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Art Appreciation

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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

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






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






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






14. Vik Muniz's Atlas (Carlao) was created by arranging_______ on his studio floor - photographing the arrangement - then painting from the photograph.






15. 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.






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






17. These Hopewell figures are unusual because of their depiction of the _______ - a trait that may be found in people from many different parts of Asia as well as areas from which great migrations from this cradle of civilization occurred - including th






18. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






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






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






21. 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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22. Chari Samba's Probla






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






24. 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.






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

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






27. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:






28. 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:






29. Angelica Kauffmann painted in the _______ style (p. 481) - which was based on Greek and Roman models.






30. _______ is the practice of self-induced bloodletting.






31. Which of these pieces is a Cubist painting?

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






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






34. The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuaca






35. Romanticism can best be described as:

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36. Joan Mira






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism?

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