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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






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






9. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






10. Donatello's sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture (p. 453) was in part inspired by:






11. In works such as Olympia - realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:






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






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






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






15. In the early nineteenth century - a recurrent and significant theme (p. 485) began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it?






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






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






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


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






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






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






22. Who was the most influential painter of the Baroque period in Europe?






23. What is the subject matter of most Impressionist painting?






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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






27. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra


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






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






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






31. In Romanticism (p. 484) - regardless of the subject matter - paintings revealed the artist's:






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


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






34. Henri Matisse was a leader of early 20th century artists who felt free to use color 'arbitrarily' and were labeled - derogatorily - 'Fauves' - which translates __________.


35. 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






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






37. Cubism can best be described as:






38. The early Renaissance in Italy can be traced to:






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






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






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. In Romanticism (p. 484) - regardless of the subject matter - paintings revealed the artist's:






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






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






45. Diego Rivera - David Siquieros - and Jose Clemente Orozco formed a new school of _______ inspired by the intense nationalism following the _______.






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






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






48. Henri Matisse was a leader of early 20th century artists who felt free to use color 'arbitrarily' and were labeled - derogatorily - 'Fauves' - which translates __________.


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






50. 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: