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Who is the artist of Branded?
a. Willem Dekooning d. Jenny Saville
b. Yves Klein e. ORLAN
c. Janine Antoni
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In a video called I Am Your Grandma the artist uses technology, references to existing artworks, and popular culture to explore identity.
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Why does the figure in Branded look like it does?
a. because it is idealized and perfect, like a Greek goddess
b. because it confronts, even exaggerates, the imperfections of reality
c. because the woman in the picture ate nothing but jelly donuts for a year
d. because the artist was a medical student
e. because the artists favorite color is blue
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The term vanitas in art includes references to ________.
a. the fleeting nature of life
b. the passing of time
c. memento mori
d. transient sights, smells, and sounds
e. all of the other answers
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The artist ORLAN is known for her ________.
a. large oil paintings d. awkward interviews
b. abstract public sculptures e. none of the other answers
c. unconventional performances
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Pieter Claesz made which of the following types of artworks?
a. realistic still life paintings d. abstract portraits
b. colorful sculptural landscapes e. video art
c. functional pottery
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The artist ORLAN was the first person ever to undergo plastic surgery.
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How is it clear that the Yombe sculpture of a kneeling female figure with bowl and child (4.3.6) represents a nature spirit associated with ancestors?
a. she has saplings growing from her head
b. she is invisible but has a strong scent
c. she is painted white and has shiny eyes
d. she is hanging upside-down
e. she is probably not representing an ancestor at all
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What is so revolutionary about Walking Man?
a. the artist presented a rough representation of a figure as a finished sculpture
b. the artist exactly followed the accepted conventions used since Classical antiquity
c. this sculpture was made of precious gems and metals from every continent
d. this sculpture was the first artwork the artist made after he finished art school
e. all of the other answers
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Bis pole sculptures were made by which culture?
a. Yoruba d. Olmec
b. Asmat e. none of the other answers
c. Aztec
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Which of the following artistic tendencies and formal concerns did the artist of Recumbent Figure incorporate into his sculpture?
a. both European and non-Western artistic traditions
b. natural forms, such as mountains and valleys
c. the integration of solid forms and voids
d. the organic contours of the materials used
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Bis poles were made for what purpose?
a. to honor someone who had just died
b. to depict the ancestors and acknowledge their role in daily life
c. to carry the deceased into the afterlife
d. they serve a ritual function in male initiation and memorial feasts
e. all of the other answers
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What is the medium of Henry Moores Recumbent Figure?
a. bronze d. wax
b. clay e. paper
c. green Horton stone
Q:
How do the bis poles made in New Guinea depict, reference, and honor ancestors? Can you think of any other artworks (either in this textbook or elsewhere) that pay tribute to ancestors? How is your chosen artwork similar to and/or different from the bis poles? What do these artworks tell you about the cycle of life that you had not thought of before learning about them?
Q:
What is the date of Alberto Giacomettis Man Pointing?
a. 189095 d. 1952
b. 1938 e. 1963
c. 1947
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Rituals that connect with ancestors and nature spirits are as important as the tasks of daily life for African peoples like the Yombe.
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What does the body of the figure represented in Alberto Giacomettis Man Pointing look like?
a. exactly like the person being represented
b. an abstraction based on the artists creative choices
c. a non-objective representation that does not look anything like a body
d. a fictional projection of what an alien might look like
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his work Starry Night. This technique is called ________.
a. chiaroscuro d. intaglio
b. atmospheric painting e. symbolism
c. impasto
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a. Alpine d. Andean b. Anacondan e. all of the other answers c. Arctic
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Vincent van Gogh committed suicide by bleeding to death after slicing off his left ear.
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The Raimondi Stela is ________.
a. a painted codex d. a terra-cotta grave marker
b. a wooden coffin e. none of the other answers
c. a stone monument
Q:
Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin were good friends, and even shared a house for a time. Do some research to find out more about their friendship. Select one or two artworks by each artist to compare and contrast. How similar are the artists works? What are their individual stylistic traits? Do you think a knowledge of their personal life and friendship is valuable when evaluating their work?
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Compare Andrea Mantegnas Dead Christ (4.3.3) with Andres Serranos The Morgue (Gun Murder) (4.3.4). What medium was used to make each of them? Does the medium used affect the way you view each artwork? Give your reasons why, or why not.
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Paul Czanne used ________ in his work Mont Sainte-Victoire.
a. no discernable perspective
b. one-point perspective
c. two-point perspective
d. atmospheric perspective
e. artists did not know how to do perspective at that time
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4: Art of the Americas
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Paul Gauguins The Vision after the Sermon is a realist artwork.
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Some of the oldest human-made objects found in the Americas are ________.
a. sharks teeth necklaces d. monoliths from Stonehenge
b. Clovis points e. none of the other answers
c. cactus cocktails
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Paul Gauguin liked to paint subjects from modern, industrial cities.
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We know about cultures from the ancient Americas through ________.
a. indigenous accounts, both oral and written
b. accounts by Europeans that had direct contact with indigenous people
c. inscriptions on stone monuments
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
Q:
The religious complex Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
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What role did photography play for the artist Edgar Degas?
a. he abandoned painting to become a photographer
b. he used it along with other mediums
c. he secretly painted over the top of photographs
d. he died before photography was invented
e. none of the other answers
Q:
The Angkor Wat temple complex features bas-relief sculpture.
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Which of the following influenced Degass Blue Dancers?
a. Japanese art d. Korean food
b. African art e. architectural design
c. Chinese performance
Q:
The relief Vishnu Churning of Sea of Milk at Angkor Wat depicts:
a. a story of creation d. gods and demons
b. the mixing of a potion e. all of the other answers
c. a struggle between good and evil
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Edgar Degas was fascinated by observing ballet dancers, both in practice and during performances.
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Compare and contrast Angkor Wat and Kandariya Mahadeva. Consider their design, religious use, and sculptural decoration.
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Edgar Degas was very selective with his subjects; he depicted only people from the upper classes.
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Research the use of symbols in the arts of Asia. Find at least three symbols that recur often in Asian artworks, such as the lotus flower in Buddhist art, or Mount Fuji in Japanese art. Why are these symbols significant to those that create or view them?
Q:
Who repeatedly painted studies of the mountain he had seen throughout his childhood and later observed from his studio window?
a. Paul Czanne d. Vincent van Gogh
b. Gustave Courbet e. none of the other answers
c. Paul Gauguin
Q:
Find another artwork, from the textbook or elsewhere, that you think has been influenced by the art of Japan. What elements of Japonisme can you identify in the work? Do you think that the artist worked intentionally in a Japanese style? Why might a Western artist want to use elements from another culture in their artwork?
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Camille Claudel was a model for Auguste Rodin, and later became his much-loved second wife.
Q:
Japanese tearooms are designed ________.
a. for contemplation
b. with elegant and ornate furniture
c. for efficient and speedy service
d. to be in competition with one another
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Moulin de la Galette ________.
a. is serious in tone
b. depicts only the upper classes
c. uses sharp, clean lines
d. depicts a new, urban, middle class enjoying their leisure time
e. none of the other answers
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What event is portrayed in the Hungry Tigress panel from the shrine in the Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan?
a. a tigress fighting off a mate to defend her dinner
b. a tigress sacrificing her life to feed her cubs
c. Buddha sacrificing his life to feed a tigress and her cubs
d. Buddha killing some wildfowl for a hungry tigress
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Moulin de la Galette is set ________.
a. in a local swimming pool d. in a dress shop
b. at an outdoor caf e. on board a cruise ship
c. at a train station
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A continuous narrative shows multiple scenes of a story in one pictorial space.
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Who painted Paris Street: Rainy Day?
a. Gustave Caillebotte d. Odilon Redon
b. Edgar Degas e. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
c. Claude Monet
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The scene illustrated in an early scroll of the Tale of Genji (3.3.21) shows a prince holding a baby. What is taking place?
a. the prince is mourning the death of his firstborn
b. the prince is sad because he knows the baby he is holding is not his own
c. the prince is falling asleep holding his nephew
d. the prince is stealing the baby from his sister
e. none of the other answers
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Paris Street: Rainy Day demonstrates:
a. the loneliness of the city
b. the new construction of the streets and buildings
c. the artists knowledge of perspective
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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The term Ukiyo-e means pictures of the floating world.
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Auguste Rodins The Kiss was ________.
a. designed for the Gates of Hell
b. based on the story of Paolo and Francesca in Dantes Divine Comedy
c. made into several copies
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
Q:
Japanese woodblock printer Kitagawa Utamaro was most famous for his depictions of ________.
a. his imaginings of other countries d. beautiful women
b. historical scenes e. animals
c. battle scenes
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Auguste Rodin was told by a government official that he should put clothes on his overly sexualized figures in The Kiss.
