Deck 5: Art

Question 1

Giotto's influential technique of painting background objects smaller so that they appear more distant, thus achieving the illusion of depth, is called

A) buon fresco.
B) perspective.
C) chiaroscuro.
D) Renaissance.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Artistic movements such as cubism and surrealism, which do not start with the familiar world, are examples of

A) classicism.
B) realism.
C) art as alteration.
D) representative art.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Cindy Sherman uses photography to focus attention on

A) the changing landscapes of urban life.
B) the inner person, not just the outer appearance.
C) the superiority of photography to portrait painting.
D) society's expectations for women's appearance and behavior.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Berthe Morisot was the first woman to gain entry into the closed world of the

A) Renaissance perspectivists.
B) German expressionists.
C) French Impressionists.
D) American Pop artists.

Question 5

German bombers, Cubist elements, and the Paris World's Fair are all associated with

A) Van Gogh's The Starry Night.
B) Picasso's Guernica.
C) Goya's The Third of May 1808.
D) Dali's The Persistence of Memory.

Question 6

Kandinsky's main innovation is developing art that is

A) symbolic.
B) impressionistic.
C) surrealistic.
D) abstract.

Question 7

Frank Lloyd Wright is known for structures such as Fallingwater that

A) blend into their natural surroundings.
B) create controversial and arresting forms.
C) reflect the structure and chaos of modern life.
D) contain ornate carvings and stained glass.

Question 8

The painting technique that is closely associated with the works of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí is called

A) abstraction.
B) cubism.
C) expressionism.
D) surrealism.

Question 9

Alfred Stieglitz's photography is important because it

A) offered a record of what urban life in America looked and felt like.
B) made Americans face their preoccupation with women's bodies.
C) used digital technology to build three-dimensional simulations.
D) presented images that were almost as realistic as painting.

Question 10

Which type of art was most influenced by television and billboards?

A) Pop art
B) performance art
C) surrealism
D) cubism

Question 11

Harmony, order, and balance in a work of art are characteristic of

A) surrealism.
B) cubism.
C) classicism.
D) realism.

Question 12

Which of the following would be considered installation art?

A) positioning a sculpture at a particular angle in an art gallery
B) creating a drip painting
C) hanging a series of drapes in a park in a specific pattern for a short time
D) standing in the middle of Times Square reading poetry

Question 13

The building that typifies the classical Greek world's concern for mathematics and artistic order is the

A) Golden Section.
B) Louvre.
C) Parthenon.
D) Sistine Chapel.

Question 14

All visual art is

A) imitation.
B) abstraction.
C) performance.
D) realism.

Question 15

The artist whose landscape paintings mix realism with colorful abstractions to create striking vibrancy is

A) Alfred Stieglitz.
B) Georgia O'Keeffe.
C) Mary Cassatt.
D) Pablo Picasso.

Question 16

Which of the following had a strong influence on Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?

A) Asian art
B) African masks
C) his training in traditional realism
D) Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase

Question 17

Which of these buildings is considered secular architecture?

A) the Parthenon
B) Angkor Wat
C) Blue Mosque
D) Sydney Opera House

Question 18

The Dutch artist Rembrandt was noted for his

A) unsurpassed accuracy in the representations of faces, figures, and landscapes.
B) medieval cathedrals with their soaring towers and stained glass.
C) idealized and heroic sculptures based on classical models.
D) experiments with anatomy and use of commoners to model holy figures.

Question 19

Claude Monet and others who viewed painting as an experience of color and light were known as

A) realists.
B) Impressionists.
C) post-Impressionists.
D) abstract expressionists.

Question 20

The Renaissance sculpture that looks back to the ideal heroism of classical forms is

A) Michelangelo's David.
B) Michelangelo's Moses.
C) The Charioteer.
D) Donatello's David.

Question 21

If you could choose between Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank O. Gehry to design your house, whom would you choose and why? Be specific.
I. Discuss the architectural characteristics of both architects.
II. Explain why you prefer one architect over the other.

Question 22

What is the Bayeux Tapestry?

Question 23

The artists in the Renaissance looked to the works of classical Greece and Rome for inspiration and technique. Consider the works of Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci and explain what features Renaissance art borrows from classical art and what features move beyond the classical, justifying the idea of "rebirth."
I. Describe in detail the features of classical art that the Renaissance artists drew upon.
II. Describe in detail the innovations Michelangelo or Leonardo added to sculpture and/or painting.

Question 24

What is Gothic architecture?

Question 25

What is Angkor Wat?

Question 26

What features identify painters as members of the Dutch school?

Question 27

What is surrealism?

Question 28

Compare Andy Warhol's Pop art to Picasso's Guernica. Assuming that art has a larger social function or message, discuss whether Warhol's work could be considered as meaningful as Picasso's.
I. Describe the features of Guernica and Pop art, especially as each form makes a possible commentary on society.
II. Analyze whether one form seems more meaningful than the other.

Question 29

Many of Goya's critics stated that he abandoned the beautiful in his later works. Develop a persuasive argument to defend Goya against this charge.
I. Describe Goya's later artistic style, mentioning his disdain for the lifestyle of the fashionable elite.
II. Discuss Goya's artistic features, such as using painting techniques to depict the emotions associated with his brutal content.
III. Explain why Goya did not abandon beauty.

Question 30

Consider the examples of paintings by women in the chapter: Gentileschi, Morisot, O'Keeffe, and others. Despite their widely different styles and historical contexts, are there any similarities in their work that you can point to that might be described as feminine? Explain why or why not.
I. State that Gentileschi's work was considered unfeminine and too aggressive with many violent themes.
II. Discuss how Morisot blended domestic realism with Impressionist techniques.
III. Explain how O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers can be seen as representing the female form.