Art and Music

What is the name of the artist we learned about whose work was inspired by music?

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Wassily Kandinsky

True or False: Our inspiration artist was known as 'the painter of sound and vision'.

• True

• False

In the Musical Art Project, we interpreted sound and made it ________________.

• visual

• audible

• touchable

True or False: The Musical Art Project can best be described as abstract art. (Remember, the three types of art are realism, abstract, and non-objective.)

• True

• False

Think about our activity where we drew the music we heard. What types of lines and colors would someone most likely use to portray upbeat jazz music heard in a coffee shop?

• sharp, jagged lines with loud colors such as red or orange

• smooth, wavy lines with soothing, happy colors such as pink, blue, or yellow

• lines containing little to no movement with dark, cool colors such as blues

Think about our activity where we drew the music we heard. What types of lines and colors would someone most likely use to portray sad, depressing music?

• sharp, jagged lines with loud colors such as red or orange

• smooth, wavy lines with soothing, happy colors such as pink, blue, or yellow

• lines containing little to no movement with dark, cool colors such as blues

Think about our activity where we drew the music we heard. What types of lines and colors would someone most likely use to portray hard rock music?

• sharp, jagged lines with loud colors such as red or orange

• smooth, wavy lines with soothing, happy colors such as pink, blue, or yellow

• lines containing little to no movement with dark, cool colors such as blues

Which principle of design was the focus of the Musical Art Project?

• emphasis

• rhythm

• contrast

Based on what we learned in this unit and practiced in our project, what would you say is the connection between art and music?

• Art and music were both created in the same year.

• Art and music both contain the principle of rhythm.

• Art and music both originate from the same country.

How can art represent music if you cannot physically hear a work of art?

• You can crinkle and bend the paper to hear the sounds like a musical instrument.

• You can just write down the lyrics of songs and draw instruments in your artwork.

• You can create the idea of a visual beat by using the elements of art in a way that shows the principle of rhythm.