Elements of Art
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100

In Bottle of Port and Glass, what element(s) does Picasso use most?

What are lines and overlapping shapes?

100

This artist used bold, contrasting colors and collage to depict African American life in Tomorrow I May Be Far Away.

What is Bearden?

100

O’Keeffe was known for painting large flowers, making them seem bigger than life. What is the name of her work listed as part of the uiL competition?

What is Red Cannas?

100

An artwork of a person is called a ______.

What is a portrait (or portraiture)?

100

Red, blue, and yellow are known as this group of colors because they cannot be made by mixing other colors.

What are primary colors?

200

In Blue and Black, Lee Krasner used what element of art to express emotion and energy?
 

What is color?

200

I painted Composition with Large Blue Plane, Red, Black, Yellow, and Gray, using geometric shapes and primary colors.

Who is Mondrian?

200

Botticelli created this work that features soft lines and graceful elegance, typical of the Renaissance period.

What is Portrait of a Youth?

200

Artists use this principle of design to create visual interest by placing different elements together, like rough and smooth textures or light and dark colors.

What is contrast?

200

Which is not a way art was made for the UiL paintings?

Oil on Canvas, Graffitti, Oil on Wood, or Collage

What is Graffiti Art

300

In Self-Portrait by Leyster, the fabric and skin are used to show ____________ in the art.  

What is texture?

300

My surreal artwork The Sacrament of the Last Supper combines religious imagery with dreamlike precision.

Who is Salvador Dalí?

300

Lawrence created this painting that features bright colors and strong lines to depict everyday life in West Africa.  

What is Street to Mbari?

300

The process of arranging and gluing different materials onto a surface to create an artwork.

What is collage?

300

Art that is the opposite of realism?

What is abstract art?

400

What element is used when an artist shows various shades and tones of the same color in an artwork?

What is Value?

400

In The Cardsharps, I used dramatic lighting and realism to tell a story of deception in a gambling game.

Who is Caravaggio?

400

Kandinsky used abstract shapes and bold colors to create a chaotic scene in_______________.

What is Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) ?

400

A term often referred to as an old time period when great cultural, artistic, and intellectual growth began.

What is Renaissance?

400

Castiglione’s animal painting is called ___?

What is Noah Leading the Animals into the Ark?

500

In Investiture of Saint Ildefonsus depth is emphasized through what element of art?  

What is space?

500

My painting Weeping Willow captures the beauty of nature with quick brushstrokes and changing light.

Who is Claude Monet?

500

Hopper used muted colors and quiet scenes to show loneliness and isolation in America in which painting?

What is House with Fence?

500

Name of the radiant circle or disc surrounding the head of a holy figure, representing spiritual character and light.

What is a halo or nimbus?

500

Krasner’s Blue and Black exhibits this type of painting, marked by expressive, sweeping brushstrokes.

What is gestural painting?

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