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Pre Knowledge Visual Arts

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 5hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An element of art that refers to the lightness and darkness of a color.
a)
hue
b)
value
c)
movement
d)
contrast
2.

There are two types of shape. What are they?

a)

Regular and irregular shape

b)

Geometric and irregular shape

c)

Geometric and organic shape

d)

Organic shape and regular shape

3.

Which one is vertical line?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4.

What are the three primary colors?

a)

Purple, Green, Orange

b)

Red, Blue, Yellow

c)

Red, Blue, Green

d)

Red, Blue, Orange

5.

What is illustrated above?

a)

Tertiary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Monochromatic Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

6.

What colors are displayed above?

a)

Tertiary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Complimentary Colors

7.

What are the colors named made from mixing 1 primary and 1 secondary color?

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Gorgeous

8.

Colors that are directly opposite/across on the color wheel. When mixed together, they makes neutral gray or brown.

a)

Complementary

b)

Value

c)

Analogous

d)

Spectrum

9.

Name the Elements of Art.

a)

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Metal

b)

Balance, Rhythm, Movement, Contrast, Unity, Emphasis

c)

Line, Shape, Form, Color, Space, Texture, Value

10.

This image is a good example of which principle?

a)

Pattern

b)

Form

c)

Line

d)

Color

11.

This image is a good example of what principle?

a)

Space

b)

Emphasis

c)

Line

d)

Texture

12.

This painting by Vincent Van Gogh demonstrates which principle?

a)

Movement/Rhythm

b)

Symmetry

13.

Rhythm is the __________ of visual movement--colors, shapes, or lines. Fill in the missing word.

a)

Repetition

b)

Stopping

c)

Replacing

14.

The principle of balance refers to the distribution of visual weight in a work of art. This famous image, popular in Chinese culture, is called...

a)

Yin & Yang

b)

The Peace Symbol

c)

Cosmos/Astrological Symbol

15.
This American artist was famous for their paintings of enlarged flowers.
a)
Georgia O'Keeffe
b)
Grant Wood
c)
Jackson Pollock
d)
Andy Warhol
16.

Which type of visual art involves using different materials in one piece?

a)

collage

b)

illustration

c)

photography

d)

sculpture

17.

The way in which personal concerns can be paramount to an artist in his or her artmaking

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

18.

Artists mirroring the values and influences of society

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

19.

The way in which personal concerns can be paramount to an artist in his or her artmaking

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

20.

Artists mirroring the values and influences of society

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

21.

The personal beliefs and values of the artist as conveyed through the work

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

22.

The aesthetic order within the artwork- the signs and symbols used to convey meaning

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

23.

The effective use of visual codes and conventions to convey ideas

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

24.

Emerging technologies such as digital art and the huge impact on aesthetic conditions

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

25.

The ability of artworks to provoke emotional, sensory and intellectual responses from the viewer

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

26.

The formal elements of the artwork that demonstrate certain rules and conventions relating to style, genre or material practice

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

27.

The use of irony, parody and recontextualisation

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

28.

The audience often takes over from the artist as the most important element in constructing meaning

a)

Structural

b)

Subjective

c)

Cultural

d)

Postmodern

29.

How many agencies are in the Conceptual Framework?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

30.

What are the four agencies of the Conceptual Framework?

a)

Artist, School, Artwork, Audience

b)

Artwork, Artist, Audience, Word

c)

Museum, Artwork, World, Artist

d)

World, Audience, Students, Artwork

31.

Which artist created Spiral Jetty

a)

Christo and Jeanne Claude

b)

Ana Mendieta

c)

Richard Long

d)

Robert Smithson

32.

What does the Structural Frame explore

a)

Signs and Symbols

b)

Emotions and Imagination

c)

Race, Gender, and Religion

d)

Irony, Parody and Humor

33.

Which artist created this video work?

a)

Stelarc

b)

Bill Viola

c)

Yayoi Kusama

d)

Nam June Paik

34.

What does the World refer to?

a)

Our Emotions

b)

Artworks and Artists

c)

Time and Place

d)

The Audience

35.

