a particular content in the work
Feminist Analysis - ANSWER-Considers the role of women during the time the piece
was made
Focal Point - ANSWER-Specific place of visual emphasis
Formal Analysis - ANSWER-Elements and Principles of Art. No content
Gestalt Unity - ANSWER-The whole seems greater that the sum of it's part
Golden Rule or Mean - ANSWER-1:1.618
Golden Section - ANSWER-unique ratio of a line divided into two parts so that a+b is to
as it is to b
Hierarchal Scale - ANSWER-Size to object in relevance to importance(Historically)
How is depth implied? - ANSWER-Through value, space & perspective.
Hue - ANSWER-another word for color
Human Proportion - ANSWER-Scale used by Egyptians(hand)
Iconographic Analysis - ANSWER-Objects and figures as signs and symbols.
Often based on religion and history
Reflects time period made
Installation - ANSWER-Art created by assembling or arrangement
Isometric Perspective - ANSWER-Diagonal parallel line.
Depth is communicated.
Light is _____. - ANSWER-Additive
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