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Art Appreciation

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






2. 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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3. 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:






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






5. 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.






6. 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:






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






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






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






10. The 'Big 3' of the Italian High Renaissance - based in Florence - and later in Rome - and then Milan were:






11. Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to:






12. Freed from the rigidity of modernism - architects such as _______ have liberated structural walls - using three-dimensional computer modeling to make these new shapes possible.






13. 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.






14. In his painting - Probla






15. 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.






16. In the early nineteenth century - a recurrent and significant theme (p. 485) began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it?






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






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






19. The paintings of Giacomo Balla capture the fascination with movement characteristic of artists of Which movement?






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






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






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

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






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






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






26. Which of these is an example of Dada art?

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






28. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for:






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

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30. The _______ included in panels of Maya relief carvings and ceramics decoration aide in their interpretation.






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






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

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






34. One of most important - best preserved and extensively studied Mayan cities is _______.






35. 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:






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






37. In his painting - Probla






38. Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?






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






40. What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?






41. 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.






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

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43. What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?






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






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






46. In School of Athens - Raphael represents the two significant schools of philosophy - signified by the portrayal of _______ and ________ in the center of the composition.






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






48. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?






49. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






50. Whose David was the first life-size nude sculpture since antiquity?

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