Art History 2 quiz 4 (ch.24,25)

Which of the following artists created large-scale, kinetic sculptures?

Alexander Calder

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

Dada had no fixed ideas

Throughout history, artists have regularly served political ends by using their art to make visual statements. Which of the following artists has created an overtly political statement with his/her work?

Dorothea Lange

Which of the following works demonstrates the Futurists' interest in motion?

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash

Which artist stated that she wanted her pieces to be "non art, non connotative, non anthropomorphic, non geometric, non nothing, everything, but of another kind, vision, sort"?

Eva Hesse

Which of the following painters illustrates Clement Greenberg's insistence on "purity in art"?

Frank Stella

Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

Frida Kahlo

How did Allan Kaprow view art?

He viewed it as an intersection of art and life.

Color field painting emphasized painting's basic properties. Color field painters poured diluted paint onto unprimed canvas. Which of the following artists was a color field painter?

Helen Frankenthaler

Performance Art can be described as movements, gestures and sounds of persons communicating. Which of the following describes the focus of Performance Art?

It replaces physical objects.

Which of the following describes Joseph Beuys purpose for his art?

It was illuminating the condition of modern humanity.

Although many artists dealt with the theme of war or other societal ills, ________________ believed above all in the expressive use of color, saying that the whole arrangement of his pictures were expressive.

Matisse

In the 20/20 segment on Andy Warhol, we learned that:

Question 22 options: 1) Andy Warhol always carried a camera and tape recorder. 2) In the 1970s, Andy Warhol's portraits could cost $50,000. 3) It was Andy's philosophy that everyone could be famous for 15 minutes. All of the above. *****

Which of the following artists created a modern American art style combining Synthetic Cubism with jazz tempos and his perception of the fast-paced American culture?

Stuart Davis

In the video "Why is That Important? Looking at Jackson Pollock", it is suggested that it is important to look at ___________, including understanding the individual and the culture that one lived in.

context

Jackson Pollock is best known for his large-scale portraits.

false

Barbara Hepworth was a a Berlin Dadaist.

false,Hannah Höch

A nonobjective work refers to work that has no reference ot the external appearance of the physical world.

has no reference to the external appearance of the physical world true

How did the Fluxus group see aesthetic potential?

in the nontraditional and commonplace

Because of the spontaneous and informal nature of Performance Art, which of the following was the primary medium?

the human body

According to your textbook, which of the following messages is portrayed in Edward Hopper's Nighthawks?

the pervasive loneliness of modern humans

Jean Tinguely was the sculptor who believed that "the only stable thing is movement."

true

John Cage encouraged his students to link their art to life.

true

In the video "The Painting Techniques of Barnett Newman", the narrator makes the claim that Newman used vertical lines because:

we relate to each other largely as vertical form