Art Appreciation Chapter 3
William Hogarth used his print The Harlot's Progress to do what?
Influence how society viewed prostitutes
Friar Bernadino de Sahagun used what to document the daily lives of native peoples in Central America?
Local artists to create the images for his book
The disjointed images in Robert Rauschenberg's Windward is reminiscent of what?
The energy associated with New York
Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People supported a revolution in which country?
France
How did political art change for the modern era?
Artists chose the message they wished to create.
How did Spiral Jetty creator Robert Smithson think artists could impact the natural world?
Artists could shape the landscape like a geological force.
What group brought attention to institutions' lack of women and minority artists being featured?
Guerrilla Girls
How does Thomas Cole portray man's relationship with nature in The Oxbow?
The human activities near the river revel the coexistence of man and nature.
What important characteristic is missing from Jeff Wall's A sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)?
The mountain that is central to Hokusai's Ejiri in Suruga Province.
In what ways does Thomas Cole's The Oxbow indicate human presence in the landscape?
-An artist at work in the landscape -Shapes of the crop fields
How are sacred works of art recognizable to different societies and cultures?
-Certain motifs are used in similar ways, such as halos. -Precious materials are used to create the pieces.
What makes art made from surrounding natural materials unique?
-It almost always leaves behind evidence of its existence. -It's created with the understanding it will change appearance.
In what ways does The Garden of Earthly Delights demonstrate Bosch's unique innovation?
-Landscapes filled with unknown plants -Depictions of otherworldly plants and animals -Imaginative interpretations of textual sources
The Egyptian pyramids guaranteed which of the following?
-Safe passage to the afterlife for the pharaoh -Prosperity for the land and its people -Continued cycle of a prosperous society
Which descriptions show how Meta Warrick Fuller's Talking Skull is relatable to the human experience?
-Skulls are associated with the human body. -It is a visual manifestation of death. -It shows a visual step in the cycle of life.
For what reasons was the Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned in 1239 by the French king Louis IX?
-To be a private chapel for the king and his court -To house his important collection of religious relics
The bodhisattvas in the Transcendent Buddhas gives tangible form to what?
Enlightened beings assisting others in reaching nirvana
What do artists rely on when creating works that reflect the human experience?
Experiences that are relatable in diverse cultures
Pablo Picasso's Guernica depicts what 20th-century event?
German bombing of a small Spanish city
Art that expresses the sacred realm deals with what kind of subject matter?
Gods, goddesses, and the spiritual world
What piece depicts the history of populations often left out of major history books?
Great Wall of Los Angeles
Wang Jian gives the viewer an aerial view in White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang for what purpose?
He wants the viewer to travel through the landscape mentally.
Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkeys allowed her to express what?
Her personal life experiences
Despite not knowing who are in the portraits, Boltanski's Altar to the Chases High School evokes what event?
Holocaust
Why does William Hogarth use iconography in The Harlot's Progress?
It assists viewers in understanding the narrative.
Why is art important in connecting humans to the spiritual world?
It creates a tangible idea of an unknown world that can be interacted with emotionally.
Why is the statue of Marcus Aurelius a political piece of art?
It depicts the emperor as he wanted to be portrayed.
What is one reason art can be its own theme?
It is created for visual pleasure.
What made Piranesi's Il Carceri (The Prison) unique during its time?
It was created during a time when rationale and science influenced art.
Why would Self-Portrait with Monkeys give Frida Kahlo a sense of existence?
It was her way of validating her existence despite her crippling pain.
What Christian idea does Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman Holding a Balance represent?
Last Judgment
According to Egyptian belief systems, what happens in the afterlife?
Life continues as usual.
The use of columns and arches in the Great Mosque allows for what kind of space?
Open space for large groups to worship
The creation of the Egyptian pyramids tells us what about the political power of pharaohs?
Power is divinely given through the gods.
Where did Henri Rousseau draw inspiration for his vibrant jungle scenes?
Reading materials, local museums, and zoos
Meta Warrick Fuller's pieces were often about what subject?
Reconnecting African-Americans to their lost ancestors
What implies to the viewer that Robert Rauschenberg is using New York as his subject in the work Windward?
Statue of Liberty
In Thomas Cole's The Oxbow, who is the one figure depicted in the landscape?
The artist
What does the term iconoclasm mean?
The destruction of religious imagery due to idolatry
What does Judith Baca's piece Great Wall of Los Angeles document?
The unknown history of Los Angeles
Wang Jian's White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang is more concerned with what?
The viewer's experience
To understand Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), the viewer must be familiar with what?
The work of art that inspired it
Some use iconoclasm to prevent what from happening?
The worship of the object over the being
How is iconoclasm dangerous to populations with low literacy?
These populations rely on images to read.
Why do artists rely on stories for subject matter?
They offer a culture's collective memory that is relatable.
why is art used in the sacred realm?
To give tangible form to unknown beings and ideas
In many cultures, the presence of halos around a figure's head indicates ______.
holiness