Name Design Unit Test
Test #1 (October 2014)
Flashcard Extra Credit:
• If you make flashcards for the elementswith definitions on the back-you will
receive 1 pt of extra credit on the test.
• If you do all the words on flashcards for
the test-you will receive 5 pts extra credit
• We each made 1 flashcard with a few
words in class on Thursday-you can easily
finish for homework if you want the credit
but the flashcards must come in on test
day!
Basic Vocabulary for the Artist
(Multiple choice)
• Subject
• Form
• Media
• Thumbnail
• Composition
• Craftsmanship
Elements and of Art
(Fill in the blank: spelling counts!)
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LINE
SHAPE
COLOR
TEXTURE
FORM
VALUE
SPACE
Principles of Art:
(multiple choice this time)
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BALANCE
MOVEMENT
VARIETY
EMPHASIS
UNITY
PROPORTION
PATTERN/RHYTHM
Art History Connections: Prehistoric
Humans and Art
(Multiple choice)
• What did cave paintings look like?
– Made of lines
– Earth tone colors
– Value and detail implied in the rocks
– Views from the side
– Usually animals, sometimes people
– Found on cave ceilings
– (This slide could be 1 flashcard)
What were cave paintings
made of and what tools were used?
(Multiple choice)
• Blood
• Pigments
• Indentations in the
rock
• Animal Fat
• (This slide could be 1
flashcard)
• Hollow bones
• Moss
• Scaffolds made of
sticks
• Animal fat to light
torches
Why do we think they were made?
(multiple choice)
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Possibly for magical purposes
Possibly to record a story
Possibly to bring good luck in a hunt
Possibly to be part of a ritual
Possibly to entertain
Possibly for instructional purposes
Possibly to give directions to where the hunted
have gone
• Possibly to celebrate a triumph
• (This slide could be 1 flashcard)
Locations and specifics
(Multiple Choice)
• CHAUVET: FRANCE
– OLDER BY 15,000 YEARS
– Painted 30,000 years ago
– DISCOVERED MORE
RECENTLY
– MANY DIFFERENT IMAGES
MADE OVER TIME
OVERLAP EACH OTHER
– REPEATING HORSES MAY
SHOW THE PASSAGE OF
TIME
– LOTS OF DETAIL AND A BIT
OF SHADING
– (This slide could be 2
flashcards)
• LASCAUX: FRANCE
• PAINTED ROUGHLY 15,000
YEARS AGO
• DISCOVERED BY A CHILD
• IMAGES MAY TELL A STORY
• BASIC OUTLINES-IMPLIED
INTERIOR LINES
• BISON MUCH OF THE
SUBJECT MATTER
• ONE IMAGE INCLUDES A
HUMAN WITH THE ANIMAL
Ghost Artist: KANDINSKY
(multiple choice)
• First artist to create art that was abstract with no
recognizable subject matter
• Thought of his artworks as compositions inspired by the
format of music
• Used the elements of art to create emphasis, movement,
variety, rhythm
• Uses layered colors and lines to create depth of space
• Was inspired by the jazz that was the music of his time
• Worked primarily in the early 1900s….influenced many
artists to come…..
• (This slide could be one flashcard)
ABSTRACT VOCABULARY
(Multiple Choice)
• Abstract art
• Non-objective art
• Objective art
• Representational art
• Non-representational
OUR PROJECT GOALS
(fill in the blank, short answer)
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Point of emphasis-how could you make one?
Unity-what is a good way to do it?
How did you create movement and balance?
How did you create depth of space?
How could you make your work look finished
with good craftsmanship?