CH 22 - FROM MODERN TO POSTMODERN
Which of the following is common in Minimalist sculptures?
- emphasis on simple geometric shapes - use of industrial materials
In what ways does Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party embody Feminist artistic aims?
- focus is given to the significance of traditionally female crafts - the work honors historically influential women
Which of the following were sources of inspiration for Pop artists?
- home appliances and advertising - television, film, and newspapers - comic books and billboards
In what ways does Subodh Gupta incorporate nature into his work, Dada?
- the sculpture is installed outdoors in a natural setting - there is reference to yakshi, fertility spirits - the overall form that of a Banyan tree
Common characteristics of Abstract Expressionist works include
- the technique of automatism - a large scale - nonrepresentational subjecst
At the beginning of the 20th century, in works such as Still Life on the Table: Gillette and The Emigrant, ______ artists began incorporating text into art.
Cubist
True or False: Photorealism cannot exist without photography, and vice versa.
False
Conceptual art has strong connections with which other movement?
Minimalism
After World War II the focus of the art world shifted from Paris to what other city?
New York
Central the idea of postmodernism, what concept recognizes simultaneous existence of many art centers, with a wide ranges of artists, styles and innovations?
Pluralism
The artist ______ is most closely associated with the process of action painting.
Pollock
The era or new phase of art after the Modern period is called __________.
Postmodernism
Which of the following Pop artists took inspiration from comic books and commercial art?
Roy Lichtenstein
Even though the Abstract Expressionist developed different styles, all their works had which element in common?
They were large scale works.
True or False: Minimal art had an industrial fabricated look that was very impersonal.
True
Temporary installations, taken to a more extreme level with Body art, are often a way for artists to dissociate
art and money
What tool was used to construct Web sites and other aspects of the online experience was appropriated into a new medium by artists?
coding
The artist Mark Rothko is most closely associated with which artistic movement?
color field painting
Which style of the York School continued to be explored by artists ,even after the first generation of innovators had passed away?
color field painting
Robert Rauschenberg called his work _______ paintings or assemblage because they combined oil, cloth, pencil, newspaper, and other materials
combine
Judy Chicago is a feminist artist whose piece The Dinner Party is about
elevating the activities of women, such as sewing, weaving, and ceramics, to the level of art
Like the decades after the Impressionist, the 1960s and 1970s were defined by a
great variety of artistic styles
Allan Kaprow created works that eliminated the art object all together and rather staged events which he called
happenings
The Expressionists depth of emotion in turn influenced the
neoexpressionists
Due to its ephemeral and nonphysical nature, art created on the Internet can
never be truly owned in the way a singular painting or sculpture can
What 1965 invention allowed the proliferation of video art?
portable video camera
In the 1960s, the loose collective trends known as ________ permanently changed our understanding of the kinds of materials, objects, and activities that can be considered art.
postminimalism
How is color separated in hard edge painting?
sharp, precise edges
Land art was another way that artists of the 1960s sought to
take art out of the galleries and create work that could not be bought
An example of products overlapping both art and craft is
textiles and tapestries
In the early 1960s, what location was the center of Andy Warhol's artistic production?
the factory
Process art focuses on
the materials used and the method of construction
The Guerrilla Girls wear gorilla masks at their public appearances but choose to use the spelling guerrilla because
the use the shock and awe technique of guerrilla warfare
True or False: the digital realm functions as both a subject and a tool for creating digital art
true
The Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture is a famous piece of architecture because it is
turned inside out with exposed duct work and an escalator going up the side
Appropriation acknowledges that because images move throughout society in such a great degree, anyone can
use them
What constitutes a installation?
works of art meant to be experienced by viewers
