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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p. 481) is:






2. Wassily Kandinsky's Sketch I for Composition VII is an example of:






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






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






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






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






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

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8. The relief carving of Pakal on his sarcophagus represents him connecting the Upperworld - Middleworld and Underworld of _______.






9. 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.






10. The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuaca






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. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






13. This artist reflects on identity and cultural heritage in works such as Petroglyph Park.






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






15. Mesoamerican cultures believed that humans first emerged from a hole in the ground now situated under the _______.






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






17. 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.






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

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19. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






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






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






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






23. The urge to rebel against the norm lost its impact when such rebellion _______ the norm in most Western cultures.






24. In his painting - Probla






25. 'Postmodernism' has been defined in part as:






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






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






28. 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.






29. Mesoamerican cultures believed that humans first emerged from a hole in the ground now situated under the _______.






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






31. This artist reflects on identity and cultural heritage in works such as Petroglyph Park.






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






33. 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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34. In Mesoamerican cultures - sacrificial _______ was seen as nourishment of the earth in its capacity of creator of life.






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






36. 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:






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






38. In his painting - Probla






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






40. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for:






41. 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:






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

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

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






45. 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.






46. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






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






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






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






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