Art Appreciation Unit 1 Post Test

An artist's creativity and desire to communicate this creativity is what results in a work of art. Which artist communicated his vision of the night sky by painting the masterpiece Starry Night?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

• Edvard Munch

• D. Vincent Van Gogh

Some artists dabble in different media to create their art. Which artist was both a gifted painter and a gifted sculptor?

• Keith Haring

• Tom Hunter

• Gutzon Borglum

Michelangelo's sculpture Moses accurately depicts the human form. Which aesthetic theory does it follow?

• imitationalism

• emotionalism

• formalism

Edvard Munch's personal fears and anxieties inspired his painting The Scream. Which aesthetic theory does The Scream adhere to?

• imitationalism

• emotionalism

• formalism

Picasso, who said, "I do not seek, I find," followed a simple process in creating art. Which of his masterpieces is a primal motif of Western art?

• The Bull's Head

• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

• Portrait of Gertrude Stein

Which is NOT a way to create balance in art?

• through subordinating individual elements to the total effect

• through counterbalancing the visual weight of the elements

• through the stability of elements on either side of an imaginary line

Which two design elements can be found in the U.S. flag?

• emphasis and unity

• pattern and rhythm

• balance and pattern

What does the term absolute unity mean in design?

• Elements are subordinate to the total effect and do not overshadow it.

• Elements are randomly arranged to create variety without emphasis.

• Elements have an effect of their own and are not subordinate to the total effect.

Rhythm is an ordered repetition of strong and weak elements at regular or irregular intervals. What does rhythm in a pattern indicate

• symmetry

• motion

• harmony

What does complete awareness of an object refer to?

• space

• perception

• line