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HSC Visual Arts Study

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not an element of art?

a)

Balance

b)

Texture

c)

Line

d)

Colour

2.

a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.)

a)

landscape

b)

installation

c)

still life

d)

sculpture

3.

Where are mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests painted?

a)

still life

b)

sculpture

c)

landscape

d)

fashion design

4.

the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way

a)

graphic design

b)

installation

c)

sculpture

d)

portrait

5.

Bansky was famous for this type of Artworks.

a)

Film

b)

Performance Art

c)

Street Art

d)

Photography

6.

What technological advancement in the 19th century made painters more expressive?

a)

Television

b)

Photography

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Printing Press

7.

What visual art form is traditionally defined as a wet medium applied on a flat surface?

a)

Pottery

b)

Mosaics

c)

Sculptures

d)

Paintings

8.

What do you call an artist that is commissioned to conceptualize and create paintings of surfaces of structures?

a)

Sculptor

b)

Architect

c)

Designer

d)

Muralist

9.

What was Pablo Picasso most famous Anti-War painting

a)

THE WEEPING WOMAN

b)

GUERNICA

c)

LA VIE

d)

UNTITLED

10.

This artwork uses what type of color scheme?

a)

Warm colors

b)

complimentary colors

c)

monochromatic colors

d)

primary colors

11.

This artwork uses what type of color scheme?

a)

Warm colors

b)

complimentary colors

c)

monochromatic colors

d)

primary colors

12.

How did Monet create a sense of space in his painting?

a)

By adding texture to the haystacks

b)

Using one-point perspective

c)

Using overlapping and size

13.

What technique uses a horizon line and vanishing point to create the illusion of space?

a)

Focus

b)

one-point perspective

c)

Overlapping

14.

Why do artists use movement in their artwork?

a)

to draw the viewers eye away from unfinished areas

b)

to allow the viewers eye to drift out of the artwork

c)

to help the viewers eye travel from one area to another

15.

Which image represents Radial Balance?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

16.

Which image best represents Symmetric Balance?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

17.

Which image represents Asymmetric Balance?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

18.

Which is the best definition of complimentary colors?

a)

Colors found opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green.

b)

Red, yellow, blue. You cannot make these colors by mixing other colors

c)

Colors that create a warm feeling in an artwork

19.

Which of the following is the best definition of unity in an artwork?

a)

When an artist creates one area of focus or emphasis in an artwork

b)

The quality of an artwork in which the elements are visually equal

c)

The feeling of oneness that occurs when all the parts of a design fit together well harmoniously

20.

Analyze the work of art by Vincent Van Gogh. Which statement is true?

a)

Van Gogh used line and texture to create a sense of movement in the painting

b)

Van Gogh used warm and cool colors to create contrast

c)

Van Gogh used color and texture to throughout the painting to create unity

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

21.

The activity or occupation of making pictures or designs by pressing them on to specially prepared plates or blocks is

a)

Painting

b)

Pottery

c)

Mixed Media

d)

Printmaking

22.

A technique in which images are depicted on a surface by making lines, shapes, or shading using graphite, pen, or ink is

a)

Drawing

b)

Sculpture

c)

Fiber Art

d)

Pottery

23.

A style of fine art which uses textiles such as fabric, yarn, and natural and synthetic fibers is

a)

Printmaking

b)

Drawing

c)

Fiber Art

d)

Painting

24.

To make a picture of a figure, landscape, etc with pigment applied to a surface such as canvas or paper is

a)

Drawing

b)

Painting

c)

Mixed Media

d)

Fiber Art

25.

Thought to be the oldest known work of art, created during prehistoric times between 30,000 and 20,000 BC.

a)

Venus of Willendorf

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Pantheon

d)

Pyramids

26.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to? COLOUR

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

27.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

GENERAL PUBLIC

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

28.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

WORLD EVENTS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

29.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

A person's techniques

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

30.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

RELIGIOUS EVENTS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

31.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

FAMILY

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

32.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

SKILLS & PROCESS in making an artwork

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

33.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

MEDIA

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

34.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

COMPOSITION

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

35.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

SCALE

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

36.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

ART CRITICS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

37.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

OTHER ARTISTS, DEALERS AND CURATORS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

38.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

POLITICS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

39.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

40.

Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?

TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS

a)

WORLD

b)

ARTIST

c)

AUDIENCE

d)

ARTWORK

41.

Art History and Art Criticism are part of:

a)

The Artist

b)

The Artwork

c)

The Audience

d)

The World

42.

The subjective frame is concerned with:

a)

Feelings, emotions, imagination and experience

b)

Signs, symbols and structure

c)

Cultural identity

d)

Visual language

43.

The structural frame:

a)

Investigates how artworks challenge the mainstream

b)

Arises from a system of signs and symbols

c)

Refers to the structure of societies

d)

Explores artworks as visual texts

44.

The cultural frame:

a)

Explores imagination

b)

Helps to develop ideas about about the world around us

c)

Looks at new ways of interpreting artworks

d)

Refers to the structures of societies and communities

45.

The Archibald prize is:

a)

A difficult prize to be selected in

b)

A well known and highly publicized portrait prize

c)

A prize which is not very important

d)

A sculpture prize

46.

The postmodern frame:

a)

Allows students to reinterpret and appropriate images from popular culture

b)

Builds social identity

c)

Arises from signs and symbols

d)

Is concerned with individual feeling

47.

Choose the list that correctly names the three content areas in Art?

a)

Art types, Frames, Something

b)

Frames, everything and something

c)

No concept, Something, Practice

d)

Practice, Conceptual Framework, The Frames

48.

Which Frame do these points & question belong to:

B/D, gender, social/policitical & technological influences, does the artist belong to an art movement?

a)

Subjective

b)

Postmodern

c)

Cultural

d)

Structural

49.

Which Frame do these questions belong to:

Is the artwork about imagination or subconscious thoughts, does the artist want the viewer to respond emotionally to the work? What suggests this?

a)

Cultural

b)

Postmodern

c)

Structural

d)

Subjective

50.

Which Frame do these questions belong to:

Explain the signs and symbols in the work and their intended meaning, has the meaning of symbols changed over time? what materials and techniques are used? How?

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

51.

Which Frame do these questions belong to:

Does it use appropriation or juxtaposition? How does the artist challenge long held beliefs, traditions or conventions?How does the artist explore new ideas including popular culture or new technology?

a)

Cultural

b)

Postmodern

c)

Subjective

d)

Structural