Visual arts WAEC past questions and answers

Visual arts WAEC past questions and answers

Who painted the famous artwork "Starry Night"?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Vincent van Gogh

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Claude Monet

Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh

Which art movement is known for its use of dreamlike and irrational imagery?

A) Cubism

B) Surrealism

C) Impressionism

D) Abstract Expressionism

Answer: B) Surrealism

What is the technique of creating images by arranging small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials called?

A) Fresco

B) Mosaic

C) Collage

D) Etching

Answer: B) Mosaic

Who sculpted the statue of David?

A) Michelangelo

B) Donatello

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Raphael

Answer: A) Michelangelo

Which artist is famous for his distinctive melting clocks in the painting "The Persistence of Memory"?

A) Salvador Dalí

B) Jackson Pollock

C) Andy Warhol

D) Georgia O'Keeffe

Answer: A) Salvador Dalí

Who is considered the founder of abstract art?

A) Wassily Kandinsky

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Jackson Pollock

D) Henri Matisse

Answer: A) Wassily Kandinsky

Which color theory involves the use of three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel?

A) Analogous

B) Monochromatic

C) Complementary

D) Triadic

Answer: D) Triadic

Who is known for his pop art depictions of Campbell's Soup Cans?

A) Andy Warhol

B) Roy Lichtenstein

C) Jasper Johns

D) Robert Rauschenberg

Answer: A) Andy Warhol

Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Raphael

C) Michelangelo

D) Titian

Answer: C) Michelangelo

What is the technique of scratching the surface of a painting to reveal the layer beneath called?

A) Sgraffito

B) Glazing

C) Impasto

D) Tenebrism

Answer: A) Sgraffito

Which art movement emphasized geometric shapes and primary colors?

A) Abstract Expressionism

B) Cubism

C) Minimalism

D) Fauvism

Answer: C) Minimalism

Who painted "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?

A) Johannes Vermeer

B) Rembrandt

C) Jan van Eyck

D) Hieronymus Bosch

Answer: A) Johannes Vermeer

What is the term for a rapid drawing or painting done to capture the essence of a subject?

A) Etching

B) Impression

C) Sketch

D) Collage

Answer: C) Sketch

Which art movement rejected realistic representation in favor of spontaneous expression?

A) Dadaism

B) Romanticism

C) Baroque

D) Realism

Answer: A) Dadaism

Who is known for his large, colorful, and abstract expressionist drip paintings?

A) Mark Rothko

B) Willem de Kooning

C) Jackson Pollock

D) Franz Kline

Answer: C) Jackson Pollock

Which Renaissance artist is famous for his detailed anatomical drawings?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Raphael

D) Donatello

Answer: A) Leonardo da Vinci

What art movement emerged as a reaction against the strict rules of academic art in the 19th century?

A) Neoclassicism

B) Romanticism

C) Realism

D) Impressionism

Answer: B) Romanticism

Who is known for his cut-out paper collages and the invention of "papier collé"?

A) Henri Matisse

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Georges Braque

D) Juan Gris

Answer: A) Henri Matisse

Which art movement focused on capturing the effects of light and color in the natural world?

A) Impressionism

B) Pointillism

C) Cubism

D) Post-Impressionism

Answer: A) Impressionism

Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?

A) Leonardo da Vinci

B) Michelangelo

C) Raphael

D) Titian

Answer: A) Leonardo da Vinci