Unit 1: Chapter 1- The Power of Art
What is the poet John Keats famous line from Ode on a Greek Onion Urn?
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty- that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know."
What is The Liberation of Aunt Jemima created with?
"Found objects": mammy dolls, cut off pics of aunt jemima from pancake packages
What did one critic accuse the Impressionists of when they first exhibited their work?
"making war on beauty"
What were the goals for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
- list the name of every soldier lost in Vietnam - promote reconciliation - make no political statement for or against the war - honor those who fought there
What are the applied arts?
-Architecture -Design
What are the fine arts?
-Painting -Printmaking -Sculpture
What are the three categories of creative arts?
-Performing arts -Literacy arts -Visual arts
When were the painting believed to have been done?
15,000 BCE
How long did Peruggia have the painting?
2 yrs
What is the diameter of the Jean de Chellos or Rose Window in the Notre Dame Cathedral?
?
What had to be added to Maya Lin's design for it to be approved?
A realistic statue and flag
What was Betye Saar's reason for creating the The Liberation of Aunt Jemima?
A visual satire to emphasize the disapproval of racial stereotypes in our society
How were the Lascaux cave drawings found?
Accidentally by boys looking for underground entrance to an old chateau
Which sculpture/architect is best known for creating the Duomo of Florence?
Brunelleschi
How is a tattoo made?
By inserting permanent pigment into the skin
What is one of the most successful containers ever designed?
Coca-Cola Bottle
T of F In the last ten years the idea of originality has been challenged by contemporary artists
False
T or F Ansel Adams painted his work Clearing the Winter Storm
False
T or F Greek sculptures are perfect likeness of the people they represent
False
T or F In 2011, an art workshop was discovered in southern France
False
T or F King Francis I purchased the Mona Lisa from Leonardo's estate so he could hang it in the Louvre
False
T or F Leonardo considered the Mona Lisa a finished portrait
False
T or F Leonardo died from a stroke in Florence, Italy
False
T or F Marc Chagall and other artists wanted to paint what they felt
False
T or F Stained-glass windows in cathedrals tell the history of the city
False
T or F The word art is from the Spanish "ars" meaning "skill"
False
T or F Vincent van Gogh sold over 100 painting in his lifetime
False
T or F Visual Art cannot be used to record an artist's personal feelings
False
Which Mexican Painter expressed their own suffering through art?
Frida Kahlo
Who painted fourth of July
Grandma Moses
What did Nick Cave believe happened to him when he put on his "soundsuit"?
He could become anyone or anything
Marc Chagall used art to create a magical land of love and wonder. How did this differ from his life experiences?
He went through 2 World Wars, Russian Revolution, and the Holocaust.
What is Zhan Wang's Urban Landscape made of?
High polished equipment from a restaurant's kitchen
What is an example of Andy Warhol's use of multiplication of images?
His use of stenciling technique in repeating Leonardo's design of the Mona Lisa
Who created Horse Effigy as a portrait of his beloved horse that was killed during the battle of the Little Big Horn?
Joseph No Two Horns
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Describe Marcel Duchamp's satire of Mona Lisa
Made fun of the Mona Lisa taking a postcard reproduction of the painting and added a mustache, beard, and dark pupils along with a few printed details at the bottom
What does industrial design include?
Manufactured objects that are well designed such as telephones, typewriters and helicopters
Whose design was selected for the Vietnam Memorial?
Maya Ying Lin
Which painting is the most famous in the world?
Mona Lisa
How many people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris each year?
More than 8 million
On what structure did Michelangelo base his dome for the Medici Tomb?
Pantheon in Rome (from the yr 120)
Which two artist used color to communicate emotion, eighty years apart?
Renoir and De Kooning
Why was the Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre in 1911?
So the theft could sell the original and forged copies
What is sfumato lighting?
Soft light that dissolved edges and made details unclear
Who did Joseph No Two Horns delicate his dance at the 15th anniversary of the Little Big horn?
