Elements of Art
Art Terminology and Techniques
Egyptian Art
Greek Art
Art Recognition
100
What Element of Art refers to the path of a moving point, or 2 points connected?
Line
100
What does the term medium mean in visual arts?
The tool you use to make art (pencils, paint, etc)
100
What is the title of this art piece seen on Masterpiece Monday?
Mask of Tutankhamun
100
What is the name of this type of Pottery?
Red Figure Pottery
100
What style of art does this belong to and why do you think so?
Hellenistic period (winged victory of Nike)
200
What Element of Art describes how a surface feels or appears to feel?
Texture
200
Which pencil is generally darker and softer: 2H or 6B?
6B
200
Egyptian art and sculptures are often related to this? Something they were obsessed with and intrigued by?
The afterlife
200
What is the earliest Greek art period we've studied?
Archaic period
200
What is the TITLE of this ancient African art piece?
Nok sculpture
300
What is the difference between shape and form?
Shape is 2D, form is 3D
300
What shading technique is this?
Cross Hatching
300
What is different/unique about the figures in Egyptian art? Specifically the perspective of them?
Their head and legs are often facing the side, but their torso and eyes are from the front
300
What are the two major pottery techniques discussed in class?
Black figure and red figure pottery
300
What style of art is this and WHY?
Egyptian, it shows heiroglyphics
400
What Element of Art refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour?
Value
400
In printmaking, what is a Brayer?
The roller to put ink on a block
400
What is the name of the letters and symbols used for language in Egyptian art?
Hieroglyphics
400
Which Greek art period is known for extreme realism, movement, and big emotional expressions in their sculptures?
Hellenistic period
400
What are the 3 things written under this print (and every print)
Edition, Title, and Artist name
500
What Element of Art refers to the area around, between, and within objects? As well as showing depth in a piece
Space
500
What is the FULL name of the block they are carving on?
Linoleum
500
What is the name of the book containing magic and spells that Egyptians used?
The Book of the Dead
500
What is the term for the more natural-looking pose where a figure's weight is shifted onto one leg and their hips are tilted?
Contrapposto
500
What element of art is being depicted here?
Space (one possible example)