Who are the audience?

a)

Historians and Critics

b)

General Public

c)

Your Pet

d)

Nobody

36.

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

a)

Art types, Frames, World

b)

Frames, artmaking,

Cultural

c)

Concept, Something, Practice

d)

Practice, Conceptual Framework, The Frames

37.

PRACTICE IS THE FIRST CONTENT AREA AND HAS TWO PARTS:

select the correct two.

a)

the materials and orderly use of materials

b)

artists and their continuing work

c)

Conceptual ideas and the Materials/ techniques of the artist

d)

what they see and use

38.

THE FRAMES IS THE THIRD CONTENT AREA AND HAS FOUR PARTS:

name those four parts:

a)

Subjective Frame, Cultural Frame, Structural Frame, Postmodern Frame

b)

Subjective Frame , Structural Frame , Postmodern Frame

c)

Cultural, Structural, Subjective, Structural

d)

Postmodern, Cultural, Subjective Frames

39.

Choose two lists of questions belonging to Practice:

a)

What conceptual choices has the artist made? What historical or social issues and what political ideas have informed this choice?

b)

What historical or social issues and what political ideas have informed this choice? What are the Frames and more Frames and more concepts?

c)

How have processes, procedures or conventions informed the work.

How has the choice of materials and techniques informed the representation of their ideas?

d)

Why do artists not understand anything and only relate to the Frames.

40.

Select two lists of questions belonging to the agency: Artwork. (Conceptual Framework)

a)

How are signs, symbols, codes or conventions used to convey meaning?

b)

How do artists think about what to do and paint at the same time?

c)

Has the meaning of the work changed over time?

d)

How would the meaning of a canvas painting change if it was rolled up

41.

Select two lists of questions that belong to the agency: ARTIST (Conceptual Framework)

a)

Doesn't anyone understand the importance of the Conceptual Framework?

b)

How have the artist's personal experiences and values influenced the work?

c)

Is the artist influenced by the practice of others? Are artists still important and

what is that supposed to be?

d)

Is the artist influenced by the practice of others, an art movement or a style? How is this evident?

42.

Select three lists of questions that belong to the agency: WORLD (Conceptual Framework)

a)

How are advancements in science, technology or material practice evident in the work?

b)

Are world events or shared experiences represented? How?

c)

Are the specific cultural beliefs and conventions of a time and place represented in the work? How?

d)

Are google world maps going out of business and will that influence the specific cultural beliefs and conventions of a time and place represented.

43.

Select two lists of questions that belong to the agency: AUDIENCE (Conceptual Framework)

a)

Who was the intended audience for the work? Has this changed over time?

b)

How do audiences interact with or think about artworks and give them new meanings?

c)

Think about artworks and give them new meanings like how do audiences order pizza online?

d)

Where would an informed audiences go to get library books?

44.

What is an Art Historian?

4 lines
45.

What is an Art Critic?

4 lines
46.

Which images best addresses the Elements and Principles of Art?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

The Postmodern Frame looks at how art may represent ...

a)

Ideas and critical practices which challenge traditional conventions, canons, values and histories of art.

b)

Communication and the system of signs.

c)

Cultural and social meaning.

d)

Personal and psychological experience.

48.

In Visual Art I would like to learn more skills in... (You may choose more than one option).

a)

Drawing / charcoal

b)

Photography

c)

Clay/Sculpture

d)

Painting/water colour

e)

Video Art

49.

What is your prefered medium of choice?

a)

Drawing - pencil / lead / charcoal

b)

Painting - Acrylic or oil

c)

Sculpture - clay or wire

d)

Multimedia - photography film

e)

Mixed Media a combination of materials including but not limited to collage, painting drawing, sculpture and multimedia

50.

I am interested in Art History and Art Criticism?

a)

Yes, I would like to continue to learn more about how art has evolved throughout history.

b)

Yes, I am interested in how people respond and react to artworks and how this has changed over time.

c)

I am not sure what to expect in Art History and Art Criticism and therefore don't really have an opinion.

d)

Art history and art criticism is not my strongest point of interest.

51.

The lights and darks of an object is known as_______

a)

shape

b)

texture

c)

value

d)

form