Formal Elements
Principles of Composition
Functions of Art
Art Within Visual Culture
Visual Literacy
100
A drawn line having missing areas that are visually completed by the viewer.
What is an implied line?
100
The organization of the elements of an artwork in such a way that harmony, balance, unity, and variety are achieved.
What is composition?
100
What function of art was the Venus of Willendorf made for?
Venus of Willendorf, Austria, c. 25,000–20,000 bce.
What is reproduction/sexuality/fertility?
100
This subject studies all of the visual components of contemporary culture, including fine art, television, advertising, and so on.
What is visual culture?
100
Step 1 of Visual Literacy
What is "First Glance?"
200
Hues that are located directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
What are complementary colors?
200
Visual equilibrium achieved when all the elements in a composition radiate outward from a central point.
What is Radial Balance?
200
Domestic architecture, commercial architecture, group/community living are examples of art for what function?
What is shelter?
200
What kind of art institutions are most closely associated with fine art?
What are museums and galleries?
200
Step 2 of Visual Literacy
What is Description?
300
The art element that is involved in performances or video work, or is required in the viewing of static artwork.
What is time?
300
A form of repetitive beats that are usually seen in a composition as a pattern. This is accomplished by repeating one or more of the formal elements in the organization of a work.
What is rhythm?
300
Name two symbols in Emperor Justinian and His Attendants that indicates the function of this work?
What is purple cloak, crown, scale/focal point?
300
Which category of visual culture is considered the fastest growing?
What is popular culture?
300
Step 3 of Visual Literacy
What is interpretation?
400
A physical surface variation that can be perceived by the sense of touch.
What is tactile texture?
400
The apparent size of an object or image that is measured by comparing it to other objects and images that are recognized as being normal sized.
What is scale?
400
What is the function of The Liberation of Aunt Jemima?
What is art that critiques racism
400
This is an example of what subcategory of pop culture?
What is kitsch?
400
Step 4 of Visual Literacy
What is research?
500
A system of rendering the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat, two-dimensional surface.
What is perspective?
500
A quality achieved in an artwork when the artist organizes all the compositional elements so that they visually work together as a whole.
What is unity?
500
The Unicorn in Captivity represents what function of art?
What is art for animals?
500
This specific area of visual culture is define by its medium, such as ceramics, glass, jewelry, weaving, and woodworking.
What is craft?
500
Step 5 of Visual Literacy
What is evaluation?