DEPARTMENT of ART & DESIGN STUDIES

Art 30 Final Exam Study Guide

The Art 30 Final Exam is out of a total of 100 Marks and you are allotted 2
hours to write this exam.
The Final Exam consists of the following categories of questions:

Matching
Short Answer
Fill-in-the-Blank
Multiple Choice
True/False

The questions are based on the course material found in Lessons #1 to 20 in the Art
30 course. Thus, read and review each lesson in the coil booklet carefully,
including the described definitions, processes and art history information.
Use the following information about the type and focus of the exam questions
to center your review upon:
Matching
Artists & artistic styles/movements:
o Post-Impressionism Paul Gauguin
o Group of Seven Lawren Harris
o Fauvism Henri Matisse
o Surrealism Rene Magritte
o Action Painting Jackson Pollock
o Pop Art Roy Lichtenstein
o Cubism Pablo Picasso
o Die Brcke Ernst Kirchner
o Colour Field Josef Albers
o Expressionism Vincent van Gogh

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Art Movements & Processes:
o Cubism characterized by distorted forms & multiple planes of
geometric shapes
o Collage composition created from a variety of unrelated materials
glued onto a flat surface
o Impressionism typified by loose brushstrokes and the depiction of
sunlight on objects in a landscape
o Nabis group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists it is based
on the Hebrew word that translates into prophets
o Social Realism art created to comment on social injustices
o Actions Painters artists who threw and dripped paint onto
canvases
o Protest Art speaks against environmental, political, social or local
issues

Other art concepts & techniques:

o Split Complementary Scheme combines the analogous with the
complementary colour schemes
o Complementary Colour Scheme uses only two colours that are
directly across from each other on the colour wheel
o Monochromatic Scheme one colour plus black and white
o Gesture Drawings quick sketches that are meant to capture
movement or the transitory positions of figures
o Airbrush preferred tool of photo realist artists
o Viewfinder the size of it should be in direct proportion to the paper
one is going to work on
o Drybrush Watercolour Technique executed by an artist using a moist
brush

Short Answer
ELBOW - relates to the Impressionism art movement and stands for:
o Everyday Life
o Light
o Brushstrokes
o Outdoor Settings
o Weather & Atmosphere
Cubism inspired by the geometric stylization of the human figure in
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African Art
Surrealists use several devices to depict fantasy worlds like: unusual
juxtaposition of objects, altered objects, unusual scale or space, dream-like
qualities & fantastic environments
Fauves their artwork was criticized as a pot of colours flung in the face of
the public
High & Low Art High Art relates to high culture (Fine Art like paintings &
sculpture) and Low Art relates to low culture (Commercial Art like
advertisements, TV, movies & comic books)
Alex Colville Canadian artist who was influenced by his role as a war
artist during WWII
Style (Definition, Influences, How it is expressed)
Centre of Interest best developed through the employment of contrast in
value, colour and/or details of a composition
Example of a symbolic use of color red used to symbolize love
Renaissance Artists (name one) Albrecht Drer, Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Rembrandt
Northwest Coast Art Red Ochre and/or hematite are used to make the
traditional red colour in the designs of this type of art
Seven Northwest Coast First Nations (name one) Coast Salish, Nootka,
Kwakiutl, Tsimshian, Haida, Tlingit & Bella Coola
Transformation the Northwest Coast peoples believed that animals,
humans and mythical creatures could change form supernaturally
Contour Hatching drawing that consists of parallel lines that follow the
contours of an object the advantage of this type of drawing over hatching
and crosshatching is that it better highlights curves and form
Golden Section Point one of the best places to put a centre of interest to
produce good informal balance in a composition
Pop Art cartoon figures were raised to level of fine art in this art
movement
The 6 subtractive tertiary colours: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet,
violet-blue, blue-green & yellow-green
Semi-neutral Colour created by mixing complementary colours in unequal
amounts
Contrast principle of design where a centre of interest is developed
Icon a picture, sculpture or symbol that is used as an object of veneration
Analysis of Art - personal opinion enters into an art analysis with the 4th
step, which is judgement
Objective Art Analysis identifying the elements of art & principles of
design
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 Subjective Art Analysis where personal opinion enters into the analysis
Tom Thomson Canadian painter who influenced the Group of Seven, but
died before they officially started to exhibit together
Multiple Choice
Left (Logical) and right (Intuitive) hemispheres of the brain
Elements of Art
Post-Impressionism rejected the Impressionistic characteristic of the
depiction of light
Invention of the Camera has influenced artists most since the Industrial
Revolution
Bohemian - Artistic
Sculpture Methods
True or False
Post Impressionists were not a well-defined group.
Shape is not the same as form.
Georges Braque did not use the art technique of using tiny dots to create
luminous effects.
Alex Colville is not a Canadian Outsider Artist.
An individual artists treatment of a subject or theme may help to identify
that artist.
Historical events and societys norms influence an artists way of life and
work.
Personal situations and events in an artists life affect their personal visions
and work.
Bas Relief Sculpture is not an example of subtractive sculpture.
When working in watercolour in watercolour, it is best to work from dark to
light.
NOTE: The Art 30 Final Exam has been updated from the information indicated in
the Art 30 course material. It is now worth only 10% of your final Art 30 Mark.

Reminder: Remember to bring along your Art 30/31 Booklet of

Reproductions for the Final Exam, as well as a pen and pencil. If you did not
print off the supplied digital copy of the Art 30/31 Booklet of Reproductions, you
may have access to a computer during your exam, to link only to the following site
containing the download link to the Art 30/31 Booklet of Reproductions:
http://artdesignstudies.weebly.com/art-30.html#/

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I wish you much success in your achievement on the Art 30 Final Exam!
Ms. Waldowski-Puskeppelies, M.Ed., M.E.T.
Department of Art & Design Studies
Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC)
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