Art Appreciation

To a majority of people, the appeal of most works of art lies in the representation of familiar objects.

• True

• False

refers to any person, object, scene or event described or represented in a work of art

These types of art have subjects that refer to objects or events occurring in the real world.

• Representational art

• Non-represenational art

• Formalist art

• Realistic art

Art forms that do not make reference to the real world, whether it is a person, place, thing, or even a particular event.

• Representational art

• Non-representational art

• Formalist art

• Realistic art

A manner of presenting a subject where things are depicted in the way they would normally appear.

• Realism

• Distortion

• Abstraction

• Surrealism

This is the process of simplifying and/or reorganizing objects and elements according to the demands of the artistic expression.

• Realism

• Abstraction

• Distortion

• Surrealism

This is when the figures have been so arranged that proportions differ noticeably from natural measurements.

• Realism

• Abstraction

• Distortion

• Surrealism

It is a manner of presenting an art where the images are recognizable, sometimes drawn from the nature but they are so combined in utterly fantastic and unnatural relationships.

• Realism

• Abstraction

• Distortion

• Surrealism

Most, if not all, of the visual arts are representation of what the artist thought and felt about the world they lived in.

• True

• False

This is a kind of subject happens when the artist have always been fascinated with their physical environment.

• Landscapes, Seascapes, and Cityscapes

• Still Lifes

• Animals

• Portraits