24 Questions
What is the primary function of music?
To express various ideas and emotions
Which of the following is a common characteristic of artists who believe in 'arts for the sake of arts'?
They believe the world is stable and in harmony
What is the common theme among sculptures?
They are more functional than painting and literature
What is the primary subject of representational art?
Any person, object, scene, or event
Which of the following styles of art is often associated with artists who believe in arts as a medium of social change?
Social realism
What is the primary goal of artists who believe in arts as a medium of social change?
To change the world and make it a more equitable place
What is the common material used by artists who believe in arts as a medium of social change?
Indigenous materials
What is the primary emotion expressed in the art of artists who believe in 'arts for the sake of arts'?
Serenity
What is the primary function of light and shadow in visual arts?
To model a figure in depth
What is the term used to describe the surface treatment of an artistic work?
Texture
What is the term used to describe the relative degree of lightness and darkness in a visual artwork?
Value
Which of the following is a classification of hue?
Warm
What is the term used to describe the visual shape of an object or thing found in nature?
Form
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of all parts of a visual artwork to create a complete work of art?
Space
What is the term used to describe the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by it?
Color
What happens to a hue when it is completely neutralized?
It loses its color and becomes gray
What is the primary characteristic of subjective meaning in art?
It is a personal meaning conveyed by the artist using private symbolism
What is required to fully understand the meanings of many works of art?
Effort and study of the culture that produced the artwork
What is the primary function of an artist's medium?
To communicate the artist's ideas
What is the characteristic that distinguishes visual arts from auditory arts?
The ability to be seen or heard
What is the primary difference between two-dimensional and three-dimensional visual arts?
The number of dimensions the artwork occupies
What is the characteristic that defines combined arts?
They exist in space and time
What is the primary focus of an artist's technique?
To control the medium to achieve the desired effect
What is the result of an artist's ability to fulfill the technical requirements of their work?
A fulfillment of the technical requirements
Study Notes
Elements of Visual Arts
- Value: refers to the light and dark of a graphic work of art, indicating the degree of luminosity, with white being the highest value and dark being the lowest.
- Value gives the impression of solidity, distance, and illusion of depth.
- Light and Shadow (Chiaroscuro): a means of modeling a figure in depth and articulating the form.
Form
- Refers to the external appearance of a clearly defined area or the visual shape of an object or thing found in nature.
- Regular forms include square, circle, rectangular, oval, triangle, and others.
- Forms can be natural, geometric, abstract, or non-objective.
Color
- Refers to the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by it.
- Properties of color include:
- Hue: the particular identity of a color, with principal hues being red, yellow, and blue.
- Warm colors: red or yellow is dominant.
- Cool colors: blue is the dominant color.
- Value: darkness or brightness.
- Intensity: darkness or brightness of a color.
Texture
- Refers to the surface treatment of an artistic work to give variety and beauty to any work of art.
Space
- Concerned with making all parts functional so that all parts of the work of art contribute to the whole.
- Space exists as an illusion in graphic presentation.
Medium
- Refers to the means by which an artist communicates their ideas.
- The materials an artist uses to translate their feelings or thoughts into a beautiful reality.
- Three classifications of medium:
- Visual Arts (Space Arts): those mediums which can be seen or occupy space.
- Auditory Arts (Time Arts): mediums that can be heard and are expressed in time.
- Combined Arts (Performing Arts): mediums that can be both heard and seen and exist in both space and time.
Technique
- Refers to the manner in which an artist controls their medium to achieve the desired effect.
- The ability by which an artist fulfills the technical requirements of their particular work of art.
Music and its Function
- Music is the art of combining and regulating sounds of varying pitch to produce compositions expressive of various ideas and emotions.
- The two sources of music in its origin are dances and religion.
Sculpture and its Function
- Sculpture is the art of carving, molding, or producing works of art in three dimensions.
- Examples of sculpture include religion and its churches, coins, icons, monuments, and others.
Two Schools of Thought in Arts
- Artists who believe solely in "arts for the sake of arts", or arts as plain aesthetics and individual satisfaction, with a focus on natural objects, serenity, purity, stability, and harmony.
- Artists who believe in arts as a medium or instrument of social change, with a focus on social issues, injustice, oppression, and exploitation.
The Subject of Art
- The subject of art can refer to any person, object, scene, or even represented in a work of art.
- Representational art includes painting, sculpture, graphic arts, literature, theatre, and others.
Learn about the elements and organization of visual arts, including value, light, and dark in graphic works of art and painting.
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