TExES Art EC-12 (178) Exam
Questions and Answers8
Renoir - ANSWERS -French Impressionist painter. Much of his work a study of upper class
Parisian society.
Cezanne - ANSWERS -Post-Impressionist artist. Naturalistic subject matter.
Abstract art - ANSWERS -as known as "nonrepresentational" or "nonobjective" art. Chief
characteristic is its lack of specific references to natural objects and situations.
Abstract Expressionism - ANSWERS -a style of nonrepresentational painting that combines
expressionist emotional value an abstract form.
ex: Jackson Pollock
African art - ANSWERS -Rock engravings- subjects included hunting, cattle and horse.
Cave paintings- figures appear to be indigenous groups such as Bushmen. Carrying shields and
spears.
Sculpture- wood carvings, terra-cotta, bronze.
Shang Dynasty - ANSWERS -developed a written language as well as hunting techniques. Artistic
expression on practical objects, ex: axes,cheapens, kettles, urns.
Pre-Columbian art - ANSWERS -art produced by civilizations that existed in the Americans prior
to Spanish conquest. Art primarily consists of masks, fabrics and vessels that often depict animal
and human forms.
, Background - ANSWERS -the part of the scene intended to be the most distant from the
perspective of the viewer
Foreground - ANSWERS -the part of the scene intended to be nearest the viewer
Horizon - ANSWERS -the line where the sky and the earth meet; also referred to as "ground
line"
Landscape - ANSWERS -a view of a section of country; applicable to outdoor scenes only
Middle Ground - ANSWERS -the area b/t the foreground and the most distant part of a scene
Vertical Lines - ANSWERS -lines that are painted straight up and down
Horizontal Lines - ANSWERS -lines that are painted across the picture
Point of View - ANSWERS -the angle from which the viewer is observing the work
Negative Space - ANSWERS -the space behind and around an object; in 2-D art often
synonymous w/background
Overlapping - ANSWERS -occurs when one object partially covers another
Design - ANSWERS -the arrangement of the elements of a picture
Light - ANSWERS -the sensation or representation of light or a source of it
Questions and Answers8
Renoir - ANSWERS -French Impressionist painter. Much of his work a study of upper class
Parisian society.
Cezanne - ANSWERS -Post-Impressionist artist. Naturalistic subject matter.
Abstract art - ANSWERS -as known as "nonrepresentational" or "nonobjective" art. Chief
characteristic is its lack of specific references to natural objects and situations.
Abstract Expressionism - ANSWERS -a style of nonrepresentational painting that combines
expressionist emotional value an abstract form.
ex: Jackson Pollock
African art - ANSWERS -Rock engravings- subjects included hunting, cattle and horse.
Cave paintings- figures appear to be indigenous groups such as Bushmen. Carrying shields and
spears.
Sculpture- wood carvings, terra-cotta, bronze.
Shang Dynasty - ANSWERS -developed a written language as well as hunting techniques. Artistic
expression on practical objects, ex: axes,cheapens, kettles, urns.
Pre-Columbian art - ANSWERS -art produced by civilizations that existed in the Americans prior
to Spanish conquest. Art primarily consists of masks, fabrics and vessels that often depict animal
and human forms.
, Background - ANSWERS -the part of the scene intended to be the most distant from the
perspective of the viewer
Foreground - ANSWERS -the part of the scene intended to be nearest the viewer
Horizon - ANSWERS -the line where the sky and the earth meet; also referred to as "ground
line"
Landscape - ANSWERS -a view of a section of country; applicable to outdoor scenes only
Middle Ground - ANSWERS -the area b/t the foreground and the most distant part of a scene
Vertical Lines - ANSWERS -lines that are painted straight up and down
Horizontal Lines - ANSWERS -lines that are painted across the picture
Point of View - ANSWERS -the angle from which the viewer is observing the work
Negative Space - ANSWERS -the space behind and around an object; in 2-D art often
synonymous w/background
Overlapping - ANSWERS -occurs when one object partially covers another
Design - ANSWERS -the arrangement of the elements of a picture
Light - ANSWERS -the sensation or representation of light or a source of it
