Art History: Chapter Quiz 4

A subtext of Hopper's Nighthawks would be ____. B. a sense of impending doom or entrapment

A. a sense of romance and adventure B. a sense of impending doom or entrapment C. hope and renewal D. magic and transformation

The Tlaloc Vessel is frontal and symmetrical, which is symbolic of ____. B. formality

A. ambiguity B. formality C. informality D. playfulness

While ____ was important to modernists, ____ is important to postmodernists. D. painting/photography

A. construction/deconstruction B. photography/painting C. sculpture/poetry D. painting/photography

The subtext in an artwork refers to ____. D. its underlying theme or message

A. critical writings about its meaning B. noticeable areas of secondary dominance C. its working title D. its underlying theme or message

A recent discipline in critical writing is ____ , which attempts to integrate and analyze the visual components of contemporary culture. D. visual culture

A. deconstruction B. semiotics C. structuralism D. visual culture

Artistic metaphors and symbols are ____. D. all of the above

A. elements which are descriptive of something else B. elements which represent some other concept C. culturally determined D. all of the above

Gerhard Richter's series of fifteen paintings titled October 18, 1977 reflects ____ ideas. D. post-structuralist

A. feminist B. religious C. ideological D. post-structuralist

Dona Schlesier's mixed-media piece Setting Cycles has a subject matter that is ____. D. in the organization of the materials used to make the piece

A. historical B. autobiographical C. devoid of meaning D. in the organization of the materials used to make the piece

A visual ____ is an image or element that is descriptive of something else. C. metaphor

A. ideology B. context C. metaphor D. integration

Structuralists believe that in order to understand a work of art, one must study the structure of art and the complex ____ of all its parts. A. interrelationship

A. interrelationship B. iconography C. ideology D. none of the above

Deconstruction involves the belief that any image has ____ of meanings. C. a multiplicity

A. only one set B. a religiously determined set C. a multiplicity D. a universal set

Context refers to the social and ____ conditions that encompass a work of art. A. politcal

A. political B. symbolic C. structural D. critical

According to ____, all art supports some particular political agenda, cultural structure, or economic/class hierarchy. C. ideological criticism

A. post-structuralism B. psychoanalytic criticism C. ideological criticism D. structuralism

Feminist criticism deals with ____ in art. B. gender

A. postmodernism B. gender C. prejudice D. psychoanalysis

Brazilian-born Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija created a stainless steel Ping-Pong table called Untitled 2008 (the future will be chrome). This work is a good example of ____ because gallery-goers can play on it. A. relational aesthetics

A. relational aesthetics B. phenomenology C. structuralism D. semiotics

Psychoanalytic criticism helps to interpret artwork with strong ____ content. D. emotional

A. religious B. social C. preconceived D. emotional

Ideological criticism deals with a work of art's ____ significance. B. political

A. religious B.political C. economic D. social

The study of signs in verbal or written communication is called ____. A. semiotics

A. semiotics B. post-structuralism C. feminism D. formalism

The ____ tells us what a work of art is about. A. subject matter

A. subject matter B. aesthetics C. formal elements D. media

Formal analysis is important because it is helpful in understanding the ____ of a work of art. C. composition

A. subject matter B. context C. composition D. iconography

In a work of art, content is conveyed primarily in three ways: through its symbolic references, through written materials and cultural context, and ____. B. through the subject matter

A. through familiarity with the artist's work B. through the subject matter C. through the materials used to create the work D. through the technical expertise of the artist

The role of the art critic is ____. C. to describe works of art and evaluate their significance

A. to research art of the past and art of other cultures B. to write material for museum exhibitions C. to describe works of art and evaluate their significance D. to define popular taste in art

Iconography uses ____ to suggest concepts and ideas. B. symbols

A. writing B. symbols C. paint D. figures

____ is a system of symbols that allows artists to refer to complex ideas. D. Iconography

A. Context B. Structuralism C. Phenomenology D. Iconography

____ criticism focuses on the political implications of a work of art. B. ideological

A. Formalist B. Ideological C. Psychological D. Structural

Content is about a work of art's ____. B. theme

A. beauty B. theme C. size D. shape