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In the nineteenth century, there was so little trade between Asia and the West that Japanese art had no real influence on what artists in Europe were doing.
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Camille Claudels sculpture The Waltz received some criticism for being too ________.
a. ugly d. boring
b. brightly colored e. politicized
c. erotic
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Match the term with its meaning or definition: a. floor mats b. way of the tea c. handmade and fired ceramic, used in the tea ceremony d. a niche that holds a simple scroll or floral arrangement raku
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Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refuss (Salon of the Rejected)?
a. douard Manets Le Djeuner sur lHerbe (Luncheon on the Grass)
b. Jean-Honor Fragonards The Swing
c. Jacques-Louis Davids The Oath of the Horatii
d. Vincent van Goghs Starry Night
e. all of these paintings were in this exhibition
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What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins?
a. he used photography instead of painting
b. he despised photography as lazy
c. he used photography to study anatomy and proportion
d. he had never heard of photography
e. he made photographs into collages
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Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings?
a. they rejected the traditional values of the Academy
b. they evoked the sensations of everyday life
c. they painted outdoors and captured natural light
d. their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished
e. all of the other answers
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A painting by which artist provoked the comment by a critic that gave the Impressionists their name?
a. Gustave Caillebotte d. Claude Monet
b. Edgar Degas e. none of the other answers
c. douard Manet
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Impressionist artworks were influenced by both photography and Japanese prints. Select a work by Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, or Edgar Degas, and describe how the artists composition has similarities to photography and Japanese prints.
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European cities, such as Paris, became increasingly industrialized in the nineteenth century. Select three Impressionist artworks. Discuss the evidence of modern life and city living that is present in these works. How has each artist treated this subject? Do some artists seem to embrace this subject more than others?
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A critic praised Monets work Impression, Sunrise by saying it had given a viewer such clarity of thought and purpose that he ran out of the gallery and immediately began writing a novel.
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In portrait photography of the 1860s, exposure times took:
a. seconds d. days
b. minutes e. photography was instant
c. hours
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Select one artwork from India, one from China, and one from Japan. Explain how each artwork reflects the values of the culture in which it was made. Discuss the differences between the artworks from these three cultures.
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Thomas LeClears Interior with Portraits depicts a deceased brother and sister.
Q:
The traditional Japanese textile art of tsumugi-ori has been lost and forgotten over time.
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Textile artist Sonoko Sasaki values ________ in her work.
a. a sense of the seasons d. influences from other cultures
b. modern materials e. none of the other answers
c. the influence of new technology
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The Japanese tea ceremony has its roots in Zen Buddhism.
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Alexandre Cabanels Birth of Venus is an example of a(n) ________ painting.
a. Academic d. Cubist
b. Impressionist e. none of the other answers
c. Renaissance
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What aspects of douard Manets Le Djeuner sur lHerbe (Luncheon on the Grass) discomfited many viewers when it was first exhibited?
a. the painting technique
b. the nude woman seated next to men dressed in contemporary clothing
c. the fact that the woman looks out at the viewer
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Mount Fuji, the Japanese mountain that features in Hokusais famous print The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, is sacred to followers of ________.
a. Islam d. Hinduism
b. Christianity e. Scientology
c. Shinto
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Artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were inspired by works from ________.
a. Classical Greece and Rome d. the Northern Renaissance
b. Egypt e. the Rococo period
c. the Middle Ages
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In The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________.
a. yin and yang d. human face
b. tao tieh e. temple
c. ice-cream cone
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John Everett Millaiss Ophelia was painted in one day and was inspired by a dream the artist had after reading Hamlet.
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Describe in detail the role that Mount Fuji plays in Hokusais The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa. Consider formal elements, such as the size, shape, and placement of the mountain, as well as meaning and symbolism.
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The Hudson River School painted ________.
a. New York City d. portraits of New York artists
b. American landscapes e. none of the other answers
c. still lifes
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Calligraphy, painting, and poetry were three entirely separate artforms for the Chinese.
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Thomas Coles The Oxbow (3.7.19):
a. shows a view of the Connecticut River
b. exemplifies the idea of the sublime
c. includes an image of the artist
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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A Chinese scroll is likely to comprise only illustrations and not include any writing.