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Abstraction & Surrealism
Abstraction & Surrealism
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This will help you understand some things about surrealism and abstraction for the quiz later.
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1
Many of William de Kooning's paintings were gestural, but they were also about what subject?
Men
Women
Landscape
All of the above.
2
What is automatic drawing?
None of the above.
Both of the first two
Move 'randomly' across the paper- freed of rational control.
Being able to draw whatever you want straight from your mind
3
Jackson Pollock's style of making art started a movement in which ___?
Artists used whatever they could find to create art.
The journey of making art was as important as the product.
None of the above.
Artists only used latex paint.
4
Which famous piece is this and who created it?
Jasper Johns, Map 1961
Kathe Kollwitz, Frau mit Totem Kind 1903
Frida Kahlo, Frida and the Cesarean Operation, 1932
Salvador Dali, The Persistence Memory 1931
5
What was Salvador Dali best know for?
Paintings using perspective.
All of these.
His moustache.
The striking and bizarre images in his work.
6
Which famous work is this and who created it?
Frank Stella, Firuzabad 1970
Mark Rothko, Black in Deep Red 1957
Wassily Kandinsky, Squares w/ Concentric Circles 1913
Paul Klee, Senecio 1922
7
Which piece is this and who created it?
Jackson Pollock, Blue Poles No. 11 1952
Mark Chagall, I and the Village 1911
Joan Miro, People Guided by the Tracks of Snails 1940
William de Kooning, Two Women in the Country 1954
8
Which famous piece is this and who created it?
Mark Chagall, I and the Village 1911
Jackson Pollock, Blue Poles No. 11 1952
Joan Miro, People Guided by the Tracks of Snails 1940
William de Kooning, Two Women in the Country 1954
9
When Surrealism started in the 1920's, what was the idea behind the movement?
To resolve the condition between dreams and reality.
Both of these choices
Neither of these choices.
Depciting the subconscious mind
10
What style of art is this?
Abstraction
None of these.
Expressionism
Surrealism
11
Which famous work is this and who created it?
Wassily Kandinsky, Squares w/ Concentric Circles 1913
Paul Klee, Senecio 1922
Mark Rothko, Black in Deep Red 1957
Frank Stella, Firuzabad 1970
12
What were the main ideas behind Frida Kahlo's work?
Her struggles with her injuries and hospitalization.
All of these.
Her faith versus her art and freedom
Feminist issues of not being a mother and her divorce.
13
Which famous piece is this and who created it?
Kathe Kollwitz, Frau mit Totem Kind 1903
Frida Kahlo, Frida and the Cesarean Operation, 1932
Jasper Johns, Map 1961
Salvador Dali, The Persistence Memory 1931
14
What was Paul Klee know for doing in his paintings?
Using symbolism to represent thoughts.
Breaking the traditional rules in art.
All of the above.
Painting like a child would.
15
Why did New York become the new art center of the world?
Because people didn't like Europe after WWII.
Because Paris was too close to the fighting during WWII.
Because New York is easy to get to by boat.
All of the above.
16
Which style of art is this?
Abstraction
Surrealism
Impressionism
Expressionism
17
Joan Miro's work was considered to be which of the following?
A recreation of historical events.
The more photorealistic paintings.
None of the above.
A re-creation of the childlike - subconscious mind.
18
Which piece is this and who created it?
Jackson Pollock, Blue Poles No. 11 1952
Mark Chagall, I and the Village 1911
Joan Miro, People Guided by the Tracks of Snails 1940
William de Kooning, Two Women in the Country 1954
19
Many surrealist paintings were irrational because they ____?
Created images that used emotion to get the point across.
Were the juxtaposition of multiple images.
Had no imagery - everything was abstract.
All of the above
20
Frank Stella was a painter and a what?
Ceramacist
Sculptor
Printmaker
Jeweler
21
Which style of art is this?
Impressionism
Surrealism
Expressionism
Abstraction
22
Which famous artist created this and what is it called?
Mark Rothko, Black in Deep Red 1957
Wassily Kandinsky, Squares w/ Concentric Circles 1913
Frank Stella, Firuzabad 1970
Paul Klee, Senecio 1922
23
Which famous work is this and who created it?
Paul Klee, Senecio 1922
Wassily Kandinsky, Squares w/ Concentric Circles 1913
Frank Stella, Firuzabad 1970
Mark Rothko, Black in Deep Red 1957
24
Why was Kandinsky considered one of the world's great painters?
None of the above.
He could painted more work than Picasso.
He painted the 1st completely abstract (non-objective) work.
He painted the 1st completely realistic work.
25
What type of piece of Joan Miro's was tragically lost when the World Trade Center fell during 9/11?
A sculpture
All of the above
A painting
A tapestry
26
Which artist created this and what was it called?
Jackson Pollock, Blue Poles No. 11 1952
Mark Chagall, I and the Village 1911
Joan Miro, People Guided by the Tracks of Snails 1940
William de Kooning, Two Women in the Country 1954
27
What is the main theme of all Chagall's paintings?
None of the above.
Dream images.
Death.
Life itself.
28
Why was Marc Chagall extricated to the US during World War II?
Because he was a Jewish painter.
Because he was Russian painter.
Because he was on a list of prominent artists.
All of the above.
29
What is Existentialism?
Each individual is responsible for giving meaning to life.
Others should give meaning to your life.
Life is meaningless and futile.
None of the above.
30
Surrealism was one of the most influential art movements due to what?
Both of the above.
Surrealism was an escape from World War II.
A huge audience due to photography, film & advertising.
None of the above.
