Movement test questions - Higher Art and Design Revision

1

What does movement refer to in a piece of artwork or design?

How the artist moves their paintbrush when they are painting

The types of moving objects an artist chooses to paint eg a bike

Physical changes that happen through the passing of time

2

What is expressive movement?

Using artistic technique to suggest movements that might not be visible

Arranging a composition so that our eyes are led around it

Using actual movement in a piece

3

What type of art includes literal movement?

Futurism

Art Deco

Kinetic

4

How does Van Gogh show movement of the wind in his painting The Starry Night?

The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

By using long continuous swirling lines

By using lots of short, broken swirling lines

By using thick paint

5

How has Edgar Degas captured movement in his pastel drawing Blue Dancers (1899)?

Blue Dancers, Edgar Degas, c1899, pastel on paper

Degas has used body positions and composition to show movement of the dancers

Degas has used the colours and the outfits to show movement of the dancers

Degas has used his pastel strokes to show movement

6

How can you capture a clear, precise image of movement using photography?

You would make the person stand perfectly still while you photograph them

You would use a slow shutter speed

You would use a fast shutter speed

7

How do Op Artists create movement in their artworks?

Op Artists show movement by using lots of expressive lines to show how an object might be blurred if it was actually moving

Op Artists show movement in their artwork by a clever placement of lines, shapes or colours that trick your eyes into seeing movement

Op Artists show movement in their artwork by filming a moving object and playing the film in a loop on repeat

8

What type of movement has Alexander Calder captured in his sculpture Cascading Flowers?

Cascading Flowers, Alexander Calder, 1949, painted metal, painted wire, and wire, Scott Warren / Alamy Stock Photo

Literal

Compositional

Static

9

What kind of movement is created in A Wild Sea at Choshi by Katsushika Hokusai?

A Wild Sea at Choshi, from 'One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean', Katsushika Hokusai, cC19th, woodblock print

A Wild Sea at Choshi, from 'One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean', Katsushika Hokusai, C19th, woodblock print

Literal

Compositional

Static

10

How does Marcel Duchamp use compositional movement in Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2?

Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, Marcel Duchamp, 1912, oil on canvas, Granger Historical Picture Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

The image is like a blurred figure

The repeated images show a person in different positions

The repeated images lead our eyes from the top left to the bottom right of the frame