Deck 1: Art Matters

Question 1

Popular works of art, like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (figure 2.19), can be seen on T-shirts, tote bags, and phone cases. They are often re-mixed and used by other artists. This is a good example of how art is a central part of our lives because:

A) Art is everywhere
B) Art is a characteristically human endeavour
C) Art is a sensation to which we are drawn
D) All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Art is supported by many different groups, including governments, individuals, and:

A) Artists' federations
B) Unions
C) The international community
D) Organizations

Answer 2

C

Question 3

During the Renaissance, associations of craftsmen were known to finance the construction of buildings and the creation of art for their cities as they felt a civic obligation and benefitted from the prestige that came from their generosity. These people are known as:

A) Specifiers
B) Patricians
C) Clients
D) Patrons

Answer 3

D

Question 4

How might art education be a benefit to society?

A) It makes children familiar with different art materials
B) It helps children develop ideas about future careers
C) It can promote supporting art
D) It helps children develop into well-rounded adults

Question 5

Art therapy is especially useful for CHILDREN in particular because:

A) It lets therapists see how they are progressing in their treatment
B) Children can have trouble talking about their feelings
C) It can be used for diagnosis by giving children another way to communicate
D) It lets children gain a sense of reality

Question 6

Creating a movie that makes people want to plant trees would be an example of art's power to:

A) Protect the environment
B) Influence how people spend their money
C) Manipulate people in a biased and deceptive way
D) Influence how people think and behave

Question 7

Art stolen from different countries has been:

A) Illegally trafficked
B) Censored
C) Illegally destroyed
D) Used for propaganda

Question 8

If a sculpture of Jesus was believed to take in prayers and transmit them to Christ in heaven, this would be an example of what form(s) of art used for religion and spirituality?

A) An intermediary
B) A and D
C) A wondrous space
D) A representation of the divine

Question 9

Sculptures from ancient Egypt depicted the rulers (pharaohs) as strong, vigorous, and related to the gods. This is an example of art which:

A) Is meant to be permanent
B) Is an intermediary
C) Promotes government support
D) Promotes the social order

Question 10

Kings and other leaders have often promoted art that shows them as strong, good, and in charge. Why should it be important that we question these kinds of images?

A) Art that is representational is deceptive
B) Photographs are always manipulated
C) It is art that promotes the social order
D) Art that records is highly believable

Question 11

Art can transform spaces by:

A) Adorning spaces and objects
B) Adorning people
C) Adorning surfaces
D) Adorning stained glass

Question 12

One way to express an identity is through:

A) Graphic design
B) Personal adornment
C) Making political statements
D) Wearing shoes

Question 13

The painter Rembrandt made self-portraits throughout his life, from the beginning of his career as an artist to the end of his life. These works of art are an example of:

A) Pulling together viewers' thoughts
B) Creating propaganda
C) Imagining another world
D) Looking inward

Question 14

Creating a t-shirt design that makes people aware that a local college's art scholarship is in danger and needs funding would be an example of art used for:

A) Bringing further awareness to issues that are already in the spotlight
B) Reminding people of causes that need attention
C) Protesting the social order
D) Promoting the social order

Question 15

The AIDS Memorial Quilt (figure 1.46) could be an example of which three concepts?

A) It reminds people of causes that need attention, it is a protest against the social order, and it is a work of propaganda
B) It is a protest against the social order, it is pulling together viewers' and artists' feelings and thoughts, and it is receiving government support
C) It is pulling together viewers' and artists' feelings and thoughts, it reminds people of causes that need attention, and it is a type of decoration
D) It reminds people of causes that need attention, it is a protest against the social order, and it is pulling together viewers' and artists' feelings and thoughts

Question 16

Art has developed in all human societies.

Question 17

Criticizing offensive art is censorship.

Question 18

Propaganda is manipulating people in a biased and deceptive way.

Question 19

Decorative art does NOT need to be lavish.

Question 20

Self-portraits can help artists look inward.

Question 21

Supporting art by commissioning works makes someone a _______ .

Question 22

Because art helps define a country's culture and identity, illegal ______ can harm a whole nation.

Question 23

An artwork that lets people seek the help of a deity acts as an _________ .

Question 24

It is important to question what you see because artists sometimes _______ depictions.

Question 25

Bringing awareness to issues is one way that art has been employed for __________ .

Question 26

Beyond art education, art therapy, and general support, what are other ways that you can think of that art can be said to be a benefit to society?

Question 27

Louie Psihoyos's and Travis Threlkel's Projecting Change: Empire State Building (figure 1.47) projected numerous animals at risk for extinction onto the Empire State Building in New York. Considering all of the ways that art matters, including that it is a central part of our lives, a strongly supported endeavour, a benefit to society, and a basis of power, how does this work show that art matters?

Question 28

and contrast the Kuba King in state dress (Figure 1.31) with Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Napoleon Enthroned (Figure 1.34), in terms of attire, items they hold in their hands, where they are seated, size of the men, date photographed/depicted, and location where the men ruled. What do the two images say about the how the social order is promoted in art created by people from different backgrounds and periods?

Question 29

Using an example, explain how recording and communicating information could produce images that are NOT reliable.

Question 30

Go through the "describe, analyze, obtain, interpret, and judge" steps for Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will (Figure 1.21) to figure out the purpose of the work.