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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:






2. The Cubists freed painting from the necessity of representing the world in order to dwell on:






3. _______ may be tasteless and tacky but the public revels in it - a point Robert Venturi stresses in his book which opened the door to postmodern architecture.






4. Michelangelo's painting The Last Judgment (p. 468) - for the Sistine Chapel - typifies a style that came to be known as:






5. _______ - the Aztec goddess of life and death is recognizable in the culture's art by her necklace of human hearts - severed hands and skull.






6. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






7. The _______ were the largest civilization in pre-Columbian Americas.






8. In the Aztec culture - sacrifices of prisoners-of-war from neighboring peoples were necessary to honor and re-create the sacrifice of _______ in ancient times (Teotihuaca






9. What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States?






10. From 960 until 1279 - during the Song Dynasty - (p. 447) Taoists in China emphasized the importance of self-expression. Their most important state positions were held by:






11. Artists often find that the art they make has unintentional meaning. Georgia Papageorge's Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire: Namibia/Brazil is an example of this because:






12. Leonardo was as known in his time for his work as a(n) ____________ -as much for his work as an artist.






13. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for:






14. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






15. The Realist movement (p. 489) was influenced by many ideas and worldviews including:


16. _______ is the practice of self-induced bloodletting.






17. Vernacular architecture - like that in Tijuana - with cast-off materials scavenged from dumpyards serving as walls - fences - structures - and roofs is important to this young architect.






18. Noted for their agricultural system of terraces and irrigation - the Inca used bundles of knotted string called _______ for accounting and census purposes.






19. Shazia Sikander combines her training in _______ with her graduate studies at Rhode Island School of Design in addressing the heterogeneity of her background.






20. The mid-to-late 19th century saw dramatic changes in non-Western cultures. Which of these best describes these changes?






21. The Incas are well known for their __________ construction - as can be witnessed in Machu Picchu.






22. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:






23. Stylistic characteristics of Neo-Expressionism include all of the following EXCEPT






24. Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism?


25. Machu Picchu was a 'getaway' for a(n) __________ruler.






26. Showing irreverence for tradition and rationality - Marcel Duchamp's Mona Lisa [L.H.O.O.Q.] exemplifies the _______ movement.






27. The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa - a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style?






28. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






29. A key focus of much postmodern art is _______.






30. Florentine Renaissance art prioritized disegno - drawing and delineation of forms - while Venetian Renaissance art prioritized:






31. Rejecting the frenetic approach of Pollock and de Kooning - Mark Rotho's Abstract Expressionist pantings convey a _______ - not _______space.






32. Cubism can best be described as:






33. Yasumasu Morimura's Portrait (Twins) appropriates the imagery of _______ to illustrate Japanese culture as slave to the dominant (male) forces of Western society.


34. Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism?


35. The three _______ made of serpentine at the Olmec site of La Venta are unusual; they were not meant to be seen as they were buried soon after completion.






36. Which of these paintings is considered a Rococo painting?


37. _______ is Fred Wilson's response to common practices of museum display that contribute to racism and class bias.






38. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






39. Thaodore Garicault's The Raft of the Medusa (p. 485) helped to fuel which style?






40. Fred Wilson's exhibit for the Maryland Historical Society made the point that the Historical Society:






41. Which of these is an example of High Renaissance painting?


42. The color schemes and flat patterns illustrated in Amrita Sher-Gil's The Swing were directly influenced by the Post-Impressionism of Paul Gauguin and:






43. Using her work to struggle with the question of identity - this photographer's images are self-portraits.






44. The archaeological site plan of _______ shows the site's slightly west-of-north alignment - a characteristic of several Mesoamerican that may be associated with ritual processions.






45. Mayan civilization (p. 464) reached its peak in Southern Mexico and Guatemala around:






46. Vik Muniz's Atlas (Carlao) was created by arranging_______ on his studio floor - photographing the arrangement - then painting from the photograph.






47. Machu Picchu was a 'getaway' for a(n) __________ruler.






48. Donatello's sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture (p. 453) was in part inspired by:






49. The artist who painted Houses at L'Estaque worked with Picasso to promote the style called Cubism. The artist's name is:






50. The early Renaissance in Italy can be traced to: