Question 1

Match the term with its definition:
-assemblage

Accepted Answer

A) an everyday object presented as a work of art 
B) art by a self-taught artist following a personal vision 
C) a construction or arrangement of objects, which has been conceived to orchestrate a space 
D) an artwork made out of three-dimensional found objects 
E) a method of painting that uses the movement of the human body to apply paint to a surface 
A) an everyday object presented as a work of art 
B) art by a self-taught artist following a personal vision 
C) a construction or arrangement of objects, which has been conceived to orchestrate a space 
D) an artwork made out of three-dimensional found objects 
E) a method of painting that uses the movement of the human body to apply paint to a surface

Question 2

The medium of Dan Flavin's 1996 Untitled installation is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stainless steel and Plexiglass 
B)  fluorescent light tubes 
C)  polished brass and stone 
D)  aluminum foil over wood 
E)  video projection 
A)  stainless steel and Plexiglass 
B)  fluorescent light tubes 
C)  polished brass and stone 
D)  aluminum foil over wood 
E)  video projection

Question 3

Identify a newly built construction in your town.If necessary,take a photograph or make a sketch of this building to study at home or in class.What is the function of this building? How does its design relate to its function? Would you describe the building as Postmodern? Can you identify any parts of the building in which the architect has been influenced by historical precedent?

Accepted Answer

I recently noticed a newly built constru

Question 4

The formal element that Mark Rothko focused on is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  color 
B)  line 
C)  texture 
D)  time 
E)  motion 
A)  color 
B)  line 
C)  texture 
D)  time 
E)  motion

Question 5

Andy Goldsworthy's Japanese maple leaves is an example of the kind of earthwork that is so large it could not fit inside a typical gallery space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andy Goldsworthy makes temporary sculptures out of natural materials 
B)  Andy Goldsworthy makes permanent sculptures out of natural materials 
C)  Andy Goldsworthy makes temporary sculptures out of man-made materials 
D)  Andy Goldsworthy makes permanent materials out of man-made materials 
E)  Andy Goldsworthy does not make sculptures 
A)  Andy Goldsworthy makes temporary sculptures out of natural materials 
B)  Andy Goldsworthy makes permanent sculptures out of natural materials 
C)  Andy Goldsworthy makes temporary sculptures out of man-made materials 
D)  Andy Goldsworthy makes permanent materials out of man-made materials 
E)  Andy Goldsworthy does not make sculptures

Question 7

Andy Warhol used commercial processes to create many of his works because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  his professor in art school told him to 
B)  he wasn't an artist at all 
C)  he wanted his work to have a depersonalized and mass-produced quality 
D)  he wanted to be able to hide his work in a grocery store for safe keeping 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  his professor in art school told him to 
B)  he wasn't an artist at all 
C)  he wanted his work to have a depersonalized and mass-produced quality 
D)  he wanted to be able to hide his work in a grocery store for safe keeping 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 8

Ana Mendieta uses ________ as an artistic medium in her work "Untitled" (3.9.11).

Accepted Answer

A)  her body 
B)  dirt and flowers 
C)  natural elements 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers 
A)  her body 
B)  dirt and flowers 
C)  natural elements 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers

Question 9

The technique used to make Andy Warhol's Thirty Are Better than One is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  silkscreen 
B)  assemblage 
C)  collage 
D)  photomontage 
E)  readymade 
A)  silkscreen 
B)  assemblage 
C)  collage 
D)  photomontage 
E)  readymade

Question 10

Pop art aimed to undermine the "high art" tendency to value only works that were "original" and "unique." To what extent do you think it is important for artists to strive toward creating something new and original? How can such works as Andy Warhol's Thirty Are Better than One,that reuse earlier art,also be seen as creative and valuable?

