ART 2140 4-9
When and where was the artist of Olympia working?
19th century France
The form of the goddess's figure in The Birth of Venus was based on ________.
Classical Greek sculptures
What does the body of the figure represented in Alberto Giacometti's Man Pointing look like?
. an abstraction based on the artist's creative choices
. What did the artist of Loving Care do to create the work?
. she dipped her head in a bucket of dye and mopped the floor with her hair
The date of Willem de Kooning's painting Woman I is:
1950-1952 CE
Which type of beauty does Kaigetsudo Dohan's painting Beautiful Woman represent?
the inner beauty and studied grace of a mature geisha
The key component of Spencer Tunick's installation at Zócalo, Mexico City, is ________.
thousands of nude bodies
Which of the following nudes was made first and served as an influence on the others?
Titian, Venus of Urbino
The artist ORLAN is known for her ________.
Unconventional performances
What was the artist of Olympia trying to do?
Update a classical subject for his own time
Auguste Rodin made which of the following artworks?
Walking Man
Why does the figure in Branded look like it does?
because it confronts, even exaggerates, the imperfections of reality
The Woman from Willendorf is made from which medium?
limestone
What is the medium of Yasumasa Morimura's Portrait (Futago)?
multimedia installation
What is believed to be the purpose of the Woman from Willendorf?
none of the other answers
What is the medium of Yves Klein's Anthropométries de l'époque bleue?
performance
The sculpture of a head, which probably represents a king of Ife (4.9.6), was made using which medium?
terra-cotta
What is so revolutionary about Walking Man?
the artist presented a rough representation of a figure as a finished sculpture
Ancient Greek notions of beauty were based upon the combination of an underlying canon of mathematical proportions with the finely honed physiques possessed by male athletes
true
How were Icarus and Blue Nude II made?
using painted paper cutouts
Who is the artist of Loving Care?
Janine Antoni
Who is the artist of Branded?
Jenny Saville
Who is the artist of The Birth of Venus?
Sandro Botticelli
Kaigetsudô Dohan was an artist from which culture?
japanese
Titian's Venus of Urbino shows ________.
a Classical goddess, represented as both modest and inviting
What is the subject matter of Myron's Discus Thrower?
a Greek athlete
Which of the following was used to make the sculpture Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty?
a canon of proportions
Anthropométries de l'époque bleue introduced which of the following for the very first time?
a musical accompaniment to the presentation of art
What concepts of beauty are conveyed in the sculpture of a head, believed to represent a king of Ife (4.9.6)?
all of the other answers
Which of the following artistic tendencies and formal concerns did the artist of Recumbent Figure incorporate into his sculpture?
all of the other answers
Which of the following issues are raised by Yasumasa Morimura's Portrait (Futago)?
all of the other answers
Willem de Kooning intended his painting Woman I to ________.
all of the other answers
Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty was made by sculptors from which culture?
egyptian
The artist ORLAN was the first person ever to undergo plastic surgery
false
What is the medium of Henry Moore's Recumbent Figure?
green Horton stone
Spencer Tunick considers his artworks to be ________.
installations
