Art Appreciation Chapter 1-3
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami depicts many objects that have symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called:
iconography
In 1863, Edouard Manet's Déjeuner sur l'herbe was rejected by the public due to its
modernity
Considered a masterpiece of Renaissance art, Michelangelo's David came under attack upon first viewing due to its
political symbolism
We can clearly see the artistic impulse to "give form to the immaterial," to represent hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in:
religious art
The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe
representational art
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
Which of these statements best defines visual literacy?
the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images
In Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, Manet intentionally rejects traditional painting techniques for what purpose?
to call attention to his modernity and break with the past
Maya Ying Lin's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
was controversial at first because of its non-traditional style
The artist's relation to the public often depends upon how it views
what the artist is trying to say
In a work of art, "content" refers to
what the work expresses or means
What might have affected Pablo Picasso's severe style of representation seen in The Women of Avignon?
African masks he saw at a Paris museum
At the center of a scandal of the famous Armory Show of 1913 was held in
New York
Jasper Johns chose to paint his image of the American flag to express:
his proclivity for things seen but not examined.
Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional.
aesthetic
Which of these is not a principle of "green architecture"?
architects look to continue to use building techniques and materials that have been in use since the Industrial Revolution in the West
What is the chief form of Islamic art?
calligraphy
Why are images of humans traditionally banned in Islamic art?
Depicting a human is thought to be competing with the "creator"
Historically, why do many people receive new and innovative work with reservation?
They have little context in which to view the work
According to the National Endowment for the Arts what activist role should artists take?
They should educate the public about the value of art
