College Art Appreciation Chapter 1 Review

Question 1

The materials it is made from, the formal elements and principles we are describing...

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Visual Form

Question 2

Frank Stella's work is classified best as...

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Non-objective

Question 3

What is content?

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writings that explain the work, customs, beliefs, values of culture that uses it

Question 4

"Buddy Jesus" from the movie "Dogma" (feat. Matt Damon) is an example of....

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Kitsch Art

Question 5

What was the break of traditional methods at the beginning of the 20th century called?

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avant-garde

Question 6

What is the function of Art (Part Red)?

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serves to commemorate the dead, protest political and social injustice, glorify the power of the state and its rulers

Question 7

Why was Theodore Gericault's Raft of the Medusa controversial?

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Gericault interviewed the survivors to re-hash the details, was too "real" for people at the time

Question 8

Jane Antoni's Gnaw is classified as...

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performance/installation art

Question 9

What is the function of Art (Part Alpha)?

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entertains, Assist rituals, promote our spiritual/physical well-being, reflects customs: food, shelter and human reproduction

Question 10

The Kuba people of the Congo in Africa

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re-create archetypes that are the beginning of the Kuba, blurs the boundaries between art, ritual and social cohesion

Question 11

Edward Hicks' Peaceable Kingdom was meant to...

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show idealization through peace and harmony

Question 12

Olowe of Ise, ca. 1938, Yoruban....what is visual form?

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Materials that the work is made of, Overall composition/arrangement of formal elements, formal elements such as shape, line, color, mass, volume etc

Question 13

Ma Yuan's Apricot Blossoms from 13th century China are....

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completed through strict observation of detail and memorized

Question 14

Jaune Quick-to-See's Genesis

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is evident creativity can be a complex of new and old, preserves old forms while integrating new expressive ideas

Question 15

This is a great example of which type or style of art?

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Surrealism

Question 16

What is this a great example of?

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Stylistic idealization

Question 17

What is craft? (Islamic Prayer Rug pictured)

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refers to a specific media: ceramics, glass, jewelry weaving, making of objects rather than images, usually have a utilitarian purpose

Question 18

One purpose of Siquiero's Echo of a Scream (1937) is the artist's depiction of...

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despair, anguish and sadness in South America

Question 19

What is the function of Art (Part Charlie)?

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expressive power to depict the world around us, gives us the chance to be creative and create new world, show our vision and creativity through expressive means

Question 20

Kandinsky's Last Judgement (1912) can be best classified as having what features?

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Expressive

Question 21

Mary Cassatt's Mother and Child (1899) could be best classified as...

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Naturalistic

Question 22

Barbara Kruger's Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground) is an example of...

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Pop Art

Question 23

What is content?

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surroundings where it is displayed, symbolic meaning, imagery

Question 24

What is this famous work from the Italian Renaissance titled? Sandro Bottecelli, 1482

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Birth of Venus

Question 25

What is our definition of "aesthetics" in our western culture? (Venus de Milo pictured)

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branch of philosophy that deals with art, critical reflection of beauty in our culture, our perception of beauty

Question 26

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is best classified as...

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Idealized

Question 27

What is the function of Art (Part Blue)?

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records likenesses of individuals in their environment, deities, helps us conceive what divinity might be, Promotes cohesion within a social group

Question 28

What is the function of Art (Part Bravo)?

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educates us about ourselves and the world around us, communicates thoughts, ideas and emotions, educates us about ourselves and the world around us

Question 29

What is a style? (Tai, Ball point pen)

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artistic expression of individual, period or civilization

Question 30

The composition of Toulousse- Latrec's Jane Avril (1899) is artistically....

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serpentine lines, bright colors and expressive gestures

College Art Appreciation Chapter 1 Review

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College Art Appreciation Chapter 1 Review

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