ELEMENTS OF ART QUIZ

Answer briefly the following questions.

The Third of May by Francisco Goya

1. In this painting, The Third of May; 1808, Goya portrayed Spanish

executions by French Army of Emperor Napoleon. How does Goya use
directional lines to guide viewer’s eye?

Goya used directional lines to the hillside and the guns, our eye is led down to
the gunman by the horizon of the hill forming a diagonal line and then our eye shoots
back to the left guided by the guns, right back to that bright white shirt.
Baby Blocks 1983 by Miriam Schapiro

2. Baby Blocks is a name of a traditional quilting pattern. Name the

geometric and organic shapes in this painting. What does the title
suggest?

The geometric shapes are the blocks in the background, it is form by squares,
while the organic shapes are the clothes, flowers, and leaves. The title suggest that
the blocks as we all know is a toy for babies, they play it to build and stack which
implies that babies are growing.

Portraits in the Countryside ( Caillebotte's mother along with his aunt, cousin, and a family friend)
Oil in Canvas, Height: 95 cm (37.4 in); Width: 111 cm (43.7 in)
By Gustave Caillebotte

3. How is the element of space illustrated in this painting?

The artist created space in this artwork by making the ladies in different sizes.
Because of this technique, the Lady that wears blue clothes appear closer to us and
the ladies that wears black clothes appear further away from us.

4. Object By Meret Oppenheim Fur-covered cup and saucer and spoon

What experience does the artist suggest by using the soft and furry cup, saucer and
spoon?

The artist uses visual texture to show the fluffiness, softness, warm and tingly
feeling of furry cup, saucer, and spoon.

Guernica” by Pablo Picasso

5. How does Picasso -the artist, use shading techniques to create lightness and
darkness in each of the objects in his painting?
 The artist use shading technique to create lightness on the body parts of the
animal and human, and darkness to give emphasis on each subject. This then
create value.

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte (1884-86)

By Georges Seurat
6. How does the artist use lines in the painting?
The artist used a straight and diagonal lines to separate the sunny and the shady
part of the surface area. The diagonal lines are used to make some part of the
surface area going down.

Franz Marc’s ‘Elephant, Horse and Cow’.

7. How does the artist use non-realistic hues (green, yellow, red) in the
painting?
 The artist uses non- realistic hues (green, yellow, red) to paint a realistic subject
which are an elephants.