Art Appreciation Chapter 5

In present-day society, censorship could occur if an artwork __________.

Incites protests

Whether or not a work of art appeals to personal artistic taste depends on __________.

Value-based Assumptions

Study and background knowledge are required for __________.

analysis

Considering the movement or time period of a work of art is typical of __________.

analysis in writing

Making favorable and unfavorable judgments about works of art is called __________.

art criticism

Judy Taylor's History of Labor in Maine and Michelangelo's The Last Judgment represent __________.

artworks subjected to censorship

If you are writing about Sonia Delaunay-Terk's Simultaneous Contrasts, an evaluation could include __________.

assessing how vivid colors express Ukrainian folk costumes

The alteration or removal of works of art from public view is known as __________.

censorship

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

contextual theories

The analysis of Titian's Pietà as a work that conveys both Christian iconographic themes and Italian grief over a plague epidemic demonstrates the use of __________.

contextual theories

Cash value is difficult to determine when art is __________.

controversial or in a public place

Which of the following is an example of censorship based on religious beliefs?

covering the genitals of nude, religoius figures in michealangelos the last judgement

The portrait of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci that sold at auction for $450.3 million demonstrates that cash value __________.

differs from artistic quality or importance

Considering the identity and personal meanings of an artist is characteristic of critics who __________.

employ expressive theories

In art essays, the three types of art criticism are used as a method of __________.

evaluation

The process of selecting one thing over another or the appreciation of the significance of something is called __________.

evaluation

Regarding Impressionist painting, the drastic shift from negative contemporary responses to their high value in today's society demonstrates that __________.

evaluations can change over time and across cultures

Which theories of art criticism would best evaluate the influence of Cubism on Sonia Delaunay-Terk's Simultaneous Contrast?

formal

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

formal theories

Why was Chris Ofili's painting The Holy Virgin Mary controversial?

its subject matter and medium offended Roman Catholics.

Evelyne Axell's Ice Cream 1 is an example of recent cases to censor art according to a culture's __________.

moral values

Judy Taylor's History of Labor in Maine demonstrates that art can be censored due to __________.

political purposes

Judging the quality or value of art necessarily involves __________.

subjectivity

The freedom for artists to create what they want (excluding notably obscene imagery) was established by __________.

the 1973 Supreme Court case Miller v. California

Which of the following is an important evaluative method to understanding art and the process of creation?

writing

Factual information, analysis, and evaluation should always be included when you are __________.

writing about art

Which of the following artworks overcame censorship?

Chris Ofili's The Holy Virgin Mary

Evaluating art based on the artist's expression of personal meanings and worldview exemplifies the use of __________.

Expressive theories

How does writing about an artwork's factual information compare to writing an analysis?

Facts include known information, such as title, date, and medium.

How do specialists decide if art is great?

They look for innovation, contextual meanings, and personal expression.