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Art I Vocabulary Semester 1 Test

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  1. subject
  2. geometric shapes
  3. chiaroscuro
  4. implied lines
  5. free-form (organic) shapes
  1. a irregular and uneven shapes; their outlines may be curved, angular, or a combination of both; occur often in nature; may be silhouettes of living things, like animals, people, or plants; Henri Matesse used these in his paper cut-out designs
  2. b the part of the work that the viewer can easily recognize
  3. c arrangement of light and shadow

    -this concept was introduced by Italian artists during the Renaissance period. "Chiaro" means "bright"; "Oscuro" means "dark". Baroque artist used it for dramatic lighting effects in their paintings
  4. d a series of points or shapes that the viewer's eyes automatically connect
  5. e precise shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas; made up of all straight lines and angles

    -used for decoration, uniformity, and organization

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. lines that are always bending and changing direction gradually (no sharp angles)
  2. the place on the horizon line where all of the orthogonal lines in a drawing point; placement determines point of view
  3. the part of the picture plane that is farthest away
  4. lines that define the edges and surface ridges of an object to create a boundry seperating one are from another
  5. (in art) a mark drawn with a pointed, moving tool wich has length and with and is thought of as being one-dimensional

5 True/False Questions

  1. symbolsthe part of the work that the viewer can easily recognize

          

  2. silhouettethe art element that refers to darkness or light; depends on how much light an object's surface reflects (light if it reflects a lot of light; dark if it reflects little light)

          

  3. shapea two-dimensional area that is defined in some way: by its outline or by its area

          

  4. worm's eye viewa very high viewpoint above (looking down on) the objects

          

  5. valuethe art element that refers to darkness or light; depends on how much light an object's surface reflects (light if it reflects a lot of light; dark if it reflects little light)