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'The Frames' are a guideline or tool that are taught in the NSW Visual art. Curriculum, from Syllabus 4-6. They can be used to look at understand Visual Arts more comprehensively. The Four frames are the Structural Frame, Subjective Frame, Cultural Frame and Postmodern Frame. They are all different ways of looking at different aspects of the world art. Before you take this Quiz make sure you look at the definitions and information on THE FRAMES website (created by Claudie Frock for SCU Learning Technologies 2010). Remember you can refer to the webpages on the Frames to answer these questions.
- 1.'The Frames' are?
- A.
A device used to protect and carry artworks
- B.
A camera for taking photos
- C.
A tool or guideline used to look at and understand art more clearly
- 2.How many 'Frames' are there?
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
6
- D.
4
- E.
2
- 3.Which word best suits the Structural Frame?
- A.
Emotion
- B.
Symbols
- C.
Political
- D.
Appropriation
- E.
Feelings
- 4.Which 'Frame' looks at the codes,conventions and material qualities that are used to create artworks?
- A.
The Subjective Frame
- B.
The Structural Frame
- C.
The Cultural Frame
- D.
The Postmodern Frame
- 5.Which word best suits the The Subjective Frame?
- A.
Gender
- B.
Personal
- C.
Satire
- D.
Conventions
- E.
Bricolage
- 6.If we used words such as politics, gender, subcultures, society.What frame would we be talking about?
- A.
Cultural Frame
- B.
Subjective Frame
- C.
Structural Frame
- D.
Postmodern Frame
- 7.Which Frame looks at the way that artists can push the boundaries and traditions of art?
- A.
Structural Frame
- B.
Cultural Frame
- C.
Subjective Frame
- D.
Picture Frame
- E.
Postmodern Frame
- 8.The Frames help us to ....
- A.
Investigate and discuss the different elements of the world of art
- B.
Takes photos of historical figures
- C.
Paint pictures
- 9.The words personal, feeling, dreams, evoke best suit which Frame?
- A.
Cultural Frame
- B.
Structural Frame
- C.
Subjective Frame
- D.
Personality Frame
- E.
Postmodern Frame
- 10.When we look at a painting and discuss the way that the colour red symbolises danger. Which Frame are we looking through?
- A.
Structural Frame
- B.
Postmodern Frame
- C.
Cultural Frame
- D.
Popular Frame
- E.
Subjective Frame
- 11.When we look at a digital print work and think about how the artist has changed the traditional way of making prints. Which frame are we looking through?
- A.
Cultural Frame
- B.
Postmodern Frame
- C.
Structural Frame
- D.
Subjective Frame
- E.
Drawing Frame
- 12.Which phrase best describes the Cultural Frame?
- A.
The artist has a strong political point of view in this artwork.
- B.
The artist has used expressionist techniques in this artwork.
- C.
The artist is really pushing the boundaries of traditional artmaking in their sculptural installation.
- D.
This artwork makes me feel very happy and content.
- E.
The audience was effected very deeply by the artwork.
- 13.The Structural Frame looks at...
- A.
The cultural background of an artist.
- B.
The way new technologies have effected how artworks are made.
- C.
Techniques and materials that artists use to make artworks.
- D.
How an artists feelings can be developed into an artwork.
- 14.The Cultural Frame looks at...
- A.
The way new technologies are used to create artworks.
- B.
The way that a persons community and social background effects the artworks they make.
- C.
The way that an audience feels when they experience an artwork.
- D.
The way that a shape can be used and repeated to create a pattern in an artwork.
- 15.What is the name of this Quiz?
- A.
The Fames
- B.
The Sames
- C.
The Frames
- D.
The Blames
- E.
Frame o Matic
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