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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong - from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century - the peacock symbolizes:






2. ______ - at its peak a cosmopolitan commercial center - remained a mythic center for Mesoamerican cultures for a thousand years after its decline - including an important pilgrimage site for Aztec rulers.






3. In The Green Stripe (Madame Matisse) - Henri Matisse dispensed with the use of _______ color in favor of _______ color to explore the expressive possibilities of color.






4. _______ are characteristic of Maya architecture - suggesting priests/rulers had great power.






5. Though weaving was already a tradition to their culture - the _______ adopted upright loom from Pueblo peoples.






6. As seen from the earth - _______ evokes a rabbit to some Native American cultures.






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






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






9. Cubism can best be described as:






10. Cubism can best be described as:






11. 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.






12. Discontent with International Style's _______ compelled architects to look forward in new directions.






13. Coatlicue (p. 465) is a major _______ deity.






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






15. Like many contemporary sculptors - Kiki Smith - as seen in her Ice Man - seems to be asking questions about:






16. Diego Rivera - David Siquieros - and Jose Clemente Orozco formed a new school of _______ inspired by the intense nationalism following the _______.






17. Considered one of the greatest artistic responses to political oppression - Picasso's _______ was painted as condemnation of the blitzkrieg that leveled the city center of a small Basque town in the Spanish Civil War.






18. This artist of The Large Bathers pushed toward an idea of painting that established for the work an independent existence:






19. In his painting - Probla






20. Her untitled photographic self-portraits - posed with props in scenes corresponding to female characters in popular culture - are performances that allow _______ to address the ways in which culture views women.






21. Great Serpent Mound is an example of a(n) _______.






22. Native American kachinas - like Buffalo Kachina (p. 494) - are:






23. The two major art movements of the 1960s were:






24. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






25. 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:






26. Images such as View of Suzhou reveal the 18th century Chinese interest in__________.






27. Sandro Botticelli's paintings - such as The Birth of Venus - reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______.






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






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

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30. Joan Mira






31. Cuzco - the capital of Inca empire was laid out to resemble giant_______.






32. Like many contemporary sculptors - Kiki Smith - as seen in her Ice Man - seems to be asking questions about:






33. Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what?






34. Henri Matisse was a leader of early 20th century artists who felt free to use color 'arbitrarily' and were labeled - derogatorily - 'Fauves' - which translates __________.

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35. Great Serpent Mound is an example of a(n) _______.






36. Which of these is an example of Baroque painting?

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37. In the 1330s - Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages - literature - history - and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the:






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






39. Because of the diversity and plurality of postmodernism - many contemporary artists address the issues of _______ in their work.






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






41. Marianne Nicholson's cliffside pictograph (a 'copper') represents a Northwest Native American tradition that had been suppressed through most of the 20th century - called:






42. Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

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






44. In the 1330s - Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages - literature - history - and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the:






45. Known for their elaborate textiles used as status symbols - the Inca also used fiber in the construction of armor and _______.






46. Stylistic characteristics of Postmodern architecture include all of the following EXCEPT






47. The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in:

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48. In Romanticism (p. 484) - regardless of the subject matter - paintings revealed the artist's:






49. Characteristics of postmodern photography include all of the following EXCEPT






50. Rococo painting can best be characterized as: