Exam 2: What Is Art

If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is:

The field of philosophy called aesthetics asks the question:

Representational art with an approach to naturalism covers:

Fisherman's Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville was painted by:

Compare and contrast Matisse's two paintings Piano Lesson and Music Lesson, addressing the abstract qualities of each, the presentation of the content, and how the objects presented in the paintings inform directly or indirectly the content of the paintings.

What term describes work done by nonprofessionals?

To discover why the sculptor of the Amida Nyorai depicted the subject with elongated earlobes, specific hand gestures, and a bun atop his head requires the use of:

After much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that:

Consider Jan van Eyck's painting Arnolfini Double Portrait. Discuss three symbols within it that reveal the possible iconography of the work. Then explain an alternate interpretation of the work relating to the meaning of the same objects.

Discuss how the artist Louise Bourgeois rejected traditional art education and explored alternative paths to create a career that spanned decades. Include her personal influences and public attention, and how she came to terms with life through her art.

During the Renaissance in Western Europe, ________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety is an example of a(n):

Identify and explain three reasons that an artist would elect to present content through abstract or nonrepresentational form, referring to a different work or artist as an example for each of the reasons you have identified.

Cite and describe four works representing each of these categories: representational, abstract, trompe l'oeil, and nonrepresentational. For each of the works you select explain what the artist communicated through the form of his or her artwork.

Consider the following works, included in this chapter of the text, and discuss each artist's style and treatment of the subject: Utamaro's Hairdressing, from Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft, and Degas's Nude Woman Having Her Hair Combed.