quiz #6
WWII
Abstract Expressionist artists responded to which major historical event?
flatness
According to art critic Clement Greenberg, modernist painting is defined by its emphasis on
neoclassicism
All of the following were influences on Abstraction Expressionism, EXCEPT:
the advancement of modernism in America.
Although the Armory Show was controversial, it provided the impetus for
The New York School.
Another term for Abstraction Expressionism is
wood fragments
David Smith's chosen medium was
a. all of these a. all of these b. flowers c. desert landscapes d. animal bones
Georgia O'Keeffe's subject matter included
regionalism
Grant Wood's American Gothic is an example of which of the following?
automobile parts.
In his sculptures, John Chamberlain is known for his use of
d. all of these a. painting spontaneously b. dripping and splattering paint c. painting unstretched canvases on the floor d. all of these
Pollock broke with traditional ease painting by
the incorporation of real objects into their work
The Ashcan School was so named because its artists emphasized
1920s-1930s.
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the
the first overtly race-conscious art and cultural movement in the U.S.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a unified color field interrupted by a vertical line.
The basic formula for Newman's "zip" paintings is
violence
The slashing strokes of Willem de Kooning's paintings of women equate intense aesthetic scrutiny with
spontaneous
The term "gestural painting" describes works that look
The Federal Art Project
What initiative was central to the survival of many American artists during the 1930s?
A hard-edge painting style that focused on modern American subjects such as factories.
What is Precisionism?
abstract expressionism
Which movement is considered the first American avant-garde?
the process
the term "action painting" refers to art that privileges not only the final work, but also
