ART APPRECIATION FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2023/2024
What is the medium? - ANSW- is a particular material, along with its accompanying
technique.
Define mixed media - ANSW- Works of Art made with more than one medium.
The source of all art, science, and technology is human imagination also known as
what? - ANSW- creativity
Define naïve or outsider artists. - ANSW- People who are largely unaware of art history
or the art trends of their time.
Define representational art, figurative art and subjects. - ANSW- Representational art
depicts the appearance of things. When human form is the primary subject, it is called
figurative art. It represents or "presents again" objects we recognize from the natural,
everyday world. Objects that representational art depicts are called subjects.
Define trompe l'oeil. - ANSW- the most "real" looking paintings
Define abstract art - ANSW- is the works that depict natural objects in simplified,
distorted, or exaggerated ways.
Define nonrepresentational art. - ANSW- does not depict anything from the real world
Define form and content in reference to art. - ANSW- presents visual forms with no
specific references to anything outside themselves.
Define iconography. - ANSW- refers to the subjects, symbols, and motifs used in an
image to convey its meaning.
visualization - ANSW- All artists use _______________. Some see their works as
completed images while some speech step as they go along
Define aesthetics - ANSW- the branch of philosophy that studies how and why
artworks are considered beautiful.
M.C. Escher Sky and Water - ANSW- Which artist was famous for working in the
figure-ground reversal technique
What is the primary difference between a one point and a two point perspective -
ANSW- One-point perspective operates with the use of a single vanishing point, usually
, in the center of the horizon line, and creates a more flat or two-dimensional look. Two-
point perspective allows for two points of vanishing, which creates a more three-
dimensional world in a piece.
"In the School of Athens" - ANSW- Name the painting by Raphael that is an example
of one point perspective
Define atmospheric perspective - ANSW- A nonlinear means for giving an illusion of
depth
Who were the Hudson River Painters? - ANSW- Albert Bierstadt, William Mason
Brown, John William Casilear, Frederic Edwin Church, Thomas Cole, Samuel Colman,
Jasper Francis Cropsey, and Thomas Doughty.
Alexander Calder - ANSW- Name the 20th century artist who made actual motion a
major feature in his work
Define value. - ANSW- Refers to the relative lightness and darkness of surfactant.
Define chiaroscuro - ANSW- Shading from light to dark
the visual spectrum - ANSW- What scientific discovery did Sir Isaac Newton make in
1666 that contributed to color theory?
Define hue, value and intensity - ANSW- Hue refers to a particular wavelength of
spectral color to which we give a name. Value refers to the relative lightness or
darkness from white to black. Intensity refers to the purity of a hue or color.
What is the difference between a shade and a tint? - ANSW- A tint is a mixture of a
color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which
increases darkness.
Name the primary, secondary and intermediate colors. - ANSW- Primary colors are
red, yellow, and blue. Secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. Tertiary colors
are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green etc.
Define monochromatic, analogous, and complementary color schemes. - ANSW-
Monochromatic color schemes are based on variations in the value and intensity of a
single hue. Analogous color schemes are based on colors adjacent to one another on
the color wheel and complementary colors are color schemes that emphasize two hues
on opposite sides of the color wheel, such as red and green.
Define texture - actual and simulated. - ANSW- Texture refers to the tactile qualities of
surfaces. Actual textures are those we can feel by touching, such as polished marble,
wood, or sand. Simulated textures are those created to look like something other than
paint on a flat surface.
What is the medium? - ANSW- is a particular material, along with its accompanying
technique.
Define mixed media - ANSW- Works of Art made with more than one medium.
The source of all art, science, and technology is human imagination also known as
what? - ANSW- creativity
Define naïve or outsider artists. - ANSW- People who are largely unaware of art history
or the art trends of their time.
Define representational art, figurative art and subjects. - ANSW- Representational art
depicts the appearance of things. When human form is the primary subject, it is called
figurative art. It represents or "presents again" objects we recognize from the natural,
everyday world. Objects that representational art depicts are called subjects.
Define trompe l'oeil. - ANSW- the most "real" looking paintings
Define abstract art - ANSW- is the works that depict natural objects in simplified,
distorted, or exaggerated ways.
Define nonrepresentational art. - ANSW- does not depict anything from the real world
Define form and content in reference to art. - ANSW- presents visual forms with no
specific references to anything outside themselves.
Define iconography. - ANSW- refers to the subjects, symbols, and motifs used in an
image to convey its meaning.
visualization - ANSW- All artists use _______________. Some see their works as
completed images while some speech step as they go along
Define aesthetics - ANSW- the branch of philosophy that studies how and why
artworks are considered beautiful.
M.C. Escher Sky and Water - ANSW- Which artist was famous for working in the
figure-ground reversal technique
What is the primary difference between a one point and a two point perspective -
ANSW- One-point perspective operates with the use of a single vanishing point, usually
, in the center of the horizon line, and creates a more flat or two-dimensional look. Two-
point perspective allows for two points of vanishing, which creates a more three-
dimensional world in a piece.
"In the School of Athens" - ANSW- Name the painting by Raphael that is an example
of one point perspective
Define atmospheric perspective - ANSW- A nonlinear means for giving an illusion of
depth
Who were the Hudson River Painters? - ANSW- Albert Bierstadt, William Mason
Brown, John William Casilear, Frederic Edwin Church, Thomas Cole, Samuel Colman,
Jasper Francis Cropsey, and Thomas Doughty.
Alexander Calder - ANSW- Name the 20th century artist who made actual motion a
major feature in his work
Define value. - ANSW- Refers to the relative lightness and darkness of surfactant.
Define chiaroscuro - ANSW- Shading from light to dark
the visual spectrum - ANSW- What scientific discovery did Sir Isaac Newton make in
1666 that contributed to color theory?
Define hue, value and intensity - ANSW- Hue refers to a particular wavelength of
spectral color to which we give a name. Value refers to the relative lightness or
darkness from white to black. Intensity refers to the purity of a hue or color.
What is the difference between a shade and a tint? - ANSW- A tint is a mixture of a
color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which
increases darkness.
Name the primary, secondary and intermediate colors. - ANSW- Primary colors are
red, yellow, and blue. Secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. Tertiary colors
are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green etc.
Define monochromatic, analogous, and complementary color schemes. - ANSW-
Monochromatic color schemes are based on variations in the value and intensity of a
single hue. Analogous color schemes are based on colors adjacent to one another on
the color wheel and complementary colors are color schemes that emphasize two hues
on opposite sides of the color wheel, such as red and green.
Define texture - actual and simulated. - ANSW- Texture refers to the tactile qualities of
surfaces. Actual textures are those we can feel by touching, such as polished marble,
wood, or sand. Simulated textures are those created to look like something other than
paint on a flat surface.
