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Art Appreciation

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






2. Chari Samba's Probla






3. In the 1330s - Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages - literature - history - and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the:






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

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5. 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.






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






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

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8. ______ - 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.






9. Michelangelo's painting The Last Judgment (p. 468) - for the Sistine Chapel - typifies a style that came to be known as:






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






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






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






13. 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.






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

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






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






18. 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.






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






20. ______ - 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.






21. _______ may be tasteless and tacky but the public revels in it - a point Robert Venturi stresses in his book which opened the door to postmodern architecture.






22. 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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23. 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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24. What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States?






25. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






26. The two major art movements of the 1960s were:






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






28. The cultures of the Pre-Columbian peoples (p. 463) are distinguished by their:






29. 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.






30. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuaca






38. _______ may be tasteless and tacky but the public revels in it - a point Robert Venturi stresses in his book which opened the door to postmodern architecture.






39. Cubism can best be described as:






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






41. What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?






42. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






43. Joan Mira






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

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45. 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.






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






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






48. Anish Kapoor - the Indian-born British sculptor - explores the spiritual meanings of _______ - posing questions about the origination and persistence of those meanings when displaced from their traditional context.






49. 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.






50. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for: