Colour Theory
Surrealism
Abstract Art/Abstraction
Composition
RANDOM
100
What temperature of colours are calming, relaxing, and somewhat reserved?
Cool colours
100
Who is depicted in this surrealist piece by Paul Yuxweluptun?
Politicians and Corporation owners
100
Is this an example of abstract art?
No. It is Pop Art.
100
What is the focal point in Van Gogh's Starry Night?
The moon.
100
The area in an artwork that immediately attracts a viewer’s eye, around which other elements in the artwork are arranged.
What is a Focal Point.
200
Which colour scheme is depicted here:
Triadic Colour Scheme
200
Who created the infamous Lobster phone?
Hint: he has a wild moustache!
Salvador Dali
200
This is a Roy Lichtenstein Abstraction of which animal:
Bull
200
Which compositional rule is this painting by Hokusai a perfect example of?
The Golden Ratio
200
Which country did the Mandala first appear in?
India.
300
This colour means happiness and prosperity in the Middle East.
Yellow
300
Using an X-ray, which object did Salvador Dali discover hidden under layers of paint from this Jean-Francois Millet painting of a farmer couple?
A child's coffin.
300
Is this piece by Pablo Picasso considered abstract art?
No. It is cubism.
300
What is the main compositional rule of this image?
Leading Lines.
300
What colour scheme is used in this scene from The Matrix?
Monochromatic Colour Scheme
400
Which colour scheme is this an example of:
Split-Complimentary
400
According to Freud, the unconscious mind is comprised of: The conscious, the pre-concious and ________
The subconscious.
400
This famous artist whos work we looked at in class had synesthesia.
Who is Van Gogh or Wassily Kandinsky.
400
Which compositional rule does this image break?
Rule of Thirds (will also accept rule of odds)
400
This is a condition in which one sense (for example, hearing) is simultaneously perceived by one or more additional senses such as sight
What is Synesthesia?
500
According to colour psychology, why would these colours be commonly used in the fast food industry?
Yellow: Happiness
Red: Urgency
500
Which cultural group did Surrealism originate from?
The Indigenous peoples (of Alaska)
500
Which holiday is depicted in this piece by Ornella Uboldi:
"Christmas Shopping"
500
Which compositional rule is represented in this painting?
The Golden Triangle
500
Why did the surrealist artist Rene Magritte always hide the faces of the subjects in his paintings?
The death of his mother.. she was found with her face covered.