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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Creating a work densely packed with information concerns most postmodern artists more than _______.






2. 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:






3. 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:






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






5. What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

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






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






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

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9. 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.






10. Cubism can best be described as:






11. Which of these pieces is a Cubist painting?

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12. In What aspect of the twentieth century were Umberto Boccioni and other Futurist artists most interested?






13. Most art critics and historians agree that the era of modern art ended in the _____.






14. What was the name of Robert Venturi's seminal text regarding Postmodern architecture?






15. In his painting - Probla






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






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






18. A leading painter in the Realist movement - the artist of Burial at Ornans declared that 'painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the presentation of real and existing things.' The artist is:






19. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






20. 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.






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






22. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






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. In What aspect of the twentieth century were Umberto Boccioni and other Futurist artists most interested?






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






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






27. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






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






29. What is Kerry James Marshall saying about the public housing projects in his work Many Mansions?






30. Cubism can best be described as:






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn _____________.






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






38. 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.






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






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

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






42. 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






43. 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:






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






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






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






47. In the late 1950s - a group of students in Nigeria formed the Zaria Art Society with the goal of expressing:






48. The cultures of the Pre-Columbian peoples (p. 463) are distinguished by their:






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






50. 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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