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Questions about artists that are studied at school in Year 12 Visual Arts
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What was the intention of Kngwarreye's work, ‘Earth’s Creation’, 1994 as part of her ‘high-colourist’ phase?
Be imbued with Kngwarreye's full celebration of her country
To employ abstract techniques to display her intention
To display a vibrant array of colours, to symbolize the aspects of her home
Embrace the full width of Alhalkere, as well as her life, dreaming, and art
2
What effect is created by a work made of multiple road signs that have overlapping layers.
The effect of oncoming traffic and noise (based on the material and words)
They convey the many aspects of different environments with road signs
Nothing, Gascoigne just couldn't fit them all on perfectly
They sort of look like a cluttered mess, so it's like abstract art
3
Being dirty and worn, what does the quality of the material reflect?
The unecological environment that some urban areas are
That people always replace road signs
That road signs aren't ecological
The ad hoc nature of country road signs that are seen in rural landscapes
4
Why are Mueck's works of a greater or smaller scale compared to the average height of people.
To enhance the idea being conveyed through the portrayal of people
To make his works unique
To confuse people
To make his works look intersting
5
The recurring pattern within the work is what gave it the name ‘Blue Poles’
True
False
6
Being inspired by the landscape, what is the the sort of quality in Gascoigne's works?
Ideological
Emotional
7
What is Jackson Pollock's style of painting?
Abstract Expressionism
Realism
Impressionism
Photorealism
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What do Muecks works generally focus on?
How people look when they are bigger or smaller than normal
How intimidating people appear when they are bigger
The minute details of the human body and how it provides engrossing images
How realistic scultures can look
9
What is Jackson Pollock's intention in his works?
Displaying his inner emotions without representational symbols
Create rhythmic patterns that flicker and dance around the work
Display his emotions in a way that's not direct
Use his body to let loose his inner feelings and emotions onto the canvas
10
Where did Emily Kame Kngwarreye live?
The Utopia community in the Northern Territory
Sydney in New South Wales
Melbourne in Victoria
Adelaide in South Australia
11
What place does 'Metropolis' created in 1999, reflect?
Natural Grassy Plains
The Water's Edge
Rural Areas (with road signs)
Urban Areas
12
For his works that were created through layering of different colours of paint, what do the lines symbolize?
Connections Through Dreams
Abstract Representations of Many Things in the World
Urban structures
Natural Environments
13
While Kngwarreye's modernistic and westernized style is evident, the spirituality and meanings are purely traditional
True
False
14
What type of artist is Georges Pierre Seurat?
Sculptor
Painter
Photographer
Performance Artist
15
What idea does 'Two Women' created in 2005 convey?
Uncomfortable voyeurism
Vunerability due to their small size and general appearance
Worn down with life's weariness
The myth of aging and role of working class women
16
Despite being an Indigenous artist, Kngwarreye used techniques found in other art styles
True
False
17
What do Abramović's works explore?
Body art, endurance art and feminist art
The relationship between the performer and audience
The limits of the body
The possibilities of the mind
18
It is clear from this artwork, that Kngwarreye uses a more non-traditional style to convey her cultural identity
True
False
19
What do Kngwarreye's works depict?
The land in which she lived
Her connection with her people
The time in which they are created
Her people's traditions
20
Why are Ron Mueck's works realistc?
To portray certain people under certain conditions
To portray human development
To convey a specific idea through the portrayal of certain types of people
To convey the feelings people have at cetain times in their lives
21
What type of artist is Ron Mueck?
Abstract Expressionist Painter
Post-Impressionist Painter
Hyperrealist Sculptor
Performance Artist
22
What technique is Pollock known for?
Pointillism
Chromoluminarism
Drip Technique
Polychrome
23
What do the layers of dots symbolize?
Sandstorms in the desert
Traditional Aboriginal Customs
The scattering of seeds by the wind in a rhythmical manner
The vegetation growing in Kngawarreye's community
24
What does the Drip Technique involve?
Pouring and splashing paint on large canvases, to paint from all angles
Pouring paint on to a canva with a watering can
Holding a wet paint brush from up high and dripping paint on to a canvas
Painting the ceiling in the area over the canvas and letting it drip on it
25
What technique is used in Kngwarreye's work 'Field of Dots'?
Polychrome
Pointillism
Drip Technique
Chromoluminarism
26
What was the quality of Gascoigne's materials?
Weathered and Worn
Brand New
27
What was the main reason Rosalie Gascoigne decided to use worn materials rather than new materials?
She wanted her works to be more unique
Because she couldn't afford new materials
Weathered and worn materials reveal natural effects, time, use, and memory
So they wouldn't go to waste
28
What was the purpose of Abramović's performance 'Rhythm 0'?
To explore relationship between the performer and audience
To see how far the audience would go when given specific privleges
To reveal the nature of humanity by changing the roles in society
To explore the elements of danger and physical exhaustion
29
Unconventionally flicking, squirting and pouring paint on a canvas lying flat, lead to the start of 'drip paintings'
True
False
30
Though Seurat lived during the Impressionism Art Movement, why did he do Post-Impressionism like certain other artists?
He was incapable of creating the sort of works done by Impressiononists
He wanted to develop his own style of artmaking
He was bored of Impressionism art
He had different opinions to Impressionists
31
Using his drip technique, the work displays a vibrant array of colours that dance around the canvas.
False
True
32
What idea does 'Boy' created in 2000 convey?
Health since the boy appears fit
Irony since looks boy big and powerful, but doesn't look scary
Discomfort due to being exposed and difficult to not notice
Fear and concern due to being too big to hide
33
What do the green brush strokes of this work resemble?
Reptillian species of that area
The thick vegetation of her country, which shows how Earth surges with life
Along with the other colours, it symbolizes the Rainbow Serpeant
Nothing, being abstract it expresses concepts without specific symbols
34
What technique is Seurat known for?
Chromoluminarism
Polychrome
Drip Technique
Pointillism
35
In the work ‘Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’, what is the effect of pointillism?
It achieves a natural effect by applying colours to convey light and dark
The dots' arrangement cause one's eyes to register the shift in tone
It enables the viewers’ eyes to naturally blend colours
The shapes are seen without being physically blended in when painted on
36
Her works are instrumental, which means...
They make sounds
They’re judged on artistic merits as well as storytelling properties
They symbolize music
They don't directly convey concepts
37
What type of artist was Rosalie Gascoigne?
Sculptor
Performance Artist
Photographer
Painter
38
What type of artist is Marina Abramović?
Sculptor
Painter
Photographer
Performance Artist
39
Pointillism used in a traditionalistic sense gave it a postmodernist outlook on the modern style of neo-impressionism
False
True
40
What does Kngwarreye's work titled 'Big Yam' represent?
The motif of yam which symbolizes many aspects of her community
Kngwarreye's bonds with her family and community using lines and curvature
The harsh desert terrain of summer, with warm tones of pink and orange
Movement and organic formation of plant using the lines and curvature
