Chapter 1

Question 1

What are the Roles of an Artist?

Answer 1

• help us see the world in new and innovative ways
• create a visual record of their time and place
• make functional objects/structures more pleasurable and elevate them with meaning
• give form to immortal ideas and feelings

Question 2

What should you know about Form and Function?

Answer 2

Form follows Function

Question 3

What are the Types of Art?

Answer 3

• Representational
• Abstract
• Non-Objective

Question 4

What is Representational art?

Answer 4

a piece that portrays natural objects in recognizable form

Question 5

What is Abstract art?

Answer 5

a piece that to a greater or lesser degree does not resemble what the eye sees

Question 6

What is Non-Objective art?

Answer 6

a piece that makes no reference to the natural world and that explores the inherent expressive or aesthetic potential

Question 7

What is Iconography?

Answer 7

a system of visual images with a widely understood meaning by a given culture or cultural group

Question 8

What is an example of Iconography?

Answer 8

stain glass windows in a church

Question 9

What is Calligraphy?

Answer 9

type/style of writing (fancy) common in Asian cultures