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WorksheetsHSC Visual Arts Study
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of these is not an element of art?
Balance
Texture
Line
Colour
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.)
landscape
installation
still life
sculpture
Where are mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests painted?
still life
sculpture
landscape
fashion design
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
graphic design
installation
sculpture
portrait
Bansky was famous for this type of Artworks.
Film
Performance Art
Street Art
Photography
What technological advancement in the 19th century made painters more expressive?
Television
Photography
Steam Engine
Printing Press
What visual art form is traditionally defined as a wet medium applied on a flat surface?
Pottery
Mosaics
Sculptures
Paintings
What do you call an artist that is commissioned to conceptualize and create paintings of surfaces of structures?
Sculptor
Architect
Designer
Muralist
What was Pablo Picasso most famous Anti-War painting
THE WEEPING WOMAN
GUERNICA
LA VIE
UNTITLED
This artwork uses what type of color scheme?
Warm colors
complimentary colors
monochromatic colors
primary colors
This artwork uses what type of color scheme?
Warm colors
complimentary colors
monochromatic colors
primary colors
How did Monet create a sense of space in his painting?
By adding texture to the haystacks
Using one-point perspective
Using overlapping and size
What technique uses a horizon line and vanishing point to create the illusion of space?
Focus
one-point perspective
Overlapping
Why do artists use movement in their artwork?
to draw the viewers eye away from unfinished areas
to allow the viewers eye to drift out of the artwork
to help the viewers eye travel from one area to another
Which image represents Radial Balance?
A.
B.
C.
Which image best represents Symmetric Balance?
A.
B.
C.
Which image represents Asymmetric Balance?
A.
B.
C.
Which is the best definition of complimentary colors?
Colors found opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green.
Red, yellow, blue. You cannot make these colors by mixing other colors
Colors that create a warm feeling in an artwork
Which of the following is the best definition of unity in an artwork?
When an artist creates one area of focus or emphasis in an artwork
The quality of an artwork in which the elements are visually equal
The feeling of oneness that occurs when all the parts of a design fit together well harmoniously
Analyze the work of art by Vincent Van Gogh. Which statement is true?
Van Gogh used line and texture to create a sense of movement in the painting
Van Gogh used warm and cool colors to create contrast
Van Gogh used color and texture to throughout the painting to create unity
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The activity or occupation of making pictures or designs by pressing them on to specially prepared plates or blocks is
Painting
Pottery
Mixed Media
Printmaking
A technique in which images are depicted on a surface by making lines, shapes, or shading using graphite, pen, or ink is
Drawing
Sculpture
Fiber Art
Pottery
A style of fine art which uses textiles such as fabric, yarn, and natural and synthetic fibers is
Printmaking
Drawing
Fiber Art
Painting
To make a picture of a figure, landscape, etc with pigment applied to a surface such as canvas or paper is
Drawing
Painting
Mixed Media
Fiber Art
Thought to be the oldest known work of art, created during prehistoric times between 30,000 and 20,000 BC.
Venus of Willendorf
Hieroglyphics
Pantheon
Pyramids
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to? COLOUR
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
GENERAL PUBLIC
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
WORLD EVENTS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
A person's techniques
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
RELIGIOUS EVENTS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
FAMILY
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
SKILLS & PROCESS in making an artwork
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
MEDIA
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
COMPOSITION
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
SCALE
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
ART CRITICS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
OTHER ARTISTS, DEALERS AND CURATORS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
POLITICS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Which agency of the artworld does this concept relate to?
TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS
WORLD
ARTIST
AUDIENCE
ARTWORK
Art History and Art Criticism are part of:
The Artist
The Artwork
The Audience
The World
The subjective frame is concerned with:
Feelings, emotions, imagination and experience
Signs, symbols and structure
Cultural identity
Visual language
The structural frame:
Investigates how artworks challenge the mainstream
Arises from a system of signs and symbols
Refers to the structure of societies
Explores artworks as visual texts
The cultural frame:
Explores imagination
Helps to develop ideas about about the world around us
Looks at new ways of interpreting artworks
Refers to the structures of societies and communities
The Archibald prize is:
A difficult prize to be selected in
A well known and highly publicized portrait prize
A prize which is not very important
A sculpture prize
The postmodern frame:
Allows students to reinterpret and appropriate images from popular culture
Builds social identity
Arises from signs and symbols
Is concerned with individual feeling
Choose the list that correctly names the three content areas in Art?
Art types, Frames, Something
Frames, everything and something
No concept, Something, Practice
Practice, Conceptual Framework, The Frames
Which Frame do these points & question belong to:
B/D, gender, social/policitical & technological influences, does the artist belong to an art movement?
Subjective
Postmodern
Cultural
Structural
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?
Cultural
Postmodern
Structural
Subjective
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?
Structural
Subjective
Cultural
Postmodern
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?
Cultural
Postmodern
Subjective
Structural