Soldiers that fought who were so brave and foolish
How were these fertility charms treated?
Supposed to be touched, held, carried, stroked and worshiped
Who said "Artist are in a dialogue with every other artist who ever lives"?
T.S. Elliot (20th century poet)
What was Warhol's studio known as?
The Factory
One of the earliest known works of art is a tiny carved figurine. What is it's name?
The Venus of Willendorf
Who commissioned the Vietnam Memorial?
The Vietnam Veterans and Memorial Fund (VVMF)
Which painting did Frida Kahlo create after another of her unsuccessful surgeries left her depressed and frustrated?
The Wounded Deer
Who asked Michelangelo, in the 1520's, to design their family tomb?
The powerful Medici family of Florence
How are Greek Statues recognized
They are lifelike, accurate representations of human form
Why did Peruggia claim he stole the Mona Lisa?
To return it to its rightful place in his own country
T or F African masks have had an impact on the development of modern art
True
T or F An artist is described as "naive" if they are unaware of art history
True
T or F Art from the earliest times has been used to declare the power of the rulers
True
T or F Betye Saar designed float fir the Tournament of Roses parade
True
T or F Betye Saar only received honorable mentions for her floats after her race was disclosed
True
T or F Chagall painted I and the Village
True
T or F Crafts are historic objects made by hand
True
T or F Graphic design is sometimes called commercial art
True
T or F Hans Holbein the younger painted Henry VIII to glorify a man who had supreme power
True
T or F Horse Effigy is a Dance Stick
True
T or F If an artwork is designed a National Treasure in Japan, it cannot be sold or taken out of the country
True
T or F Legend suggests the Mona Lisa on display is no longer the genuine work
True
T or F Maya Lin won $20,000 and national frame
True
T or F Most artists would rather have people hate their work that be bored by it
True
T or F Nick Cave made his first soundsuit as a sculpture of branches and twigs
True
T or F Pablo Picasso was always searching for a new mode of visual expression
True
T or F Photographs are now considered fine art
True
T or F Religious art gives viewers visual expression to inner beliefs
True
T or F Some masks are believed to transmit the spirit of the gods and ancestors so dancers could dance for hours
True
T or F Ta-Mako art explains status and genealogy of its wearer
True
T or F The Mona Lisa is a painting of Lisa del Giocondo
True
T or F The Mona Lisa was made smaller at some point in history
True
T or F The Venus of Willendorf is believed to be a fertility charm
True
T or F The most important Maori tattoo is the Ta-Moko or facial tattoo
True
T or F The term tattoo derives from a Tahitian word "Tatau"
True
T or F These drawings were abstract showing only the spirit of the animal
True
Where did the Vincenzo Peruggia hide the Mona Lisa while he had it?
Under a stove in his room
Which painting was one of Vincent's last
Wheatfield with Crows
What work by William de Kooming upset people today like the Impressionists' work upset people hundreds of years ago?
William de Kooming's Women and Bicycle
What is folk art?
Work of untrained artists working in rural areas (Painting, sculpture, and decorative arts)
Who was the only person to see them?
a plumber
Define tribal art
art of any area of the world where people lived or still live in a pre industrial state
Where did the thieves hide in the museum?
broom closet
What animals were the main subjects of these cave paintings?
bulls, horses, bison, mammoths, and wooly rhinoceros's
How many entries did the jury of prominent artists look at to choose the winning design for the memorial?
more than 1400
What did Elizabeth say her goal in making art was?
respond to being alive
What is the most important reason artists make art?
the need for self expression
Where are the paintings found in the cave?
the rocky walls
At what age did Grandma Moses really begin painting?
when she was almost 80 yrs old
Describe Amida Buddha
wooden statue carved by sculptor Jocho in the 11th century. This statue is apart of a group of many gilded wooden figures decorating a Buddhist temple
