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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. 'Postmodernism' has been defined in part as:






2. Which of these paintings is considered an Abstract Expressionist painting?

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






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

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






6. Wassily Kandinsky believed that the greatest device to express emotion was ________.






7. What sets northern European artists (p. 454) apart from most artists of the Italian Renaissance is their interest in:






8. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra

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9. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali illustrates how he looked to his subconscious (dreams - hypnosis - psychoanalysis) for his subject matter. What artistic movement is he associated with?






10. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?






11. 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:






12. 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:






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






14. The Baroque can be characterized as/by:






15. Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Vigae-LeBrun's The Duchess of Polignac (p. 480) combines all the compositional tools of the ______ sensibility.






16. As a reaction against Abstract Expressionism - Frank Stella's Empress of India exhibits the elegant - sparse content-less shape of _______.






17. ______ - 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.






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






19. In his painting - Probla






20. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






21. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:






22. 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






23. Consummate empire builders - the _______ arose from humble beginnings as a displaced tribe to commanding rulers of a vast network of luxury tributes from millions of people over a large geographic area in a 300-year period.






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






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






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






27. Which of these paintings is considered an Abstract Expressionist painting?

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






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






30. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali illustrates how he looked to his subconscious (dreams - hypnosis - psychoanalysis) for his subject matter. What artistic movement is he associated with?






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






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






33. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque helped pioneer Cubist landscapes. What earlier painter of landscapes inspired them?






34. What is the subject matter of most Impressionist painting?






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






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






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

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38. Anish Kapoor - the Indian-born British sculptor - explores the spiritual meanings of _______ - posing questions about the origination and persistence of those meanings when displaced from their traditional context.






39. From the traditions of most cultures - leadership and shamanism went hand-in-hand. Successful leaders mediated between the spiritual and physical worlds to assure the survival of their peoples. This mediation characteristically involved rites all of






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

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41. 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:






42. The twentieth-century painting movement most often associated with Henri Matisse is:






43. 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:






44. In addition to the sophisticated stone masonry that built Machu Picchu - the Inca also engineered over _______ through their mountainous empire - allowing messages to be transported throughout the empire in less than one week.






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






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






47. The artist Andra Breton issued a manifesto that described the point of 'resolution between these two states - dream and reality.' What was this movement?






48. In his painting - Probla






49. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?






50. The short-lived Nazca culture in present-day Peru is known primarily for its _______.