Chapter 2 / Smart BOOK questions

The structural composition of a work of art is known as _________ A. style B. subject matter C. form D. content

C. form

What did Marcel Duchamp's Fountain do? A. Proposed questions about art and the artist's role B. Created conflict among artists not accepted in the show C. Led to the development of aesthetics D. Elevated urinals to fine art status

A. Proposed questions about art and the artist's role

Which are aspects of form ? A. Shape B. title C. color D. meaning

A. Shape C. color

When trying to understand a piece based on a theme , the viewer is looking at ______ A. content B. beauty C. form D. style

A. content

Look at this image: Cabbage Leaf is considered beautiful through what intellectual pleasure ? A. disinterested contemplation B. Wabi sabi C. Nonrepresentational D. Conscious interpretation

A. disinterested contemplation

Abstraction allowed Louise Bourgeois to focus her subject around _____. A. emotions B. design C. nature D. form

A. emotions

In which of the following ways does nonobjective art differ from abstract art? A. it does not represent or refer to the world outside itself. B. Visual elements are used to enhance the objects of the visible world C. it retains clues to its origins in the visible world D. it focuses on distorting the visible world

A. it does not represent or refer to the world outside itself. C. it retains clues to its origins in the visible world

Why no we now consider James Hampton's Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nation's Millennium General Assembly a work of art? A. it has a unique expression B. it served no spiritual purpose C. It was commissioned by a patron D. It was sold for money

A. it has a unique expression

Which are characteristics of abstract art ? A. sections of an object dispersed in a composition B. recognizable forms that lack detail C. compositions that distort perspectives D. textured material revealed through the use of light and shadow

A. sections of an object dispersed in a composition B. recognizable forms that lack detail C. compositions that distort perspectives

Which statement best describes the perforce of Joseph Beuy's How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare? A. the artist has a spiritual role that required participation in social and political change B. it placed the viewer in a contrasting state that blurred the past and present C. Religious ceremony was necessary to call upon spirit powers D. It questioned the reality experience in the visible world

A. the artist has a spiritual role that required participation in social and political change

How can Kathe Kollwitz's Woman with Dead Child be considered beautiful despite its choice of subject matter? A. the line work is aesthetically pleasing B. The subject matter is commonly considered beautiful C. The composition is reminiscent of a piet'a D. Viewers can appreciate the sorrow that is felt

A. the line work is aesthetically pleasing

What characteristics make Perez de Aguilar's Painter's Cupboard representation? A. using shadow to real the direction of the light B. fragmenting the objects in the cupboard C. creating the materials as they appear D. Painting the light as it appears in the real world

A. using shadow to real the direction of the light C. creating the materials as they appear D. Painting the light as it appears in the real world

What philosophical filed asks questions about the nature of art and its audiences? A. disinterest B. Aesthetics C. Topography D. Enlightenment

B. Aesthetics

In the royal courts of 16th-century Mughal India, how did artists live and work ? A. large communities of artists all worked independently on separate projects B. Artists lived in residence and were paid a monthly salary C. Artists worked collaboratively, featuring their best talents to create each image D. The emperor rewarded one his single favorite artists with commissions

B. Artists lived in residence and were paid a monthly salary C. Artists worked collaboratively, featuring their best talents to create each image

Which philosophy best describes the attitude towards beauty in art during the 18th Century? A. only art representing religious subjects was considered beautiful. B. Beautiful art should provide pleasure to the viewer C. Representational art was to be distrusted D. Art should show the reality of the world without embellishment

B. Beautiful art should provide pleasure to the viewer

Perez de Aguilar goal with Painter's Cupboard was to create what kind of work ? A. stylized B. Naturalistic C. Abstract D. Nonobjective

B. Naturalistic

How can meaning be found for works that are difficult to interpret? A. Monetary value B. Research C. formal qualities D. guessing

B. Research

What might to be a reason Rodin used marble for The Kiss? A. the white represented the purity of love B. it was the typical material used for sculptures C. the material was readily available D. a patron requested that it be made of the material

