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Art vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does abstract art look like?

a)

A composition that does not represent reality

b)

A composition that has figurative elements in it

c)

A composition that includes silhouettes

d)

A composition that includes dark and haunting subject matter

2.

What does uncanny mean?

a)

Experimental paint work

b)

The work is all about process

c)

Something familiar yet foreign

d)

The artwork explores symbolism

3.

What is figurative Art

a)

Artwork that is humorous

b)

Something that represents the human body

c)

Artwork that is all about process

d)

Art that explore expressive drawing

4.

How would you describe Impressionism?

a)

Art that is all about the ideas.

b)

Art that uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.

c)

Art that is decorative.

d)

Art that depicts the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and colour.

5.

When was the renaissance period?

a)

17th and 18th century

b)

15th and 16th century

c)

19th and 20th century

d)

When cavemen walked the earth

6.

What is contemporary Art?

a)

Art that can be interpreted in any way.

b)

Art that explores dance.

c)

Art that spans the last 200 years.

d)

Art that refers specifically to the Art of the today. It is produced by artists who live in our current time.

7.

What does hyper-realism mean?

a)

Artwork that is based on literature.

b)

Art that explores expressive brushmarks.

c)

Art that depicts things from life.

d)

Art that is extremally realistic.

8.

What does conceptual work look like?

a)

A work that is seen for its ideas more than the finished art object.

b)

Art that is seen for the process behind it rather than the finished art object.

9.

What is negative space?

a)

Space that is unoccupied by elements in the artwork.

b)

Space that is occupied by elements in the artwork.

10.

Pick the artwork that most typifies cubism.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which artwork do you think is conceptual?

a)
b)
c)
12.

Which is an impressionist piece of work?

a)
b)
c)