Ch 2 What is Art?

Which artist did not help for his art to be in trying to but displayed in public and private places?

Andrea del Verrocchio

Which artist portrayed the celebrity of the Mona Lisa in the work "Thirty Are Better Than One"?

Andy Warhol

True or false: A work of art must results in the production of a tangible object

False

True or false: being beautiful is a characteristic in requirement of all art

False

Today we consider James Hamptons "throne of the third heaven of the nations millennium general assembly "a work of art because

It has a unique visual expression

What best describes Sonia Delaunay's "electric prisms"

It is non-objective

Vincent van Gogh spoke of our as something that exists _______

In an ideal realm

What is an artform that is a space and it is presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, experienced, and reflected on

Installation

The French term __ ___describes convincingly lifelike works of art that momentarily trick the eye as to appear real

Trompe L'oeil

Which of the following styles did Pablo Picasso not working in?

Trompe L'oeil

True or false:The popularity of outsider Art during the 20th century shows a change in opinion over whether an artist must have formal training

True

Art that presents the visual world in such a way that we recognize a likeness is described as

Representational

When in history did the approach of artist by and large shift from a focus on the production of objects in a specialized realm to focus on questions about the artistic process it self

20th century

Style

A Characteristic or group of characteristics that are constant, reoccurring, or coherent

The philosophical field of _______ asks questions about nature of our and it's audiences

Aesthetic

When discussing the of this tea bowl some cultures may find it please in or not pleasing where as in Japan be appreciated based on its wabi and sabi

Aesthetics

Which of the following philosophies best describes the attitude toward beauty during the 18th century?

Art should be beautiful and provide closure to the viewer

In general, how did many artists attitude change toward producing objects during the 20th century

Artists shifted the focus from the final product to the process

Titian painted this "Assumption" specifically to be presented

As part of a large and elaborate central center altarpiece

What is part of the iconography of Amida Nayori?

Buddhism

Verrocchio's "David" was ______ by Puerto de Medici, One of wealthiest and most influential man in 15th century Florence

Commissioned

During the 1960s, idea based art, for example a work of art where the artist cells or creates an idea rather than something tangible, came to be called ___ art

Conceptual

The ties that link a work of art to the artist who created it, the tradition it grew from, and the audience it was created for is called

Context

How do you and Kara Walker's use of space in her installation of "A Subtlety" can be characterized?

Creating the piece she chose materials directly related to the history of the space. She connected as single physical space to a broader range of social and historical questions. She gave the public access to a space where they had never been allowed before.

What is the style of art that launched Picasso onto his mature path?

Cubism

To understand or, we must consider the __ conditions that give rise to art

Cultural

What is at the root of Louise Bourgeois's artwork?

Deep emotions connected to childhood

Henri Matisse his paintings "piano lesson" and "music lesson"

Depict the same subject matter but use different forms to illustrate different content

What would be the most historically accurate context in which to see an Akan linguists staff

During a public location of state in a lavish visual display

Works of art that do not depict pleasurable subject matter can often be considered beautiful according to some theories this may be based on our reactions to certain _______ qualities such as symmetry

Formal

Is the identification description and interpretation of background information related to the subject matter of a work of art

Iconography

Which of the following is not an element of form

Meaning

Hillaire-Germain-Edgar Degas' pastel drawing "nude woman having her hair combed "maintains a_____ style: faint line stupid the contours of the woman's body and chair and layers of individual strokes creating striking colors

Naturalistic

Art that decried any use of the visible world as a starting point begin at the beginning of the 20th century and was known as ___ art

Nonrepresentational

The work of five artists who worked in different cities around 1500 and shared several stylistic features would be described as sharing what general style?

Period style

Trompe L'oeil works of art can be described as

Representational and convincingly life like

Louise Bourgeois's "Woman with packages" abstracts the figure of a standing woman by using what shape?

Slender vertical column

Writers and poets of the 19th century were mesmerized by the Mona Lisa's ________, writing articles, stories and poems that attract a crowd of visitors to a new installation at the Louvre

Smile

According to one theory, what distinguishes artist from other "skillful makers"?

Style

Representational art that conforms to a pre-ordained set of conventions for the depiction of the world is described as being

Stylized

In Henri Matisse says "piano lesson", the garden, the metronome, the piano, and the artist son Pierre are all examples of

Subject matter

When were the first public museums established

The end of the 18th century

The Hamzanama is an Example of a work of art commission and for what purpose?

The enjoyment of the royal patron and his court

Pablo Picasso attributed what development to the change in 20th century artist attitude toward representational art?

The introduction of photography

What significance is given to the various objects in "Arnolfini Double Portrait" Buy an alternate, more recent theory that suggests an engagement between the two individuals rather than a marriage

The objects underscore wealth and standing

The content of Henri Matisse says "music lesson" can be best summarized as

The pleasure of music, and social and sensuous side

Which of the following symbols suggests that the "Arnolfini Double Portrait" could be a wedding portrait?

The shoes

form

The way an artwork looks and material it's made of

Context

The web of connections that an artwork has to the artist and the larger world

Which well-known artist lived a meager life struggling to find fun even for basic art supplies only to have his paintings sell for millions of dollars after his death?

Vincent van Gogh

What is the content of Jan van Eyck's painting "Arnolfini Double Portrait" as accepted by contemporary art historians

We may never know what the painting signified to its original audience

Subject matter

What is depicted in the artwork

Content

What the artwork is about as ins tended by the artist

Both abstract and naturalistic styles of art are used by past sculptors to create works honoring the kingdom's rulers. Which characterizations of Yoruba kingdom of life sculptors are true?

Works of art were made in pairs so to represent both the physical and spiritual reality of this subject. They were created in both abstract and naturalistic styles.

Iconography

identifying and studying the subject matter

The term ___ helps us to categorize art by its appearance and refers to a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent.

style