Accepted Answer

It is important for artists to strive to

Question 11

Match the term with its definition:
-visionary art

Accepted Answer

A) an everyday object presented as a work of art 
B) art by a self-taught artist following a personal vision 
C) a construction or arrangement of objects, which has been conceived to orchestrate a space 
D) an artwork made out of three-dimensional found objects 
E) a method of painting that uses the movement of the human body to apply paint to a surface 
A) an everyday object presented as a work of art 
B) art by a self-taught artist following a personal vision 
C) a construction or arrangement of objects, which has been conceived to orchestrate a space 
D) an artwork made out of three-dimensional found objects 
E) a method of painting that uses the movement of the human body to apply paint to a surface

Question 12

Pipilotti Rist builds on her Swiss heritage as a central feature in all of her films.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jackson Pollock's Number 1A is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  so small it has to be looked at with a microscope 
B)  small enough to be held in a person's hand 
C)  as big as the page of a book so it can sit on a tabletop 
D)  the same size as human being 
E)  so large that it dominates the viewer's field of vision 
A)  so small it has to be looked at with a microscope 
B)  small enough to be held in a person's hand 
C)  as big as the page of a book so it can sit on a tabletop 
D)  the same size as human being 
E)  so large that it dominates the viewer's field of vision

Question 14

Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House is an example of ________ architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubist 
B)  Modernist 
C)  Postmodernist 
D)  ancient 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Cubist 
B)  Modernist 
C)  Postmodernist 
D)  ancient 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 15

Marcel Duchamp's Fountain is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a silkscreen print 
B)  an automatic drawing 
C)  a collage 
D)  a photomontage 
E)  a readymade 
A)  a silkscreen print 
B)  an automatic drawing 
C)  a collage 
D)  a photomontage 
E)  a readymade

Question 16

The work of Minimalist artists is generally made out of natural materials with an organic quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Xenobia Bailey's (Re)Possessed was influenced by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  African, Hindu, and Chinese elements 
B)  Kandinsky's, Rothko's, and Twombly's artworks 
C)  The Cosby Show 
D)  Orville and Wilbur Wright 
E)  Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks 
A)  African, Hindu, and Chinese elements 
B)  Kandinsky's, Rothko's, and Twombly's artworks 
C)  The Cosby Show 
D)  Orville and Wilbur Wright 
E)  Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks

Question 18

What kind of dialogue exists or is created when an artist appropriates an existing object or artwork? Consider the relationship between an appropriation and the original artwork it represents (for example Andy Warhol's Thirty Are Better than One and Leonardo's Mona Lisa).What are the aims of the artist for each artwork? How does the comparison impact your understanding of each artwork? How has your understanding of contemporary art changed as a result of making this comparison?

Accepted Answer

When an artist appropriates an existing

Question 19

The technique used by Roy Lichtenstein to show gradations in color in his Girl in Mirror was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taught to him by Marcel Duchamp 
B)  borrowed from newspaper printing and comics 
C)  very subtle and hard to see 
D)  not at all what he intended in the first place 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  taught to him by Marcel Duchamp 
B)  borrowed from newspaper printing and comics 
C)  very subtle and hard to see 
D)  not at all what he intended in the first place 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 20

Jolene Rickard builds on her ________ heritage in her work.

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American 
B)  Iranian 
C)  Native American 
D)  Swiss 
E)  British 
A)  African-American 
B)  Iranian 
C)  Native American 
D)  Swiss 
E)  British

Exam 29: Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Match the term with its definition: -assemblage

The medium of Dan Flavin's 1996 Untitled installation is ________.

The formal element that Mark Rothko focused on is ________.

Andy Goldsworthy's Japanese maple leaves is an example of the kind of earthwork that is so large it could not fit inside a typical gallery space.

Which of the following statements is true?

Andy Warhol used commercial processes to create many of his works because ________.

Ana Mendieta uses ________ as an artistic medium in her work "Untitled" (3.9.11).

The technique used to make Andy Warhol's Thirty Are Better than One is ________.

Match the term with its definition: -visionary art

Pipilotti Rist builds on her Swiss heritage as a central feature in all of her films.

Jackson Pollock's Number 1A is ________.

Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House is an example of ________ architecture.

Marcel Duchamp's Fountain is an example of ________.

The work of Minimalist artists is generally made out of natural materials with an organic quality.

Xenobia Bailey's (Re)Possessed was influenced by ________.

The technique used by Roy Lichtenstein to show gradations in color in his Girl in Mirror was ________.

Jolene Rickard builds on her ________ heritage in her work.

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

Time and Motion

Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

Pattern and Rhythm

Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Photography

Film, Video, and Digital Art

Alternative Media and Processes

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

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