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Abstract Art

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Elements of Art are:

a)

The rules of art

b)

The building blocks of art

c)

The materials used to make art

d)

The place you go to look at art

2.

Which is NOT an Element of Art?

a)

Line

b)

Balance

c)

Shape

d)

Value

3.

Shape is:

a)

the lightness or darkness of a color or shade

b)

a moving point

c)

an area enclosed by a line

d)

the area between objects in an artwork

4.

One way to show space in an artwork is:

a)

add complementary colors

b)

add light and dark values

c)

add patterns to shapes

d)

add foreground, middleground, background

5.

Complementary colors are:

a)

colors that look good together

b)

opposites on the color wheel

c)

side by side on the color wheel

d)

one color plus black and white

6.

Primary colors are

a)

blue, black, red

b)

blue, black, purple

c)

blue, green, purple

d)

blue, red, yellow

7.

Secondary colors are:

a)

red, blue, black

b)

blue, green, purple

c)

purple, orange, green

d)

purple, blue, red

8.

How do you create value in an artwork?

a)

by adding complementary colors

b)

by adding dark and light

c)

by adding patterns

d)

by adding shapes

9.

Shapes can be either _______ or _________

a)

geometric, abstract

b)

geometric, neutral

c)

geometric, radial

d)

geometric, organic

10.
What phrase best describes this image?
a)
geometric forms
b)
geometric shapes
c)
organic shapes
d)
organic forms
11.
Shapes are
a)
the form of an object
b)
two-dimensional
c)
three-dimensional
d)
open spaces
12.

The way we create meaningful Abstract works of art is by -

a)

guessing at what to do

b)

Utilizing the Elements of Art in unique ways

c)

splatter painting everything!

d)

using 3 or more colors

13.

Abstract Art can represent

a)

our emotions

b)

dreams/ "weird" ideas and thoughtsr

c)

people, places or things

d)

all of the above!

14.

True or False- Abstract Art CAN represent real things..

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What element is MOST represented in this artwork?

a)

Space

b)

Color

c)

Form

d)

Value

16.

What element is MOST represented in this artwork?

a)

color

b)

value

c)

texture

d)

shape

17.

What element is MOST represented in this artwork?

a)

color

b)

line

c)

texture

d)

form

18.

What element is MOST represented in this artwork?

a)

space

b)

texture

c)

color

d)

vlaue

19.
What are cool the cool colors?
a)
BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
b)
RED, ORANGE, YELLOW
20.
Which artist is known for these types of action paintings?
a)
Vincent Van Gogh 
b)
Jackson Pollock
c)
Georgia O'keeffe
d)
Jan van Eyck
21.
Who painted "Dora Maar in an Armchair?"
a)
Paul Cezanne
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Vincent Van Gogh
d)
Pablo Picasso
22.
What is the name of the street artist that painted this skull?
a)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Vasily Kandinsky
23.

What is Value in Art?

a)

The lightness or darkness of a color

b)

How much money it is worth

c)

The importance of art supplies

d)

All answers

24.

How do you check to be sure your paint brush is clean?

a)

Smell it

b)

Wipe it on a friend

c)

Wipe it on yourself

d)

Swipe in on a paper towel to see if it wipes clean

25.

What happens to brushes with acrylic paint on them that are not thoroughly cleaned?

a)

The brush is ruined and must be thrown in the trash.

b)

I just put them away and pretend it's clean...?

c)

They are soft and ready to use