Art final unit 4

Who is the artist of The Morgue (Gun Murder)?

Andres Serrano

In the Untitled Film Stills series, the artist, Cindy Sherman, wanted to explore various aspects of her own personality. True or false?

False

Navajo sand paintings are generally made to be passed down from generation to generation True or false?

False

Vigée Le Brun's portrait Marie Antoinette and Her Children greatly improved the Queen's reputation. True or false?

False

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by:

Frank Lloyd Wright

When were the walls of the Lascaux Caves painted?

15,000-13,000 BCE

Which of the following nudes was made first and served as an influence for the others?

Titian, Venus of Urbino

Illusion cannot be created using the medium of fresco. True or false?

True

Surgical dissections and artists studying anatomy have nothing in common. True or false?

True

Trompe l'oeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic. True or false?

True

Where is the Rothko Chapel located?

United States

Which formal element is used in Goya's The Third of May, 1808, to put more attention on one figure than the others?

line , light, color

Which American Pop artist made several silkscreen prints of Mao?

none of the above

Spirituality encompasses

our awareness of both mind and body our sense of being connected to others our wish to understand life's meaning and the world around us

The materials used in Navajo sand paintings include:

pollen, corn, and powdered stones

Community artwork is

represent the common interests of a group be situated in public places be made for large numbers of viewers be made by numerous people

Ziggurats of the ancient Near East served as _______

temples and civic centers

Which of the following issues are raised by Yasumasa Morimura's Portrait (Futago)?

the meaning of an artwork gains depth when one knows about the context race and gender can be seen as artificial constructions we should not make assumptions about identity based on appearances our understanding of who we are can be directly influenced by the past

What is not true about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

the names of the dead are carved into the wall alphabetically

The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.

the passing of time memento mori the fleeting nature of life transient sights, smells, and sounds

People who gathered at Stonehenge on the summer solstice would have seen:

the sun rise over the Heelstone

Many ancient Greek artists made artworks to honor

their gods and deities

What do the man-made mountains in this chapter have in common?

they had a dramatic and lasting impact on the geography of their locations

Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?

they were the burial places of many Roman ancestors they served as temples for many religious observances pagan, Christian, and Jewish Romans used them the paintings there could be relevant for multiple religions

Mark Rothko wanted his paintings at the Rothko Chapel ________.

to create an environment that transported the viewer beyond everyday reality

Trompe l'oeil means "fool the eye". True or false?

true

In what way is Frida Kahlo's face iconic?

we can recognize it because it is a simplified version of what she looked like

Who is the artist of The Dinner Party?

Judy Chicago

Who is the artist of The Birth of Venus?

Sandro Botticelli

Which religion specifically emphasizes the ways that natural elements, such as the sun, mountains, water, and trees, are connected to well-being?

Shinto

The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to:

all of the other answers

Willem de Kooning intended his painting Woman I to ________.

emphasize elements of female anatomy convey the inherent abilities of women to give and protect life reflect universal ideas of powerful women refer to images of women made throughout the history of art

Pablo Picasso would not let Guernica be seen by the public until Adolf Hitler was out of power. True or false?

false

Pablo Picasso's Guernica was an invented vision he made to express the terror he felt after waking from a nightmare. True or false?

false

Spiritual ideas, such as the "ancient mother," can never be represented in recognizable imagery. True or false?

false