Art Appreciation Test Un0

Jackson Pollock'sworkis an example of

Abstract

What creates the various degrees between representational and non-objective?

Abstract art that presents natural objects in recognizable form and realism is an accurate and truthful portrayal of subject matter.

Sayre states that he believes that all people are creative, but artists possess qualities that most don't. Which of the following best describes these qualities?

Artists are critical thinkers, meaning they question assumptions and explore new direction

Critics who examine the environmental influences on a work of art, such as the economic system, cultural values, and politics, use

Contextual theories

Frida Kahlo paintedThe Two Fridasshortly after she was divorced from which famous Mexican painter?

Diego Rivera

One of Frida Kahlo's sketchbooks contain the image of a monster that represents some of the pain and hardship that she endured. What did she call this monster?

Eyesaurus

In Jan van Eyck'sThe Arnolfini Portrait, the woman is wearing a green dress to symbolize

Fertility

The stained-glass window from Gothic Cathedral is an excellent example of the use of

Iconography

The line created by the vein in Frida Kahlo'sThe Two Fridasmakes reference to what personal aspect of her life?

Lineage

Which of the following historical references can be seen in Frida Kahlo'sThe Broken Column?

Nails make references to the Catholic martyr St. Sebastian, and her spine takes form of a Greek temple column.

Jazz provided a notable influence on the work of

Romare Bearden.

Francisco Goya'sDisasters of Waris an example of art as a vehicle for

Social Causes

Which of these statements best defines visual literacy?

The ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images.

The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.

The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.

Rene Magritte'sThis is Not a Pipe asks us to consider__________.

Treason of Images

Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional.

aesthetic

Which of the following is used to describe an elevated awareness of beauty in the viewer?

aesthetics

Romare Bearden's work is an example of

assemblage/photomontage

The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god was made by which culture?

aztec

What is Shiva Nataraja responsible for doing?

bringing to life the endless of cycle of birth and rebirth, stamping out evil and ignorance, balancing contradictory qualities like creation and destruction, dancing the world into existence

The form of the goddess's figure inThe Birth of Venuswas based on ________.

classic greek sculptures

How did Vincent Van Gogh die?

committed suicide.

In what way is Frida Kahol's face iconic?

eyebrows

What kind of artworks do the Guerrilla Girls make?

feminist posters and pamphlets

In Jan van Eyck'sThe Arnolfini Portrait, the dog symbolize in our culture

fidelity

Which theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks mayhave influenced it?

formal theories.

Jan van Eyck'sThe Arnolfini Portraitdepicts many objects that have symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called

iconography

The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery in a work ofart is known as

iconography

Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his workStarry Night. This technique is called ________.

impasto

What makes Frida Kahlo's work a part of Surrealism movement?

includes unexpected, illogical, and fantastic elements that reflect a logic that makes sense only in dreams

Viewers were shocked by Edouard Manet'sLe Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), because of the

juxtaposition of nude and clothed figures

One could be classified as an outsider artist because of his

lack of awareness of art history.

The goddess Tlazolteotl was responsible for ________.

life and death

The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called

mudra.

In hisObeycampaign poster Shepard Fairey used a striking contrast between positive and ________ shapes to attract the attention of the public.

negative

What is believed to be the purpose of theWoman from Willendorf?

none of the other answersit used as a symbol of fertility also represents the ancient ideal of beauty.

When a work of art shows no reference to the natural world of images, it is called

nonrepresentational

The Mexican painter Frida Kahlo suffered from a disabling back injury but was able to continue working through periods of pain using what medium?

of oil on canvas or masonite

James Hampton is considered a ________.

outsider artist/visionary artist

We can clearly see the artistic impulse to "give form to the immaterial," to represent hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in:

religious art

Figurative art is a type of

representational

The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe

representational art.

James Hampton'sThe Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assemblywas made using ________.

scavenged materials

The eleventh-century bronze sculpture ofShiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)was madein ________.

south India

Some believe that the sculpture Woman of Willendorf was associated with

the Great Mother Goddess.

Conceptual art emphasizes ________.

the ideas behind the artwork over its realization

What aspects of Edouard Manet'sLe Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)discomforted many viewers when it was first exhibited?

the painting technique,the nude woman seated next to men dressed in contemporary clothing, the fact that the woman looks out at the viewer

To what does the title of Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? refer?

the unfair treatment of women by art institutions

In a work of art, "content" refers to

to What the work expresses or means

In 1863, Edouard Manet'sDéjeuner sur l'herbe(Luncheon on the Grass) was rejected by the public due to its

traditional tastes

The term used to describe the "fool-the-eye" realism of William Harnett's painting A Smoke Backstage is

trompe l'oeil.