Video Quiz - Art

Marilyn Monroe's physical beauty is referenced in Flack's painting by ________ and ________.

cosmetics and jewelry

American artist Audrey Flack worked in a style known as hyperrealism.

false

Marilyn Monroe's brief and tragic life is represented in Flack's painting by ________, symbols of the passing of time.

hourglasses and candles

Which of the following items, symbolizing the brevity of life, is NOT present in Flack's Marilyn Monroe?

skull

Which statement is true of Photorealist artists?

they work from photos and carefully reproduce photographic images in paint their work is regularly seen as a critique of the banality of consumerist modern life they often depict mundane subjects their work features the same saturated colors, shiny surfaces, and reflections as photographs

Audrey Flack's Marilyn Monroe draws on the historical tradition of vanitas painting, but reflects the concerns of modern life.

true

Audrey Flack's vanitas painting is a commentary on the issues of celebrity status and feminism.

true

Vanitas paintings were popular in Europe in the __________________ century

17th

Vanitas means "________" in Latin.

Emptiness

Photorealism arose in Europe in the early twentieth century

False