Ch. 24, "Modernism in Europe & America, 1900-1945", pp. 760-827

__________ is the name of an early Twentieth century art movement that takes its name from the French term for "wild beast" and included Henri Matisse. Fauvism Impressionism Blue Rider Cubism

Fauvism

How did Walter Gropius's design for the Bauhaus building reflect his attitudes towards art in the modern era? . It integrated the building's form organically into the surrounding landscape It had open workshops and factory-like design to encourage collaboration in artistic production It emphasized hand-crafted workmanship and 'art for art's sake' It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form

It had open workshops and factory-like design to encourage collaboration in artistic production

How did Braque and Picasso's use of fragmentation contribute to the development of Analytical Cubist painting? it drew influence from Romantic painters of the 19th century It mimicked perception by providing multiple viewpoints of an object all of these it eliminated references to the natural world

It mimicked perception by providing multiple viewpoints of an object

_____________ wanted Futurist artists to lead Italy to break free from the traditions of its past. Tatlin Hoch Marinetti Picasso

Marinetti

The Mexican __________ was intended to address Mexico's need for a national and revolutionary art. Mural movement Constructivism Suprematism Futurism

Mural movement

_______________ refers to the appropriation of non-Western art forms by European Modernists in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Fauvism Ecclecticism Cubism Primitivism

Primitivism

What was the purpose of the 1933 "Degenerate Art" exhibition? to ridicule and denounce Jewish artists to ridicule and denounce U.S. artists to ridicule and denounce Nazis To ridicule and denounce modern art

To ridicule and denounce modern art

Meret Oppenheim's 'Luncheon in Fur' (1936) transposes ordinary objects into an artwork that is _________ , __________, and __________. Biomorphic, mobile, and mechanical Rational, scientific, and logical Unique, expressive, and spiritual Uncanny, disturbing, and desirous

Uncanny, disturbing, and desirous

The Surrealists were inspired by Freud's theory that the human mind is a battleground between the ___________ and _____________ facets of human experience. Unconscious and conscious Emotional and unemotional Scientific and Romantic heroic and treacherous

Unconscious and conscious

Aaron Douglas's Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction reflects the impact of ______________ on American art in the early twentieth century. European Modernism Government sponsored art programs all of these the Harlem Renaissance

all of these

Constructivists were a post-revolutionary group of artists in Russia who did which of the following things: worked collectively for the state and Soviet people all of these sought to move away from individual artistic expression identified as cultural workers

all of these

German Expressionist artists such as Ernst-Ludwig Kirchner sought to create paintings that communicated: the alienation and loneliness of modern urban life all of these the hypocrisy and materialism of mainstream culture the expressive power of color and composition

all of these

How did Dada artists seek to respond to the horrors of WWI? all of these they provided social critique through dark satire they mocked established cultural traditions they introduced forms of art based in absurdity, chance, and nonsense

all of these

Why did the U.S. Government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the Great Depression? They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists They hoped to build public support for Federal assistance for rural America all of these

all of these

Led by painter Wassily Kandinsky, the Blue Rider Group was interested in _________________. art's ability to communicate on a spiritual level art's ability to communicate Christian ideals art's ability to critique social hypocracy art's ability to depict the impression of light

art's ability to communicate on a spiritual level

Informed by Surrealism, the paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are an admixture of traditional folk painting and ____________. cubism Impressionism Futurism autobiography

autobiography

Surrealists developed many techniques for liberating the unconscious, including: automatism expressive painting murals all of these

automatism

__________, a term which comes from the French term "to glue" was an important aspect of Synthetic Cubism. readymade fauve collage Dada

collage

How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world? it uses symbolism to embed real world objects with spiritual significance it relies on social commentary about real world social and political events it uses linear perspective to depict the illusion of depth it incorporates real world objects into the composition

it incorporates real world objects into the composition

Which Dadaist ideas would have a radical influence on art of the later Twentieth century? the role of the subconscious as source material for art the belief that art could convey spiritual experiences through non-representational imagery the rejection of three-dimensional illusionistic painting the notion that art was not a precious or unique object, but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions

the notion that art was not a precious or unique object, but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions

How are Fauve paintings similar to those made by artists interested in Cubism? they explore the expressive potential of brushstrokes they emphasize the bold use of color they fracture and fragment the picture plane into geometric shapes they call attention to the flat and 2D surface of the canvas

they call attention to the flat and 2D surface of the canvas