Art Appreciation Midterm Exam

Which is of the following statements is true about the modes of representation? A. All abstract art is non-objective B. All abstract art is representational C. If artwork is non-objective, it can still be representational D. Abstract art is never representational

A. All abstract art is non-objective (see page 35-36)

Which of the following statements is true about Midsummer Night in Harlem? A. It was an artwork produced during the Harlem Renaissance movement. The artist wanted to celebrate the revitalization of Northern African-American communities B. This artwork was a counterfeit painting after a stolen drawing by Jacob Lawrence C. This painting was a dream that came to the artist when he was going through a difficult time. He painted the scene as a form of escape D. None of these answers

A. It was an artwork produced during the Harlem Renaissance movement. The artist wanted to celebrate the revitalization of Northern African-American communities (see page 177)

Which of the following is true about Self by Marc Quinn? A. The depiction of the head is made entirely out of the artists own blood B. The artwork is sculpted out of clay and is slowly disintegrating due to lack of preservation C. The artwork is cracked due to being dropped during transport. There is now a lawsuit on the part of the patron for negligence D. Both A and C

A. The depiction of the head is made entirely out of the artists own blood (see page 32)

When Simon Rodia created Watts Towers, he was not a trained artists and the artwork was almost destroyed by the City of Los Angeles. A. True B. False

A. True (see page 26)

An artwork can be described as non-objective if its subject matter is ___________. A. Unrecognizable B. Three-dimensional C. Difficult D. Animals E. Recognizable

A. Unrecognizable

The distorted representation of an object so that it appears correctly proportioned only when viewed from one particular position is called ________. A. Memento mori B. Anamorphosis C. Triptych D. A vanishing point E. Emphasis

B. Anamorphosis (see page 175)

In Hans Holbein the Younger's painting, Jean de Dintevile and Georges de Selve ("The Ambassadors"), there is a large human skull in the bottom center of the canvas that is painted from a distorted point of view. ___________________________ refers to the symbolic use of the skull to signify human mortality. A. Hue B. Memento Mori C. Composition D. Anamorphosis

B. Memento Mori (see page 174)

Which mode of analysis is the following statement when viewing the engraving of Adam and Eve below? "This image is black and white, containing very fine and detailed lines" A. Feminist Analysis B. Psychological analysis C. Religious Analysis D. Formal Analysis

D. Formal analysis (See page 38)

Which of the following statements is true about White Vertical Water by Louise Nevelson? A. It is a representational artwork B. It is a non-objective artwork C. Its purpose was to create a sensation of a cascading waterfall or swimming fish without making the subject visually recognizable D. All of the above E. Both B and C

E. Both B and C (see page 21)

This is an institution that would train artists in both the theory of art and the practical techniques. A. Guild B. Manuscript C. Academy D. Patron

C. Academy (see page 36)

A work that depicts people or objects in a way that makes them recognizable is called ___________. A. Non-objective B. Two-dimensional C. Representational D. Iconographic E. Primitive

C. Representational

The city of Raleigh works as an organization in order to support a number of artistic projects downtown. They often sponsor the creation of work providing the funds for artists to complete a project. Because of this, the City of Raleigh can also be considered a(n) __________________. A. Guild B. Patron C. Provenance D. Academy

B. Patron (see page 23)

Which of the following types of analyses does the following statement about Claude Monet's painting best illustrate? "As an impressionist, Monet was very interested in depicting light outdoors. He would paint with patchy brushstrokes that were the signature of other impressionists during the time in order to get the idea of light across to the viewer. By looking at the way that he painted the artwork, one can easily place him in the category of the Impressionists, simply because so many other artists during that movement painted in a similar manner. In addition, one could also detect that this painting is completed by Claude Monet, simply because all of his other paintings are painted with the same visual language and visual expression of short, layered brush strokes." A. Gender studies analysis B. Stylistic analysis C. Feminist analysis D. Psychological analysis

B. Stylistic analysis (see page 176)

Select the statement below that best fits the definition of a feminist analysis for the image below from the Renaissance. A. Portraits of the Madonna and Child were very popular during the Renaissance because the patrons were often churches or religious institutions that were seeking religious artwork B. The connection between a mother and her child is seen here because one can detect the loving gaze between the two. This painting can be said to express the unique connection that a woman can have as a mother caring for her child C. Red and green are used in large quantities throughout the painting. The two figures are also central within the composition D. The mother and child in this painting are two signs or symbols that represent Mary and Christ

B. The connection between a mother and her child is seen here because one can detect the loving gaze between the two. This painting can be said to express the unique connection that a woman can have as a mother caring for her child (see page 176)

When viewing the image below, which of the following statements is true? A. This image is non-representational B. This image is abstract and representational C. This image is a abstract and non-representational D. This image is representational and non-representational

B. This image is abstract and representational (see page 42-43)