Art Praxis Set 2
Which of the following artists created mobiles as a sculptural avenue to explore "freedom of movement, the joy of ceaseless recombination of shapes"?
Alexander Calder
The philosopher Arthur Danto laid the groundwork for an institutional theory of art that rests on which of the following ideas?
Art is determined by the artworld.
The Barcelona chair, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, exemplifies the aesthetic criteria of which of the following design movements?
Bauhaus
The translucent ceramic glaze with a green cast that was invented in ancient China is called
Celadon
Which of the following terms refers to the analysis of the symbols, themes and subject matter in the visual arts?
Iconographic
The Feldman method of art criticism includes description, analysis, interpretation, and which of the following?
Judgment
Most of these colossal heads were found defaced and buried, probably to mark the death of a ruler of which of the following civilizations?
Olmec
Which of the following artists was strongly influenced by Freud's writings on psychoanalysis?
Salvador Dalí
Semiotic theory is associated with which of the following?
Signs and symbols in language
Which of the following is a feature of Hokusai's Japanese landscape that would distinguish it from a European landscape painting or print created prior to 1850 ?
The flat use of color and abstract shapes
the decorative motifs of the eighteenth-century architect Robert Adam are most similar to those found on
Wedgewood pottery
A Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a large figure reclining with a bowl in its lap is commonly referred to as
a Chac Mool
Which of the following architectural structures is characteristic of early Buddhist sanctuaries in South Asia?
a Stupa
The architecture of the Great Mosque at Córdoba features
a hypostyle hall topped by large horseshoe-shaped arches
The work of the painter Caravaggio is best characterized by
dramatic use of light and gritty naturalism.
An important innovation in the Gothic architecture of the abbey church of Saint-Denis was its
incorporation of light and color into a church interior
In contrast to the sculpture of other ancient cultures, ancient Roman sculpture is known for
portrait sculptures that emphasize individualized likenesses and features.
The eighteenth-century painter and graphic artist William Hogarth produced a series of pictures that functioned chiefly as
social satire