Miscellaneous
T/F
Art is any expression of creative talent that produces a product for people to enjoy.
True
Visual arts are arts you can _____________.
see
T/F
Performing Arts are art that requires the artist to perform for an audience.
True
Literary Arts are art that you can ___________.
read
T/F
Examples of Culinary Arts are drama, dance, theatre, puppetry & singing
False!
Culinary Art is art you can eat.
What does an architect do?
Design buildings and make the blueprints.
What do you call the little dots often used to colour cartoons, so not as much ink is used?
bendy dots
What country did ballet originate in?
Hint: It was used in the royal court and during parties.
Italy
Give an example of literary art.
Poetry, novel, short story, the script written by a screenwriter or playwright
Name the type of artist who uses the mediums: fondant, icing, gum paste, and candy clay.
Cake Decorator
We talked about how topics can be either SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE. Which one means we can have different opinions? Which one is based on fact, so we can't have different opinions?
Subjective - can have different opinions
Objective - based on fact
Give 2 examples of different mediums that a modern painter might use, and 1 example of mediums an ancient painter might have used
Modern - acrylic, watercolour, oil
Ancient - berries, crushed kohl
Mozart was a child prodigy who started composing music by age 5! He died quite young at the age of 35. How many pieces of music did he write in his lifetime?
Was it 250, 25-30, over 600 or over 6,000
Over 600
Short Stories & Novels have the same 5 basic elements. Name 3 of them.
Characters, setting, plot, conflict, theme/moral
A person who makes candy is called a ___________.
confectioner
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. If someone says the Mona Lisa is "the best painting ever made," is that SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE?
Subjective
There are 2 forms of sculptures: in the round & relief. What is the difference between them?
In the round - stand on their own, can be viewed from all sides.
Relief - attached to a background or carved into a wall. Can't see the back.
What are the 4 categories of instruments in an orchestra?
Brass, percussion, strings, woodwinds
What is the main difference between the work of a Playwright & the work of a Screenwriter?
Playwright - writes scripts for plays
Screenwriter - scripts for movies
What country was ice cream first made in?
China - as early as 3,000 BC!
We looked at a beautiful white marble building that was built in India, to be a tomb for a ruler's wife. It took over 20,000 men and over 1,000 elephants to build. What is it called?
The Taj Mahal
Old photos used to always be posed and people didn't really smile for them. Now with cameras easier to use and more affordable to buy, people are taking more photos. What do you call a photo where the subject (person in the photo) wasn't posing, and may not be aware the photo is being taken. Often people are smiling, enjoying life in these photos.
Candid photo
What is the name of the main actress in Mary Poppins & The Sound of Music?
Name 3 genres of novels.
Hint: a novel is a fictional story, minimum of 40,000 words
fantasy, action, mystery, romance, drama, historical fiction, sci-fi...
What do we call it when a chef takes the time to present food on the plate in a fancy or decorative way, perhaps for a restaurant?
Plating