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Assemblage - Joseph Cornell
Assemblage - Joseph Cornell
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Check your understanding of the Assemblage art form invented by Joseph Cornell.
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1
What is a ‘ready made’?
paint by numbers techniques
artworks that still need to be made
objects that have already been made and so are ‘found’
all of the above
2
When was Joseph Cornell alive?
1903-2072
1903-1972
1803-1972
1973-1972
3
The 'Untitled' (Medici Princess), box completed in 1948 could be described as a portrait.
False
True
4
Surreal sculpture often combines two everyday objects together to create something beautiful and odd and wonderful.
True
False
5
Where was Joseph Cornell's studio?
all of the above
in a London flat
in the basement of his family home
in a New York loft
6
What inspired Joseph Cornell to make art?
Scientific museum displays
Vaudeville shows and magic acts. Ballerinas and other celebrities.
All of the above
To bring the world to his younger brother who had cerebal palsy
7
Where did Joseph Cornell source his art materials?
Junk Shops
Manhattan’s dime stores
All of the above
Book Stalls
8
Joseph Cornell encouraged children from his neighborhood in to his studio to play with his artwork.
True
False
9
What might clocks and watch parts represent in Cornell's artworks?
good luck
freedom
captivity
the passage of time
10
What is the art term that is used to describe objects that are used to represent ideas?
all of the above
symbols
assemblage
french fries
11
The artworks have the museum collectors quality of a wunderkammer display. What is a wunderkammer?
A type of Dutch painting
A style of sculpture
A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited.
A type of ancient tomb.
12
Juxtaposition means placing things side by side to highlight similarities and differences.
False
True
13
Name one of the symbols we can see in this assemblage by Joseph Cornell.
bird
all of the above
box
clock faces
14
Where did Cornell grow up?
Nyack, New York, a picturesque Victorian town on the Hudson River
Nyack, London, a picturesque Victorian town on the Thames River
New York City, a picturesque country town on the Seine River.
Melbourne, a picturesque Victorian town on the Yarra River.
15
Where did Cornell get the idea for his boxes from?
All of the above
Victorian toy theatres & Penny slot machines
Surrealism, Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism and the Duchampian readymade.
Cabinets of curiosities
16
What is Assemblage Art?
All of the above
An art form that combines sculptural elements within a pictur
It is part of the visual arts, and it typically uses found objects.
It is similar to collage.
17
Name three raw materials Cornell used to make his art.
all of the above
computers, photoshop and technology
postcards, magazine cuttings and found objects
music, sound recordings and songs
18
Using things we can see, Cornell made boxes about things we cannot see. Name three of the subjects or themes he explored
ideas
fantasies and dreams
memories
all of the above
19
Joseph Cornell was friends with many artists from
a famous art movement. Which one?
Impressionism
Expressionism
Surrealism
Ancient Greece
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What might the blue colour in this artwork represent?
the sun
confinement
freedom and escape
surrealism
