ART APPRECIATION_ACTIVITY 1 (MIDTERM)

The degree of lightness or darkness in a work of art is _________.

• Color

• Shape

• Value

• Form

This refers to the way something feels or looks as if it might feel like something.

• Line

• Space

• Value

• Texture

Pick the best answer to describe SHAPE.

• A principle of art that deals with height and width.

• An element that refers to the area between, around and/or within things.

• Triangles, squares, cylinders, rectangles, ovals, and circles.

• An element that is concerned with height and width, and that encloses space.

• An element that is concerned with depth; and that encloses space.

What type of balance is: (formal) elements are equally distributed on either side of a central vertical axis; one side duplicates or mirrors the other side, which suggests stability.

• Symmetrical

• Radial

• Asymmetrical

• Intrametical

What type of balance is: (informal) a balance of unlike objects that create a "felt" balance of the total artwork; images on either side of a central line are different yet give the feeling of balance.

• Radial

• Asymmetrical

• Symmetrical

• Unimetrical

What type of balance is: (radiate) elements branch/radiate out from a central point.

• Symmetrical

• Radial

• Center radiation

• None of the above

Point of interest in a work of art - attracts more attention than anything else in composition; Dominant element or form in artwork - often the focal point; noticed.

• Emphasis

• Harmony

• Balance

• Variety Contact

Choose an example of emphasis.

• Rough & smooth

• Use of bright colors

• Very dark colors

• Use of many shapes

The primary colors are __________________.

• Red, Yellow and Orange

• Green, Orange and Violet

• Red, Yellow and Blue

• Green, Orange and Blue

Anything that is around and between forms, shapes and lines is ________________.

• Texture

• Space

• Shape

• Color