FoA exam vocab

Question 1

abstract

Answer 1

not concerned with realistic representation

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

dealing with personal sense of beauty

Question 3

analysis

Answer 3

breakdown of parts for examination

Question 4

art criticism

Answer 4

the analytic process used to evaluate artwork

Question 5

assemblage

Answer 5

artworks constructed from parts of other objects

Question 6

brainstorming

Answer 6

generating many ideas by sketching or taking notes

Question 7

charcoal

Answer 7

a drawing material made from charred wood

Question 8

collage

Answer 8

a composition created by gluing together pieces of paper, photographs, cloth, etc.

Question 9

composition

Answer 9

arrangement or placement

Question 10

contour

Answer 10

a line showing only edges

Question 11

contrast

Answer 11

difference

Question 12

contrast

Answer 12

a way to create emphasis or focus on a visual area

Question 13

creativity

Answer 13

ability to find new solutions to a problem

Question 14

criteria

Answer 14

standards used as basis for assessment

Question 15

critic

Answer 15

a person who evaluates

Question 16

drawings, prints, paintings

Answer 16

two dimensional artworks that have height and width

Question 17

emotionalism

Answer 17

an aesthetic theory emphasizing the expressive qualities of an artwork

Question 18

formalism

Answer 18

an aesthetic theory emphasizing the visual qualities of an artwork

Question 19

genre

Answer 19

style of art showing scenes of everyday life

Question 20

gesture

Answer 20

quick sketch of a figure in action

Question 21

gradation

Answer 21

a gradual transition in color or value

Question 22

hatching

Answer 22

a technique of shading using a series of parallel lines

Question 23

highlight

Answer 23

area receiving the greatest amount of light

Question 24

imagination

Answer 24

images made up from the mind

Question 25

imitationalism

Answer 25

an aesthetic theory emphasizing the literal qualities of an artwork

Question 26

interpret

Answer 26

to explain the meaning of

Question 27

mixed media

Answer 27

artworks that incorporate a variety of materials

Question 28

mood

Answer 28

feeling

Question 29

movement

Answer 29

implied motion

Question 30

narrative

Answer 30

art that tells a story

Question 31

non-objective

Answer 31

not concerned with representational imagery

Question 32

observation

Answer 32

looking at real objects, figures, or environments

Question 33

overlapping

Answer 33

a way to create the illusion of depth

Question 34

perspective

Answer 34

point of view

Question 35

prints

Answer 35

artworks that are multiples of an image

Question 36

proportion

Answer 36

relationship of size

Question 37

render

Answer 37

to represent realistically

Question 38

repetition

Answer 38

a way to unify visual elements in a composition

Question 39

sculpture

Answer 39

three dimensional artworks that have height, width, and depth

Question 40

sketch

Answer 40

a quickly drawn visual idea

Question 41

stages of art criticism

Answer 41

description, analysis, interpretation, judgment

Question 42

stylize

Answer 42

to change or simplify the subject

Question 43

symbol

Answer 43

a representation

Question 44

symmetrical

Answer 44

a form of visual balance

Question 45

tempera

Answer 45

an opaque paint medium

Question 46

thumbnails

Answer 46

a series of small sketch ideas

Question 47

tonal gradation

Answer 47

using value to create a sense of form

Question 48

unity

Answer 48

a quality of oneness or wholeness in a composition

Question 49

universal theme

Answer 49

ideas and perceptions that transcend culture, time, and place

Question 50

watercolor

Answer 50

a transparent paint medium