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Art Elements and Principles

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

Line has only a single dimension. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

straight, contour, curvilinear, analytical, uneven, implied, explicit, calligraphic, erratic, thick, thin, gestural, vertical, diagonal, horizontal, autographic


These terms must describe the Art Element of.....?

a)

Line

b)

Colour

c)

Tone

d)

Shape

3.

An artist can create movement or weight and suggest emotions by using the Art Element of .....?

a)

Sound

b)

Form

c)

Texture

d)

Tone

e)

Line

4.

Loud, soft, harsh, discordant, melodic, natural, artificial, vocalised, sonorous, high or low pitched.


These descriptive terms must relate to the Art Element of ....?

a)

Sound

b)

Line

c)

Tone

d)

Shape

5.

According to the VCE curriculum, the qualities seen by a viewer when looking at an artwork are the ...?

a)

aesthetic qualities

b)

elemental qualities

c)

formal qualities

d)

value-added-features

6.

Which Element of Art is generated by light reflecting off a surface?

a)

Shape

b)

Line

c)

Tone

d)

Colour

7.

Can the Art Element of Colour be altered to achieve an emotional effect?

a)

Yes

b)

Absolutely!

c)

Neah

d)

No

8.

The following descriptive terms might best describe which Art Element?


... hue, saturation, intensity, brightness, monochromatic, impressionistic, warm, cool, secondary, primary, tertiary, complementary, harmonious, opposite, tinted, adjacent, or triadic....

a)

Sound

b)

Colour

c)

Texture

d)

Shape

9.

When referring to the Art Element of Colour, 'Monochromatic' means......?

a)

different shades, tones and tints of a single base hue.

b)

just one colour.

c)

a boring selection.

d)

done in your favourite colour.

10.

When referring to the Art Element of Colour, 'tints' are achieved by adding white and 'tones' are achieved by adding a darker colour, grey, or black. TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

When referring to the Art Element of Tone, Tonal Contrast might be used by an artist to create...?

a)

a sense of drama

b)

to increase the sense of reality

c)

to make the painting look three-dimensional

d)

all three

12.

The Art Element of TEXTURE describes surface quality, from smooth to rough. TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The term 'Chiaroscuro' is often used to describe the Art Element of Texture. TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

One of the qualities of Gouache paint is that it has a gloss finish. TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

What plant is traditionally used to create natural charcoal sticks?

a)

hemp

b)

willow

c)

grape vine

d)

ivy

16.

The famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci was ....?

a)

French

b)

Armenian

c)

Lithuanian

d)

Italian

17.

The famous artist Gustav Klimt was....?

a)

Austrian

b)

Australian

c)

Belgian

d)

German

18.

The media of Black and White Photography is best suited to exploring the Art Element of .....?

a)

Line

b)

Tone

c)

Texture

d)

Colour

19.

The following terms....

impasto, rough, smooth, natural, irregular, scratched, polished, gritty, furry, uneven, wrinkled...


must relate to describing the Art Element of......?

a)

Line

b)

Texture

c)

Time

d)

Shape

20.

Which of the following is NOT an Art Element?

a)

Scale

b)

Colour

c)

Sound

d)

Texture

21.

Which of the following is NOT an Art Principle?

a)

Variety

b)

Scale

c)

Line

d)

Balance

22.

If you were to include SOUND in an artwork, you are manipulating an Art....?

a)

Element

b)

Principle

23.

'pointillism' is a technique of ......?

a)

painting

b)

photography

c)

composing music

d)

sculpture

24.

Select which components might go into a 2B pencil....

a)

clay

b)

graphite

c)

wood

d)

lead

25.

Which colours come forward and which ones recede?

a)

Warm colours come forward and cool colours recede.

b)

Cool colours come forward and warm colours recede.

26.

These descriptive terms must relate to the Art Element of....


bright, glowing, highlighted, reflected, shiny, ambient, atmospheric, sparkling, localised, diffused, refracted......

a)

Shape

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

Form

27.

Which of these two Art Elements refers specifically to 3D ?

a)

Shape

b)

Form

28.

Which of these two Art Elements refers specifically to 2D ?

a)

Shape

b)

Form

29.

Is TIME an Art Element?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Not sure, can you ask me again tomorrow?

30.

Is LIGHT an Art Principle?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Only if you have 'seen the light'

31.

This artwork was painted by.....?

a)

Picasso

b)

Pollock

c)

Magritte

d)

Mondrian

32.

This was painted by the artist .....?

a)

Rembrandt

b)

Toulouse-Lautrec

c)

Botticelli

d)

Vermeer

33.

Which of the following is NOT an Art Principle?

a)

LIGHT

b)

BALANCE

c)

MOVEMENT

d)

PROPORTION

34.

Who is this man?

a)

Paul Gauguin

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Paul Cezanne

d)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

35.

This female artist appears to be ....?

a)

Cindy Sherman

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Salma Hayek

d)

Georgia O'Keeffe

36.

'A regularly recurring motif/shape/figure'


must refer to the Art Principle of....?

a)

movement

b)

balance

c)

repetition (pattern)

d)

unity

37.

'Variety' is ...?

a)

An Art Element

b)

An Art Principle

c)

Neither an Art Element or an Art Principle

d)

Both an Art Element and an Art Principle

38.

When we discuss the Art Principle 'Space', which sentence seems the MOST UNLIKELY?

a)

The space within a composition can be crowded or empty.

b)

Space can describe the illusion of depth.

c)

Space can describe an atmospheric perspective.

d)

Space can create movement, weight, or suggest emotions.

39.

What do we call the placement or arrangement of visual elements?

a)

A subject

b)

A composition

c)

An aesthetic

d)

Artistic

40.

Looking at the woodblock print 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' by Hokusai, would you describe the colour scheme as Harmonious or Complementary?

a)

Harmonious

b)

Complementary

c)

Neither

d)

Both

41.

Is 'Rhythm' an Art Element or an Art Principle?

a)

An Art Element

b)

An Art Principle

c)

Neither

d)

Both

42.

Which Art Principle might refer to the comparative size of shapes or forms?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Scale

c)

Unity

d)

Variety

43.

Which Art Principle is most likely to feature differences?

a)

Variety

b)

Space

c)

Emphasis/Focal point

d)

Balance

44.

This image is an appropriation of a Monet painting by the artist Banksy. What do you think is the dominant Art Element?

a)

Colour

b)

Sound

c)

Time

d)

Shape

45.

This image is an appropriation of a Monet painting by the artist Banksy. What do you think is the dominant Art Principle?

a)

Emphasis/Focal Point

b)

Movement

c)

Proportion

d)

Repetition/Pattern

46.

What do you think is the dominant Art Principle in this photograph?

a)

Movement

b)

Repetition/Pattern

c)

Balance

d)

Scale

47.

'The artist’s application of art elements make a part or parts of the composition stand out. Artists often use implied or psychic line to draw the eye to a location on an artwork'.


This text must be describing the Art Principle of .....?

a)

Emphasis/Focal point

b)

Repetition (Pattern)

c)

Rhythm

d)

Scale

48.

What is the dominant Art Principle in this photograph?

a)

Variety

b)

Scale

c)

Space

d)

Repetition (Pattern)