B. it was the typical material used for sculptures

What makes Janine Antoni's Gnaw unique compared to other sculptural pieces? A. nonrepresentational forms are used to create the pieces B. the artist uses her mouth instead of tools to cut away materials C. smaller items are created from the raw materials D. the artist create naturalistic objects from the materials

B. the artist uses her mouth instead of tools to cut away materials

What makes the Mona Lisa so valuable to current society? A. its unusual size B. the hype created when it was stolen and recovered C. the lifelike appearance of the sitter D. The mysterious smile of the sitter

B. the hype created when it was stolen and recovered

How is the viewer able to recognize what Picasso has painted in the Bottle of Vieux Marc , Glass, Guitar and Newspaper? A. photos are taken of the still life B. the simplified forms are still recognizable C. the artist has written letters about it D. naturalistic objects are used

B. the simplified forms are still recognizable

Louise Bourgeois's Woman withPackages abstracts the figure of a standing woman by using what shape? A. Wavy horizontal line B. Wide circle C. Slender vertical column D. Stout rectangle

C. Slender vertical column

What is a key characteristic of nonrepresentational art? A. naturalistic depiction of one object B. fragmentation the visible world C. emphasis on formal qualities D. distortion of the visible world

C. emphasis on formal qualities

What's iconography? A. describing and understanding representational work of art B. obscuring the meanings of unimportant symbols C. identifying, describing, and interpreting an image D. replacing and destroying images that are culturally destructive

C. identifying, describing, and interpreting an image

Representational art that records the true texture, color and actual lighting of materials is knows as _________ A. nonobjective B. stylized C. naturalistic D. abstraction

C. naturalistic

Art that seeks to present the world as it appears in nature is known as __________ A. abstract B. Stylized C. representational D. nonrepresentational

C. representational

Context helps viewer do what a work of art? A. focus on the materials and techniques used to create it B. appreciate a work on its physical qualities C. understand how a work is perceived in its original setting D. explain what a work of art is about , or its meaning

C. understand how a work is perceived in its original setting

Japan shares what aesthetics characteristics with Western art? A. Mother and child as a common theme B. Combining the old with the new C. The appealing nature of old objects D. A focus on design

D. A focus on design

What makes Francisco de Goya's Saturn Devouring One of his Children difficult to appreciate it for its formal qualities? A. The choice of complementary colors creates an intense composition B. Goya painted tranquil landscapes based on romance novels C. The composition is difficult to view D. Effort has been made to create a horrifying scene

D. Effort has been made to create a horrifying scene

Because James Hampton was self-taught in his craft, he's often labeled as what kind of artist ? A. Master B. Self-taught C. Insider D. Outsider

D. Outsider

To understand art, we must consider the ______ conditions that give rise to art A. environmental B. scholarly C. stylized D. cultural

D. cultural

What's at the root of Louise Bourgeois's work? A. honoring those that gave their lives inservice to the military B. a natural urge to create without formal instruction C. replicating the world as a mirror of nature D. deep emotions connected to childhood

D. deep emotions connected to childhood

What is a key characteristic of nonrepresentational art? A. distorting of the visible world B. fragmenting the visible world C. naturalistic depictions of one object D. emphasis on formal qualities

D. emphasis on formal qualities

Why is Buddha considered to have conventions of iconography? A. the image is only familiar to a select group B. the image of the Buddha is only located in a small area in China C. Major characteristics changed over the centuries D. established styles have been passed down for centuries

D. established styles have been passed down for centuries

What caused artists to explore abstract and nonrepresentational art? A. distrust in representational works B. lack of art schools C. constant wars experienced D. invention of the camera

D. invention of the camera

Art that presents the visual world in such a way that recognize its likeness is described as _______ A. stylized B. nonrepresentational C. cubism D. representational

D. representational

When a set of traits or style is associated with a particular group of artists , the group is known as _______ A. gothic B. culture C. history D. school

D. school

According to one theory , what distinguishes artists from other "skillful makers"? A. iconography B. subject matter C. content D. style

D. style

What informs abstract works of art? A. stylized forms B. fragmented objects C. the idealized world D. the visible world

D. the visible world

T/F: The content of a work of art consists of everything the eye registers about it, such as colors, shapes, and internal organization.

False because is about a work of art , its subject matter . Form refers to the formal of a work