A collage is built mainly by…
Combining attached materials
Only mixing sound
Carving one stone block
Only exposing film
Trivia for Kids 8–14 · Mixed
Art with a Twist
Ten fresh questions for ages 8–14 exploring art with a twist. Mixed difficulty with explanations and host verification notes in the import file.
A sculpture meant to be viewed from many sides is…
Only typographic
A flat map
Three-dimensional
An audio recording
Why do parallel railway tracks seem to meet in a drawing?
Paper curves the rails
Far objects grow larger
Tracks actually merge everywhere
Perspective represents depth
A portrait focuses chiefly on…
Only abstract numbers
A person or people
A weather chart
A mountain cross-section
True or false: Abstract art must depict a recognisable real-world object.
True
False
Negative space is the area…
Around and between subjects
Containing no air
Removed from every picture
Painted only in black
Pointillism builds an image using…
A single giant brushstroke
One continuous thread
Small distinct colour marks
Carved grooves only
A fresco painter applies pigment to fresh lime plaster. Why work before it dries?
The pigment bonds as plaster sets
Dry plaster becomes transparent
Wet plaster turns pigment into cloth
Paint can only reflect while wet
A print from a carved block reverses the design. A letter must therefore be carved…
Without any edges
Backwards for a normal print
Only as an outline circle
Twice as tall always
Why might an artist limit a work to one colour family?
To make perspective impossible
To remove composition
To prevent all contrast
To create visual unity