ART 134 20th Century

Grant Woods' best known work is his 1930, painting a. American Gothic b. Bootleggers c. Fall Plowing d. Stone City Iowa e. Relativity

a. American Gothic

Early Cubism is often called _____because it involves investigating the visual elements for its meaning. a. Analytic Cubism b. traditional Cubism c. introductory Cubism d. industrial Cubism e. Precision Cubism

a. Analytic Cubism

In the 1960's he founded "The Factory", his studio, and gathered around himself a wide range of artists, writers, musicians and underground celebrities. a. Andy Warhol b. Keith Haring c. Victor Vasarely d. Bridget Riley e. Roy Lichtenstein

a. Andy Warhol

The artist that chose, as subject matter, mass produced products was: a. Andy Warhol b. Keith Haring c. Victor Vasarely d. Bridget Riley e. Roy Lichtenstein

a. Andy Warhol

A contemporary English Op artist is a. Bridget Riley b. Andy Warhol c. Keith Haring d. Roy Lichtenstein e. Victor Vasarely

a. Bridget Riley

___displayed his "ready made" sculptures in an exhibit in 1913. a. Duchamp b. Escher c. Picasso d. Braque e. Seurat

a. Duchamp

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect who designed the Kaufmann residence that was called a. Falling Water b. Balance c. Tension d. Organism e. Forest

a. Falling Water

This artist was the primary force behind the Fauve movement a. Henri Matisse b. Paul Gauguin c. Vincent van Gogh d. Pablo Picasso e. Georges Braque

a. Henri Matisse

These artists focused on scenes that metamorphosize into a dream or nightmare. a. Naturalistic Surrealists b. Dadaists c. Fauves d. Biomorphic Surrealists e. Photo Realists

a. Naturalistic Surrealists

It is recognizable by its precisely drafted patterns that create movement, and even an uncomfortable response in the viewer. a. Op Art b. Art Deco c. Minimalism d. Photo-realism e. Pop Art

a. Op Art

Surrealists were inspired by the work of a. Sigmund Freud b. Sir Isaac Newton c. Caravaggio d. Rembrandt e. Picasso

a. Sigmund Freud

He was the first artist to explore complete abstraction a. Vassily Kandinsky b. Pablo Picasso c. Piet Mondrian d. Georges Braque e. Frank Lloyd Wright

a. Vassily Kandinsky

Early 20th century sculptors moved away from literal depiction of objects and, like painters, tried to create a. an emotional response b. variety c. sculpture in multiple material d. texture e. tension in their work

a. an emotional response

Warm colors are those colors a. associated with warm objects b. colors used by the old masters c. associated with water, and grass d. that are difficult to mix

a. associated with warm objects

The strength of a color is its a. intensity b. contrast c. shade d. tone e. texture

a. intensity

Georges Rouault chose clowns, prostitutes and actors for his subjects because they were, in his time, considered a. universally "tragic" figures b. entertaining c. acceptable subject matter d. popular e. easily identifiable

a. universally "tragic" figures

Postmodernism cannot be described as a style but a/an a. widespread cultural phenomenon. b. school of thought. c. isolated trend. d. political philosophy. e. power struggle with tradition.

a. widespread cultural phenomenon.

The artist that said that because of mass media, everyone would become famous for fifteen minutes. a. Bridget Riley b. Andy Warhol c. Keith Haring d. Roy Lichtenstein e. Victor Vasarely

b. Andy Warhol

A popular design movement in the 1920's and 1930's, affecting the decorative arts was a. Dada b. Art Deco c. Art Nuevo d. Regionalism e. Postmodernism

b. Art Deco

This movement was a move to upgrade industrial design and was associated with the jazz age in its flair, flat simple shapes and hard patterns. a. Dada b. Art Deco c. Art Nuevo d. Regionalism e. Postmodernism

b. Art Deco

The female Mexican artist that is often classified as a Naturalistic Surrealist: a. Georgia O'Keefe b. Frida Kahlo c. Maya Ying Lin d. Maria Martinez e. Julia Mendez

b. Frida Kahlo

His Hieroglyphic like style is easily recognizable. a. Andy Warhol b. Keith Haring c. Victor Vasarely d. Bridget Riley e. Roy Lichtenstein

b. Keith Haring

His work first achieved public attention while he was an anonymous graffiti artist, using chalk in the New York Subway system. a. Andy Warhol b. Keith Haring c. Victor Vasarely d. Bridget Riley e. Roy Lichtenstein

b. Keith Haring

A Dutch graphic artist known for his often mathematically inspired pieces which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. a. Marcel Duchamp b. M. C. Escher c. Pablo Picasso d. Georges Braque e. Georgia O'Keefe

b. M. C. Escher

One key difference between Pablo Picasso and his friend Henri Matisse was that Matisse worked more from ____ than Picasso. a. imagination b. Nature c. old masters d. traditional styles e. prehistoric art

b. Nature

Maya Ying Lin is a Chinese American artist who won a public design competition for the a. Guggenheim Museum in New York b. Vietnam Veterans Memorial c. The St. Louis Arch d. The Washington Monument e. Grady Gammage Auditorium

b. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Cubism depicted forms in a. natural form b. geometric shapes c. classical realism d. photo-realism e. pointillism

b. geometric shapes

Picasso's "Blue Period" refers to his work from 1901-1904 because his work shows a. landscapes with cool temperatures b. his melancholy state of mind c. the winter seasons in which he painted d. the pale skin tone of his models e. the color of the cubes he painted in his paintings

b. his melancholy state of mind

Expressionism in art can be classified as a. saying what you think b. the artist's personal inner vision c. the use of strong, contrasting colors d. art that is very representational e. an attempt to copy Renaissance masters

b. the artist's personal inner vision

Stuart Davis was fascinated by what kind of packaging and incorporated it in to his work? a. soup cans b. tobacco c. cosmetics d. alcoholic drinks e. candy

b. tobacco

The term for late 19th and early 20th century artists who emphasized innovation and challenged established convention in their work. a. Rococo b. Bourgeois c. Avant-garde d. contrapposto e. Chiaroscuro

c. Avant-garde

____ was known for being very Pessimistic about the state of humanity and turned to animals for his subject matter. a. Pablo Picasso b. Piet Mondrian c. Franz Marc d. Vassily Kandinsky e. Frida Kahlo

c. Franz Marc

One of the most successful sculptors to adapt into the planar, fragmented style of Analytic Cubism was: a. Franz Marc b. Georges Rouault c. Jacques Lipchitz d. Claude Monet e. Aristide Maillol

c. Jacques Lipchitz

In the work of M. C. Escher, tessellations were often created from distorting a. colors b. textures c. Negative Space d. reality e. dark and light

c. Negative Space

Currently, the most expensive painting sold at auction was by a. van Gogh b. Goya c. Picasso d. Stuart Davis e. Georges Braque

c. Picasso

Regionalists are sometimes called American Scene Painters because they focused on a. Cityscapes b. Seascapes c. Rural Life d. City life e. Midwestern landscapes

c. Rural Life

Louise Nevelson is best known for a. small scale Rural American paintings b. semi-abstract paintings of flowers c. assemblage sculpture using found objects d. paintings using shapes of color separated by pinstripes e. Photorealism

c. assemblage sculpture using found objects

Cool colors are colors a. associated with warm objects b. colors used by the old masters c. associated with water, and grass d. that are difficult to mix

c. associated with water, and grass

A color with white added is called a a. shade b. value c. hue d. composition c. hue

c. hue

Another name for a pure color is: a. tint b. tone c. hue d. primary e. complimentary

c. hue

Piet Mondrian is best known for his a. Realistic landscapes b. anatomically correct sculpture c. non-representational "compositions" d. Neoclassical interiors e. large facades with Greek temple fronts

c. non-representational "compositions"

Synthetic Cubists depicted parts of their work in a. photo-realism b. Greek Classicism c. objects cut from paper d. bright colors

c. objects cut from paper

On the traditional 12 color, color wheel the primary colors are a. orange, green and violet b. yellow, orange and violet c. red, yellow and blue d. red, orange and green e. violet, red-violet and green

c. red, yellow and blue

Which of the following is not a common subject for Avant-garde artists? a. clowns b. prostitutes c. religious scenes d. portraits e. political statements

c. religious scenes

The Fauves got their names from a critic who likened their work to: a. the Renaissance masters b. a soft cloud c. wild beasts d. small children e. cave paintings

c. wild beasts

An American artist that was one of the pioneers of Superrealism. a. Bridget Riley b. Andy Warhol c. Keith Haring d. Audrey Flack e. Victor Vasarely

d. Audrey Flack

These artists produced mostly abstract paintings, which sometimes suggested organisms and natural forms. a. Naturalistic Surrealists b. Dadaists c. Fauves d. Biomorphic Surrealists e. Photo Realists

d. Biomorphic Surrealists

This artist was unlike other Fauve artists because he depicted social and political forces that "crush the spirit." a. Vincent van Gogh b. Georges Braque c. Claude Monet d. Georges Rouault e. Pablo Picasso

d. Georges Rouault

The Russian born artist whose work incorporated elements of Expressionism, Cubism and Fauvism. a. Marcel Duchamp b. M. C. Escher c. Pablo Picasso d. Marc Chagall e. Georgia O'Keefe

d. Marc Chagall

The Spanish artist that was one of the two founders of Cubism a. Gerome b. Goya c. Caravaggio d. Picasso e. Kandinsky

d. Picasso

____maintained that machinery's clean functional lines and the pure forms of it's parts, should direct the artist's experiments. a. Fauvists b. Cubists c. abstract expressionists d. Purists e. Dada

d. Purists

Grant Wood is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest which would classify him as a a. Purist b. Cubist c. Postmodernist d. Regionalist e. Photo-realist

d. Regionalist

Taliesin West was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in a. Taos, New Mexico b. St. Paul, Minnesota c. Carmel, California d. Scottsdale, Arizona e. Telluride, Colorado

d. Scottsdale, Arizona

It emphasizes making images of subject matter with photographic accuracy. a. Op Art b. Art Deco c. Minimalism d. Superrealism e. Pop Art

