Gateways to Art 2.1

Question 1

Shape

Answer 1

the two-dimensional area the boundaries of which are defined by lines or suggested by changes in color or value

Question 2

Form

Answer 2

An object that can be defined in three dimensions (height, width, and depth)

Question 3

Line

Answer 3

a mark, or implied mark, between two endpoints

Question 4

Sketch

Answer 4

a rough preliminary version of a work or part of a work

Question 5

Fresco

Answer 5

a technique where the artist paints onto freshly applied plaster. From the Italian fresco, fresh

Question 6

Medium (plural media)

Answer 6

the material on or fro which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example canvas and oil paint, marble, engraving, video, or architecture

Question 7

Texture

Answer 7

the surface quality of a work, for example fine/coarse, detailed/lacking in detail

Question 8

Emphasis

Answer 8

the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work

Question 9

value

Answer 9

the lightness or darkness of a plane in a work

Question 10

Background

Answer 10

the part of a work depicted as behind the main figures

Question 11

Pigment

Answer 11

the colorant in art materials. Often made form finely ground minerals

Question 12

Color

Answer 12

the optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into a separate wavelength

Question 13

Style

Answer 13

a characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a work an identifiable form of visual expression

Question 14

Renaissance

Answer 14

a period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century

Question 15

Ground

Answer 15

the surface or background onto which an artist paints or draws

Question 16

Hatching

Answer 16

the use of non-overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness

Question 17

Expressive

Answer 17

capable of stirring the emotions of the viewer

Question 18

subject

Answer 18

the person, object, or space depicted in a work of art

Question 19

Contrast

Answer 19

a drastic difference between such elements as color or value (lightness/darkness)

Question 20

Highlight

Answer 20

an area of lightest value in a work

Question 21

Binder

Answer 21

a substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface

Question 22

Cross-hatching

Answer 22

the use of overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness

Question 23

foreground

Answer 23

the part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer

Question 24

composition

Answer 24

the overall design or organization

Question 25

focal point

Answer 25

the center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element

Question 26

Conceptual art

Answer 26

a work in which the ideas are often as important as how it is made

Question 27

cast

Answer 27

a sculpture or artwork made by pouring a liquid (for example molten metal or plaster) into a mold

Question 28

contour

Answer 28

the outline that defines a form

Question 29

Rhythm

Answer 29

the regular or ordered repetition of elements in the work

Question 30

Three-dimensional

Answer 30

having height, width, and depth

Question 31

outline

Answer 31

he outermost line of an object or figure by which it is defined or bounded