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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. 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






3. The Baroque can be characterized as/by:






4. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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


12. The _______ culture from modern-day Ecuador is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas.






13. 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.






14. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Chari Samba's Probla






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






22. Yasumasu Morimura's Portrait (Twins) appropriates the imagery of _______ to illustrate Japanese culture as slave to the dominant (male) forces of Western society.


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






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


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


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






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


28. Great Serpent Mound is an example of a(n) _______.






29. 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?






30. ______ - 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.






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






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






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






34. Which of these is an example of Baroque painting?


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






36. Chari Samba's Probla






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






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






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






40. On the relief carving on the lid of his sarcophagus - Pakal is depicted falling off the Wacah Chan - _______.






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






42. Romanticism can best be described as:


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






44. In his painting - Probla






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






46. 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?






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


48. The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa - a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style?






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






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