Art 111 chapter 2 quiz CPCC
The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called
Mudras
Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist
retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view.
The pipe in René Magritte's The Treason of Images is an example of
subject matter.
The white field in Kazimir Malevich's Black Square represents the
void beyond feeling.
The content of a work of art refers to
what the work means or expresses.
What is the chief form of Islamic art?
Calligraphy
What is a characteristic of both Triumphal Entry (a page from a manuscript of Firdawsi's Shahnamah) and Kazimir Malevich's Black Square?
Both are nonrepresentational works of art.
What kind of reading does Kenneth Clark illustrate in his assessment that an ancient Greek statue represents a "higher state of civilization" than a West African mask?
Ethnocentric
In what way is Howling Wolf's Treaty Signing at Medicine Creek Lodge a more accurate account of the treaty signing than John Taylor's more realistic drawing?
It includes specific details related to the landscape, tribal identity, and the presence of women
What does Rebellious Silence by Shirin Neshat suggest about the role of women in Islamic Iran?
They are in solidarity with men in the rejection of Western culture.
What style does Willem de Kooning use in his painting North Atlantic Light?
abstraction
Iconoclasm is the practice of
destroying images.
George Green's ...marooned in dreaming: a path of song and mind would be considered an example of trompe l'oeil because
its painted frame fools the eye.
The title of Willem de Kooning's North Atlantic Light refers to
the feeling of light in the painting.
The Amida Buddha and Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami share
the use of iconography.