Grade 8 Visual Arts Quiz 2

Which style of portraiture does not attempt to depict the subject realistically?

• Anamorphosis

• A sense of reality

• Abstraction

• Beauty / demeanour

What technique creates a hazy effect?

• Self-portrait

• Sfumato

• The human figure

• Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks

Where were portraits placed in Ancient Egypt?

• Self-portrait

• Sfumato

• The human figure

• Tombs

What is an artwork that tells a story called?

• A Fauvist

• A Post-impressionist

• Allegorical

• Decoupage

What is an art form using paper and scissors called?

• A Fauvist

• A Post-impressionist

• Allegorical

• Decoupage

What type of paintings explored the use of colour, form, and line in new and innovative ways?

• Expressive and personal paintings

• Fauvist paintings

• Henri Matisse

• Negative space

How are Fauvist paintings described?

• Expressive and personal paintings

• Fauvist paintings

• Henri Matisse

• Negative space

Who is best known for his Fauvist paintings?

• Expressive and personal paintings

• Fauvist paintings

• Henri Matisse

• Negative space

What is the area that surrounds the subject called?

• Expressive and personal paintings

• Fauvist paintings

• Henri Matisse

• Negative space

What are the areas in which cultures developed essentially apart from the tradition of the Western culture called?

• Non-Western cultures

• Paul Gauguin

• Portrait

• Positive space