Nat 5 Expressive Critical Vocab

Question 1

Real texture describes:

Accepted Answer

the surface quality of an artwork

Question 2

The composition is simple and uncluttered.

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True

Question 3

Composition: What creates the focal point in this image?

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Line Direction, Placement

Question 4

This artist has used "impasto" technique?

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True

Question 5

Scale is "how big things are" or "how big things appear to be"

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True

Question 6

In this painting, the composition is very tightly framed. This extreme close-up of the woman’s face ensures...

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that we focus on the grief on her face, that all attention is on her face and her facial expression

Question 7

Van Gogh's dashed brushstrokes...

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swirl around his head, drawing attention to his face, create a sense of movement & energy

Question 8

What is a composition in art?

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the way elements, objects, and figures are arranged

Question 9

What is "Style" in Art?

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The overall look of the piece, the effect of an art movement on the work

Question 10

Mood and Atmosphere is "the feeling communicated by a work of art"

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True

Question 11

This shows which composition rule?

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Rule of Thirds

Question 12

This painting uses complementary colours?

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True

Question 13

This painting uses...

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directional lines to draw the eye to the focal point, smooth brush strokes for a realistic effect

Question 14

What is Line?

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All of the above

Question 15

How would you describe this arrangement?

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A circular composition

Question 16

The artist uses lots of expressive line.

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This is a 'what'

Question 17

What does chiaroscuro mean?

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Italian word referring to contrast of light and dark

Question 18

The sun in this painting is an example of...

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Warm & Cold Colours, Saturated Colour

Question 19

What is Tone?

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How dark or light a colour appears

Question 20

What is media handling/techniques?

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the way the artist uses materials to create an artwork

Questions 20