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Cubist artists simplify natural forms into geometric shapes like cylinders, spheres and cubes.
False
True
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Why did many Cubist paintings feature musical instruments and sheet music?
music was important in these artists’ lives
They were easy to paint
Music is Cubist
Cubist artists did not enjoy music
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What was a distinguishing feature of Cubist paintings?
Colours are realistic
They look so life-like
2 dimensional flatness
Lack of distortion
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Which year did Cubism begin?
1985
1895
1907
2001
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The women’s faces‘ in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon’ look like abstract African masks because:
The women were wearing masks
Picasso was heavily influenced by masks from Africa
Picasso is painting realistically
Picasso went to Africa
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Which art techniques did the Cubist artists use?
geometric forms
multiple perspectives
photoshop
realistic perspective
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Picasso was Spanish originally. In what country did Cubism start?
Spain, obviously
Indonesia
France
Australia
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When did the Cubist Movement reach its creative peak?
1907-1914
1960 - 1965
1920 - 1935
2000 - 2011
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What was Fernand Léger main style in cubism?
Inventing Synthetic cubism
Prioritising musical instruments
Depicting modern city life
Making colours more vibrant
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What were the main characteristics of Analytical Cubism?
Combinations of real-life and photography
Use of still-life as a theme
Ensuring everthing is on one plain.
Breaking down forms into geometric shapes
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Modern artists believed their style of art was more authentic or honest than realism because:
the world is crazy
distortion is honest
Realism is a lie
it shows that a painting is a painting
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Instead of attempting to duplicate images, what did Cubists attempt to do?
paint photo-realistically
two - point perspective
one - point perspective
distil the essence of their subjects with abstract forms
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Modern Artists did not want to depict the new changes in technology and society.
FALSE
TRUE
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Picasso painted in the Cubist style because he was not able to paint realistically.
FALSE
TRUE
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Cubism was named by critic Louis Vauxcelles who saw "buckets" in the artwork
True
False
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One common characteristic seen in Cubist paintings and sculpture is:
Single Point Perspective
Multiple perspectives of the same scene
All the artists are men
Illusion of Deep Space
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Why is the pictured artwork by Duchamp named ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’?
It shows the movement of a woman as she goes down the stairs
Duchamp painted staircases
It is a random name without any real meaning
It is a painting of many women walking down a set of stairs
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Photography contributed to Cubism because it...
Enabled objects to be seen from different perspectives
Made images seem more abstract
Could distort images with different exposures and lenses.
Freed painting from realistic representation
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Which artist particularly influenced the Cubists?
Picasso
Mondria
Cezanne
Turner
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Cubism marks the beginning of Modern Art. Artists were now free to paint abstract ideas.
FALSE
TRUE
