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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Native American kachinas - like Buffalo Kachina (p. 494) - are:






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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:






7. 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.






8. 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?






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






10. Using derogatory images of African-Americans from popular culture - _______ transformed the negative image of black servitude into an image of revolutionary heroism.






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






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






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






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






15. 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:






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






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






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






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

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20. 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.






21. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:






22. 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






23. _______ - the most powerful of Palenque Maya kings - ruled for 67 years - July 29 - 615 CE - August 31 - 683 CE.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






37. Sandro Botticelli's paintings - such as The Birth of Venus - reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______.






38. _______ photos quote satirically the stereotypes of women in popular film - recycling them as a uniquely pure form of postmodernism.

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39. ______ - 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. In his painting - Probla






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






46. _______ - the most powerful of Palenque Maya kings - ruled for 67 years - July 29 - 615 CE - August 31 - 683 CE.






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






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






49. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






50. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca