Art and war | Art and design | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What it the correct term for artwork created to influence people’s opinions, or actions, by promoting a message?
- 'propaganda ' ✓
What is a limited colour palette?
- A colour palette with bright and bold colours only
- A colour palette with a wide range of warm and cool tones
- A colour palette with a few selected colours ✓
- A colour palette with natural colours only
Complete the sentence: The subject of an artwork is...
- the artist's personal emotions and thoughts
- the main focus or theme that the artwork depicts or represents ✓
- the materials used to create the artwork
- the size and shape of the artwork
Which of these is not an example of mark-making?
- Dripping and splattering ink to a surface
- Using a palette knife to apply paint
- Placing a subject in the center of the artwork ✓
- Using a paintbrush to create strokes on a canvas
What does the term "pose" refer to in art?
- The background setting of a painting
- The colours used in an artwork
- The movement captured in an artwork
- The way a subject is positioned or arranged in the artwork ✓
How can body pose be used to tell us about the subject in an artwork?
- It conveys the subject's mood, character, or comfort level ✓
- It describes the shadow and background surrounding the subject
- It focuses only on the subject's physical features
- It reveals the subject's clothing and accessories

Which are the three most likely types of artworks commonly created about war and conflict?
- Landscape paintings, abstract sculptures, and personal responses
- Portraits, propaganda, and abstract art
- Propaganda, commissioned war art, and personal responses ✓
- Street art, digital art, and commissioned war art
Match these keys words and definitions
- propaganda
  
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  art created to influence opinions, or actions, by promoting a message ✓
- commission
  
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  when someone pays an artist to make artwork to their specifications ✓
- personal response
  
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  art influenced by the experience, emotion or perspective of the artist ✓
What do personal response artworks often reflect?
- The artist’s desire to promote others' opinions
- The artist’s experiences and emotions related to a subject or event ✓
- The artist's account of a historical event
- The artist’s view of a landscape.
Fill the gap: Personal response artworks have greater freedoms to criticise wars and represent the ______ of war than commissioned war art or propaganda.
- 'horrors' ✓
Which statement is mostly likely how artists convey their negative experiences and emotions related to war?
- By avoiding any form of expression
- By employing solely peaceful imagery
- By focusing on marks, textures, and impactful imagery ✓
- By using colours that only represent peace

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Art can be used to promote or oppose a war, recruit soldiers, or justify a war
Art can show the impact of war, including battles, the impact on soldiers and civilians, and city destruction.
Art can speak to future conflicts and remind us of our shared humanity

Art about war mainly glorifies violence or heroism.

Much art inspired by war actually critiques violence, depicts the horrors of war, and emphasises the human cost.

Propaganda - artwork created to influence people’s opinions, or actions, by promoting a message
Commission - when someone pays an artist to create a specific piece based on their request and specifications