Video Quiz - Art
Marilyn Monroe's physical beauty is referenced in Flack's painting by ________ and ________.
cosmetics and jewelry
American artist Audrey Flack worked in a style known as hyperrealism.
false
Marilyn Monroe's brief and tragic life is represented in Flack's painting by ________, symbols of the passing of time.
hourglasses and candles
Which of the following items, symbolizing the brevity of life, is NOT present in Flack's Marilyn Monroe?
skull
Which statement is true of Photorealist artists?
they work from photos and carefully reproduce photographic images in paint their work is regularly seen as a critique of the banality of consumerist modern life they often depict mundane subjects their work features the same saturated colors, shiny surfaces, and reflections as photographs
Audrey Flack's Marilyn Monroe draws on the historical tradition of vanitas painting, but reflects the concerns of modern life.
true
Audrey Flack's vanitas painting is a commentary on the issues of celebrity status and feminism.
true
Vanitas paintings were popular in Europe in the __________________ century
17th
Vanitas means "________" in Latin.
Emptiness
Photorealism arose in Europe in the early twentieth century
False