'20 8VA Examination Revision

Question 1

'Head of a Soldier' uses SIZE to communicate intense emotions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Whatever your carve OUT, will appear as black in the final lino print.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The World (from the Conceptual Framework) could help us to understand what?

Accepted Answer

What historical events were happening at the time.

Question 4

'Head of a Soldier' uses COLOUR to communicate intense emotions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Composition in art refers to what?

Accepted Answer

The arrangement of elements within a work of art.

Question 6

Which primary colours would you mix to create RED?

Accepted Answer

None, red is a primary colour.

Question 7

'Weeping Woman' is an Impressionist artwork by Pablo Picasso.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which of these was NOT a common subject matter of Impressionist artworks?

Accepted Answer

Religious, political, and/ or morally-uplifting narratives

Question 9

Margaret Preston was NOT influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A male-dominated art world that told her to paint traditional landscapes

Question 10

'Subject matter' in art refers to what?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

'Head of a Soldier' is an anti–war portrait.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Margaret Preston combined which art forms/ styles?

Accepted Answer

Impressionist painting, Japanese woodblock printing, Aboriginal designs

Question 13

An artist's Conceptual Practice refers to...

Accepted Answer

The ideas they develop for their artmaking.

Question 14

'Guernica' by Pablo Picasso was inspired by which event?

Accepted Answer

Invention of black and white television

Question 15

An artist's practice involves...

Accepted Answer

Her/ his Material and Conceptual Practice.

Question 16

Which primary colours would you mix to create PURPLE?

Accepted Answer

Blue and red

Question 17

If an artwork is non-traditional, what Frame is the artist using?

Accepted Answer

Postmodern

Question 18

What is the subject matter of 'The Scream'?

Accepted Answer

A screaming figure, with their hands on their head.

Question 19

If an audience is made to feel sad or angry, what Frame is being used by the artist?

Accepted Answer

Subjective

Question 20

Why did the Impressionists break from tradition, and paint in the way that they did?

Accepted Answer

They were influenced by a changing, new modern world

Question 21

What is the difference between 'warm' and 'cool' primary colours?

Accepted Answer

Warm colour appear 'warmer', and have a slightly red undertone.

Question 22

When handing a lino tool to someone else, you must pass it to them holding onto the blade-end.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What Frame are we 'looking through' when we look at an artist's race and/ or cultural heritage?

Accepted Answer

Cultural

Question 24

Which element of 'Weeping Woman' does NOT communicate the reality and emotions mourning?

Accepted Answer

The Cubist's use of primary colours.

Question 25

Edvard Munch communicated terror and anxiety through which element(s) of the artwork, 'The Scream'?

Accepted Answer

A swirling, overpowering sky, and a lone ghostly figure.

Question 26

Which Conceptual Framework agent refers to the role of the viewer?

Accepted Answer

Audience

Question 27

When we look at the materials and processes an artist uses, which Frame do we use?

Accepted Answer

Structural

Question 28

Which statement is NOT true about the Impressionists?

Accepted Answer

They were immediately embraced by art critics and audiences.

Question 29

'Substitution' is an example of a Postmodern (Frame) technique.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

The Conceptual Framework has four 'agents' or agencies. What are they?

Accepted Answer

World, Artist, Audience, Artwork

Question 31

What is an Artist's Practice?

Accepted Answer

The intention, techniques and processes of an artist., The emotions they feel when creating/ viewing the artwork.

Question 32

'Head of a Soldier' was painted by which Australian artist?

Accepted Answer

Sharon Nolan

Question 33

A mirror image is an example of asymmetry.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

An artist's material practice includes what?

Accepted Answer

Their use of mediums such as oil paint, clay, pencil, ink.

Question 35

Which question might we ask when looking at an artwork through the Postmodern Frame?

Accepted Answer

How has the artist used appropriation?

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a step involved in creating 'Puppy'?

Accepted Answer

Creating multiple prints, until the best is achieved

Question 37

The first firing process of clay is referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

Bisque fire

Question 38

'The Scream' was created by which artist?

Accepted Answer

Edvard Munch

Question 39

Which Frame looks at the influence of gender, race and social class?

Accepted Answer

Cultural

Question 40

The Subjective Frame is about what?

Accepted Answer

Artists' emotions and imagination.

Question 41

When we look at the Artist (from the Conceptual Framework), what question might we ask?

Accepted Answer

Who created the artwork?

Question 42

When joining clay, what MUST you do?

Accepted Answer

Cross-hatch, apply slurry, and apply pressure.

Question 43

What are the four Frames we use to talk about artworks?

Accepted Answer

Subjective, Structural, Cultural, Postmodern

Question 44

Which primary colours would you mix to create ORANGE?

Accepted Answer

Red and yellow

Question 45

Which event did NOT influence Munch's painting of 'The Scream'?

Accepted Answer

A large gambling loss.

Question 46

Lino tools can be used to carve all surfaces, including wood.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 47

'Appropriation' is an example of a Postmodern (Frame) technique.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

What does 'Puppy' by Jeff Koons represent?

Accepted Answer

Optimism, playfulness & security

Question 49

Which question might we ask when looking at an artwork through the Cultural Frame?

Accepted Answer

Is this artwork telling us about the artist’s religious beliefs?

Question 50

What do the Frames in Visual Arts do?

Accepted Answer

The Frames are different ways of looking at artworks.

'20 8VA Examination Revision

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'20 8VA Examination Revision

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