SS2 first term visual arts past questions and answers

SS2 first term visual arts past questions and answers

Here are 20 SS2 visual arts questions with options and answers:

Question: Who is considered the father of modern abstract art?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Wassily Kandinsky

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Vincent van Gogh

Answer: B) Wassily Kandinsky

Question: What art movement is characterized by distorted figures and vibrant colors?

A) Cubism

B) Surrealism

C) Fauvism

D) Impressionism

Answer: C) Fauvism

Question: Which artist is famous for his use of melting clocks in paintings?

A) Salvador Dalí

B) Frida Kahlo

C) Jackson Pollock

D) Rene Magritte

Answer: A) Salvador Dalí

Question: Who is known for his "Campbell's Soup Cans" artwork?

A) Andy Warhol

B) Roy Lichtenstein

C) Jasper Johns

D) Keith Haring

Answer: A) Andy Warhol

Question: What type of art is characterized by assembling everyday objects into art pieces?

A) Surrealism

B) Dadaism

C) Pop Art

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: B) Dadaism

Question: Who painted "Starry Night"?

A) Claude Monet

B) Vincent van Gogh

C) Edvard Munch

D) Gustav Klimt

Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh

Question: Which color theory states that colors opposite each other on the color wheel complement each other?

A) Analogous

B) Monochromatic

C) Complementary

D) Split-Complementary

Answer: C) Complementary

Question: What is the term for a sculpture where figures are carved out from the background material?

A) Bas-relief

B) High relief

C) Kinetic sculpture

D) Mobile sculpture

Answer: A) Bas-relief

Question: Who is known for his mobile sculptures that move with air currents?

A) Alexander Calder

B) Henry Moore

C) Alberto Giacometti

D) Constantin Brancusi

Answer: A) Alexander Calder

Question: What is the technique of applying layers of color to create a textured surface in painting?

A) Glazing

B) Scumbling

C) Sgraffito

D) Impasto

Answer: D) Impasto

Question: Who is associated with the drip painting technique?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Mark Rothko

D) Willem de Kooning

Answer: B) Jackson Pollock

Question: In which art movement did artists explore the unconscious mind and dream imagery?

A) Cubism

B) Surrealism

C) Abstract Expressionism

D) Minimalism

Answer: B) Surrealism

Question: What is the term for a three-dimensional artwork meant to be viewed from all sides?

A) Relief sculpture

B) Round sculpture

C) Linear sculpture

D) Cubist sculpture

Answer: B) Round sculpture

Question: Who is known for his geometric abstraction and use of primary colors?

A) Piet Mondrian

B) Kazimir Malevich

C) Theo van Doesburg

D) Wassily Kandinsky

Answer: A) Piet Mondrian

Question: Which artistic movement rejected traditional forms and embraced randomness and spontaneity?

A) Pop Art

B) Abstract Expressionism

C) Dadaism

D) Op Art

Answer: B) Abstract Expressionism

Question: What is the term for the study of the proportion and measurement of the human body in art?

A) Anatomy

B) Perspective

C) Proportion

D) Composition

Answer: C) Proportion

Question: Who is known for his use of realistic, detailed depictions of rural life?

A) Grant Wood

B) Thomas Hart Benton

C) Edward Hopper

D) Andrew Wyeth

Answer: A) Grant Wood

Question: What art movement focused on everyday objects and scenes, often with a sense of nostalgia?

A) Realism

B) Regionalism

C) Romanticism

D) Pop Art

Answer: B) Regionalism

Question: Who is considered a pioneer of kinetic art, creating artworks that incorporate movement?

A) Yayoi Kusama

B) Jean Tinguely

C) Nam June Paik

D) Bridget Riley

Answer: B) Jean Tinguely

Question: Which Renaissance artist is known for his detailed anatomical drawings and studies?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Raphael

D) Donatello

Answer: A) Leonardo da Vinci