d. Superrealism

Most Dada artists joined the ____movement and explored ways to express, in art, the world of dreams and the unconscious mind. a. Fauve b. Cubist c. Precisionist d. Surrealist e. Abstract expressionist

d. Surrealist

In 1917 a group of Holland artists led by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg founded the movement called a. Cubism b. The Blue Rider c. Fauve d. The Style e. Photorealism

d. The Style

The group ___believed in the birth of a new age in the wake of WWI and believed that machinery would assure ease of living. a. Cubism b. The Blue Rider c. Fauve d. The Style e. Photorealism

d. The Style

Early Cubism avoided which of the following a. sharp angles b. flat surfaces c. depth d. bright colors e. new techniques

d. bright colors

The Fauve movement did not Utilize which of the following: a. bright colors b. lively patterns c. rich textures d. delicate brushwork

d. delicate brushwork

Stuart Davis incorporated his sense of ____and his perception of the energy of fast-paced American culture. a. Melancholy b. depression c. humor d. jazz tempos e. Architectural structures

d. jazz tempos

The German Expressionist movement called Die Brücke refers to a bridge between a. color and line b. stone and wood c. strong and weak d. old and new e. men and women

d. old and new

Which of the following best describes the work of postmodernist Frank Stella? a. painting based on Renaissance masters b. Rural American subject-matter c. photographic realism d. shapes of color separated by pinstripes e. sever reduction of form to its primary structure

d. shapes of color separated by pinstripes

The Picasso painting, Guernica is a response to a. the plague of Guernica, Spain b. the governmental control of Guernica, Spain c. a devastating fire in Guernica, Spain d. the Nazi bombing of Guernica, Spain e. Picasso's hatred of the people in Guernica, Spain

d. the Nazi bombing of Guernica, Spain

Der Blaue Reiter was a group started by Vassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc and got its name from a. the legend of sleepy hollow. b. a horse they saw on a stormy day. c. an ill horse owned by one of the artists. d. their interest in the color blue and horses. e. a political statement about their government.

d. their interest in the color blue and horses.

Collage was a new technique developed by Picasso and Braque. It means a. to cut b. to layer c. to apply in thick layers d. to stick e. to glaze paint

d. to stick

The lightness or darkness of a color is its a. color b. shading c. contrast d. value e. strength

d. value

A critic described Duchamp's painting Nude Descending a Staircase as a. " a well thought out piece" b. " a fabulous use of color" c. " a confusing composition" d. " an awkward composition" e. "an explosion in a shingle factory"

e. "an explosion in a shingle factory"

In the painting, Les Demoiselles d' Avignon (the young ladies of Avignon), by Picasso some of the figures were influenced by a. totem sculpture b. cave paintings c. Renaissance sculpture d. carvings of the orient e. African sculpture

e. African sculpture

____ focus was anti war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art a. Fauvists b. Cubists c. abstract expressionists d. Purists e. Dada

e. Dada

This Abstract Expressionist artist, who preferred animals rather than humans, was killed in WWI at the age of 36 a. Piet Mondrian b. Pablo Picasso c. Frida Kahlo d. Vassily Kandinsky e. Franz Marc

e. Franz Marc

Along with Picasso this artist was one of the developers of the Cubist style of art. a. Franz Marc b. Vassily Kandinsky c. Georges Rouault d. Henri Matisse e. Georges Braque

e. Georges Braque

A female American artist that was originally associated with the Precisionist movement and eventually became known for her semi-abstract paintings of animal bones and flowers of New Mexico. a. Marcel Duchamp b. M. C. Escher c. Pablo Picasso d. Georges Braque e. Georgia O'Keefe

e. Georgia O'Keefe

___was a term coined by a British art critic in reference to art appearing in the 1950's that incorporated elements from popular culture. a. Op Art b. Art Deco c. Minimalism d. Surrealism e. Pop Art

e. Pop Art

42. ____was a uniquely American style in the 1920's and 1930's that was enamored with the beauty and perfection of machinery. a. Fauvism b. Cubism c. abstract expressionists d. Dada e. Precisionism

e. Precisionism

The artist that focused on comic books for his subject matter was a. Andy Warhol b. Keith Haring c. Victor Vasarely d. Bridget Riley e. Roy Lichtenstein

e. Roy Lichtenstein

Aaron Douglas was an African American artist who used the style of _____ to symbolically represent the historical and cultural memories of African Americans. a. Dada Artist b. Purist c. abstract expressionist d. Fauvist e. Synthetic Cubist

e. Synthetic Cubist

Salvador Dali's most recognized work which shows empty space where time has ended is a. Relativity b. New York, Night c. My Egypt d. Crucifixion e. The Persistence of Memory

e. The Persistence of Memory

He is often considered the father of Op art. a. Bridget Riley b. Andy Warhol c. Keith Haring d. Roy Lichtenstein e. Victor Vasarely

e. Victor Vasarely

Minimalism can best be described as a. painting based on Renaissance masters b. Rural American subject-matter c. photographic realism d. shapes of color separated by pinstripes e. sever reduction of form to its primary structure

e. sever reduction of form to its primary structure