AVI3/4M Visual Arts

Final Exam Review

Exam Structure:
Knowledge & Understanding (20 marks)
o Defining key vocabulary
o Provide a definition and example for 10 key terms
o Mark breakdown: 0.5 marks for each definition, 0.5 mark for each
example
o Short answer
o Choose 5 of the 7 questions to
o Mark breakdown: 2 marks per question
Thinking & Inquiry (25 marks)
o Matching movements to key characteristics
o Match 25 terms to the appropriate movement
o Mark breakdown: 1 mark each
Communication (20 marks)
o Match key artworks: artist, title, date, movement from the provided list
o Label 11 key works
o Mark breakdown: 0.5 marks for each artist, title, date, movement
Application (35 marks)
o Long answers
o Choose 4 of 7 questions to answer in full sentences
o Mark breakdown: 5 marks per question
o Artwork analysis
o Compare and contrast two artworks in detail (you may or may not be
familiar with these artworks)
o Mark breakdown: 15 marks
/100
*The final exam is worth 15% of your final grade (AVI3M)/10% of your final
grade (AVI4M)

Final Exam Date: TBAMaterial to Study:

Key Art History PowerPoints:
* Know movements, key characteristics, key artists, key artworks, and techniques
o Rococo
o Neo-classicism
o Romanticism
o Realism
o Impressionism
o Post-Impressionism
o Expressionism
o Fauvism
o Art Nouveau
o Art Deco
o Cubism
o Dadaism
o Surrealism
o Abstract Expressionism
o Pop Art
o Environmental Art
o Conceptual/Installation art
o Performance Art
o Street Art
Key PowerPoint Presentations/Handouts
o The Evolution of the Human Body: A Journey Through Art
o The Croquis: Influences and Design
o Evolution: The Traditional Ideals of Beauty
o Painting Techniques
o Colour Theory
o Claes Oldenburg: Soft Sculpture
o Fountain Article
o Printmaking 101
Key Terms
o Fete galante
o Croquis
o Sfumato
o Coquille
o En plein air
o Impasto
o Optical mixing
o Soft sculpture
o Contrapposto
o Juxtaposition
o Social issues
o Automatisme
o Pointillism
o The exquisite corpse
o Readymade

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Mixedmedia
Collage
Social justice
Propaganda
Scumbling
Splattering
Tagging
Wheatpasting
Stencil

Artworks Topics:
o Topic 1: Art and Visual Culture
o Topic 2: Viewing Art
o Topic 4: Visual Arts Disciplines
o Topic 20: The Functions of Art
o Topic 25: Art, Law and Ethics
Films:
o Wasteland
o Pollock
o Exit Through The Gift Shop
Key Artworks
*You must know the artist, title, date and movement for each of the key works
- Jean-Honor Fragonard, The Swing, 1766, Rococo
- Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat, 1793, Neo-Classicism
- Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830, Romanticism
- Jean Francois Millet, The Gleaners, 1857, Realism
- Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise, 1872, impressionism
- Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 18841886, Post-Impressionism
- Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889, Post-Impressionism
- Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, Expressionism
- Henri Matisse, The Woman with the Hat, 1905, Fauvism
- Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1908, Art Nouveau
- Hector Guimard, Paris Metro, 1899-1905, Art Nouveau
- William Van Alen, Chrysler Building, 1928-1930, Art Deco
- Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937, Cubism
- Marcel Duchamp, The Fountain, 1917, Dadaism
- Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931, Surrealism
- Jackson Pollock, Convergence, 1952, Abstract Expressionism
- Claes Oldenburg, Floor Burger, 1962, Pop Art
- Andy Warhol, Campbells Soup Can, 1964, Pop Art
- Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, Environmental Art
- Andy Goldsworthy, Icicle Star, 1987, Environmental Art
- Joseph Kosuth, Clock (One and Give), 1965, Conceptual Art
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991, Installation Art
- Janine Antoni, Loving Care, 1993, Performance Art
- Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, 1964, Performance Art
- Banksy (remember there are no titles and dates with this movement)
- Shepard Fairey (remember there are no titles and dates with this movement)