Final Study Guide Art Appreciation
Who is the artist?
Artemisia Gentileschi
These works of art are an example of European art of the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by rich details, dramatic lighting, and theatricality, known as what style of art?
Baroque Las Meninas
Who is the artist of this painting?
Basquiat
Which work of art does not fit with the ideals of Postmodernism (including the rejection of the seriousness of Modernism)?
Donald Judd, Stack
With which period, or art movement, is this work of art associated?
Ecstasy of saint Teresa, baroque, 1647-52
What does the spider represent for Louise Bourgeois
For Bourgeois, the spider embodied an intricate and sometimes contradictory mix of psychological and biographical allusions. Partly a reference to her mother, partly to herself, spiders for her represented cleverness, industriousness, and protectiveness.
El Anatsui's tapestries (inspired by Kente cloth, although not made of fiber) are made of what?
Found objects like bottle caps
Who painted this double portrait?
Frida Kahlo
Who is the artist? With which art movement is this work associated? What is an object from popular or material culture presented by the artist (without further manipulation as a work of art) called?
Marcel Duchamp (R Mutt), DaDa, Appropriation
What artist combines traditional symbolism and iconography from Buddhism with futuristic imagery using technology to create immersive environments?
Mariko Mori
Who is the artist? What is the artist's intent when making a painting such as this one?
Mary Cassatt, Commonplace, ordinary, yet captivating, Cassatt's ability to convey these intensely private moments through an exquisite painterly technique places her as a key figure of American Impressionism.
What do the clocks represent in Felix Gonzalez-Torres' work about loss and love?
Mechanical heartbeats. Symbolizes the artist's HIV positive partner Ross Laycock and his dawdling decline and inevitable death from AIDS. The two clocks represent two mechanical heartbeats, which are illustrative of the two lives ordained to fall out of sync and carry moving poetry about personal loss as well as the temporal nature of life.
Who is the artist that made object?
Meret Oppenheim
To which artistic movement does this work of art belong?
Minimalism
What was the original setting of Keith Haring's drawings?
NYC subway empty ad settings
Which is neoclassical?
Oath of horatii
Which work of art was exhibited in the first Salon des Refusés of 1863?
Olympia
What is the title of this work of art?
Olympia by Manet
Who is the artist?
Pablo Picasso
Felix Gonzalez-Torres' work Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) is an example of ____________ art.
Participatory art
With which art movement is this work of art associated?
Pop Art
Which best describes paintings by Cezanne such as this one?
Post impressionist, moving eye technique
What is at least one way that Modernism is different than Post-Modernism?
Postmodernism was a reaction against modernism. Modernism was generally based on idealism and a utopian vision of human life and society and a belief in progress. It assumed that certain ultimate universal principles or truths such as those formulated by religion or science could be used to understand or explain reality. Modernist artists experimented with form, technique and processes rather than focusing on subjects, believing they could find a way of purely reflecting the modern world.
Who is the artist? Who is depicted in the art?
Rembrandt, Rembrandt
Which art period is this from?
Rococo
Which work of art best represents a modernist attempt to capture the transitory effect of light?
Rouen Cathedral, Claude Monet
Which artist made this triptych using the Ben-Day dots?
Roy lichtenstein
What does Nick Cave call these elaborate wearable sculptures?
Soundsuits
To which art movement does this painting belong?
The calling of saint matthew, New naturalistic movement
Why did Judy Chicago create The Dinner Party? What was she trying to point out (historically speaking)?
The goal to "end the ongoing cycle of omission in which women were written out of the historical record." portraying that women had "history" when they were under represented in media and art. In the 1960s it was the attitude that women had no history in art.
Who is the artist of this work?
Wangechi Mutu, praying mantra
Who is the artist of this work?
Yayoi Kusama
This portrait demonstrates what artistic technique that utilizes dramatic lights and darks?
chiaroscuro
To which art movement does this painting belong? Who is the artist? What is the title?
expressionism, edvard munch, the scream
Nam June Paik's work Electronic Superhighway, was made in response to what?
is a testament to the ways media defined one man's understanding of a diverse nation.
Artworks that are performed by the artists, or actors, in the context of fine art is called what?
performance art
What is the medium? (Medium=Material) Who is the artist?
Hannah Hoch "cut with the kitchen knife" Magazine clippings
What is the title of this work of art? Who is the artist?
Henri Matisse Joy of Life
Who is the artist? What is the setting of this painting?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Moulin Rouge
Which painting's title led to the naming of Impressionism?
Impression, Sunrise
Which art movement is associated with en plein air painting?
Impressionism
Which best describes paintings by Renoir, such as this one? (For this question know that Renoir utilizes the Impressionist loose brushwork in order to capture a scene that is lively and believable.)
Impressionism
Who is the artist of this artwork?
Jeff koons
With which movement is this painting associated?
Cubism, Ma Jolie Pablo Picasso
Which painting is by Edouard Manet?
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
What symbol do all of these painting possess?
A mirror
Which describes the paintings of both Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko? (Know the style of this work)
Action Painting - William de Kooning Field Painting - Mark Rothko
Which best describes Jackson Pollock's style? (For this question, be able to identify the style and purpose)
Action painting, modern art. the automatic approach of the Action painters was primarily conceived as a means of giving the artist's instinctive creative forces free play and of revealing these forces directly to the viewer. In Action painting the act of painting itself, being the moment of the artist's creative interaction with his materials, was as significant as the finished work. Get lost in the paint! Follow the lines.
Which artist filled this space with millions of porcelain sunflower seeds?
Ai Weiwei
Which artist famously made paintings of cans of Campbell's soup?
Andy Warhol
Know that Neoclassicism contrasts Rococo style. They are opposites, in a way
Both Rococo and Neoclassicism architectures have achieved similarities despite a total revolution of style that emerged with Neoclassicism, that is, it was able to emphasize culture, political condition, and social condition in its theme. Both found the importance of color in enhancing the image of a once significant structure. Lastly, both keep its artistic value using decorative features such as paintings and sculpture for Rococo and statues for Neoclassicism.Given the historical features, Rococo style differs from Neo-classical arts in a sense that the former had light-hearted, whimsical style of decorative art (Rococo), while the latter emphasized courage, sacrifice, nationalism, and tradition (Neoclassism). To illustrate the differences, two great architectural designs will be used in this study Queluz National Palace in Portugal for Rococo and Cathedral of
Which best describes this work by Kandinsky? (For this question know if the work is representational or non-representational?)
Composition x non representational
Which best describes this work of art by Vincent van Gogh? (Know the period and style)
Starry Night post impressionism modern art
Which movement is associated with this painting?
Street, Berlin Ernst Kirchner expressionism
With which art movement is this painting associated?
Surrealism
