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Unit 4B: Later Europe and the Americas 1907 - 1980
Unit 4B: Later Europe and the Americas 1907 - 1980
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Content Area 4: Later Europe and Americas 1907 - 1980
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1
The opulent use of gold & jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Byzantine mosaics
Gothic stained glass
Japanese woodblocks
illuminated manuscripts
2
What artistic art movement is this work exemplary of?
Impressionism
Fauvism
De Stijl
Abstract Expressionism
3
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to go home & create this
Vincent Van Gogh
Gustav Klimt
Vassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
4
A true statement about this work would be:
The work is meant to mimic a window looking into the future
The artist was a part of a group of young Soviet artists
The artist was a member of the Der Blaue Reiter art movement
It shows a new Utopian ideal of spiritual harmony & order
5
The painting is from the series
The Migration
, which was a response to which historic event?
Influx of immigrants fromEurope to U.S. in the early 20th C.
Forced immigration of Africans thru the Atlantic slave trade
Mass movement of AfricanAmericans out of rural southern U.S.
Relocation of Native Americans to designated territories
6
French, "advance guard" Late 19 & 20c. artists, emphasized innovation, challenged establishment
surrealist
automatism
avec nouveau
avant-garde
7
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
It was carved by the artist Constantin Brancusi
the shape of the original block of material is maintained
It follows classical interpretations of the human body
The work is highly stylized & male and female share an eye
8
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Soviet Government to create scrapbooks
employed by the Soviet government to create propaganda art
9
The artist and title of the work:
Claes Oldenburg, Narcissus Garden, 1974
Robert Smithson, Narcissus Pond, 1966
Andy Warhol, Narcissus Factory, 1966
Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden, 1966
10
The artist who created this work:
Willem de Kooning
Yayoi Kusama
Jackson Pollock
Helen Frankenthaler
11
Le Corbusier's famous quote about house design:
“homes should be busy like the people who live in them"
"Everybody needs to live in a white box with windows"
"a home should reflect the nature that is around them"
“The house should be a machine for living in”
12
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
The diptych format, often seen w/ icons of Christian saints
The artist blurs the line between high & low art
The artist used a very traditional painting method
The format shows the celebrity's life and death
13
All are true of this work EXCEPT:
The artist's uses of the horse-and-rider motif
Style of the work is Gestural Abstraction or Action Painting
The artist experienced Synesthesia
If art too real, conscious mind wouldn't see color and form
14
This work by Matisse is considered part of which artistic style?
Abstract Expressionism
Fauvism
De Stijl
Impressionism
15
Advantages of the technique used to create this work include all of thefollowing EXCEPT its
assembly-line quickness
realistic detail
profitability
reproducibility
16
This work represents an art movement known as
Minimalism
feminist art
Pop Art
digital art
17
The work was influenced by:
Renaissance female nudes
Japanese woodblock prints
Romanian history of stone carving
Greek and Roman statues from antiquity
18
Art that incorporated consumer culture, mass media, popular culture: motion pictures and ads
Consumerism
Superrealsim
Minimalism
Pop Art
19
The work reflects the artist’s interest in
a single light source
multiple viewpoints
dream imagery
spirituality
20
German Expressionist Kirchner was the founder of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge) which aimed to
bridge the gap between the past and the modern future
Build a bridge between the people and the government
build a bridge from Europe to America
bridge the disconnect between soldiers and civilians
21
The first phase of Cubism, developed jointly by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Analytical Cubism
Photomontage-Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Photo-Cubism
22
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
It's by Claes Oldenburg, a Pop Art sculptor
It was to commemorate the many contributions of women
The original work was take away by the artist in 1970
It was commissioned by a group of Yale University students
23
Also called gestural abstraction. Abstract Expressionism emphasizes the creation process:
Color Field Painting
Chromatic Abstraction
Action Painting
Surrealism
24
A true statement about this work would be:
It is entitled, The Dance, and celebrates Cuban culture
The artist lived in Paris during his entire career
artist's view of corporateAmerican meddling in Cuban affairs
The work celebrates the sugar cane industry in Cuba
25
An artist whose work was a catalyst for this artist’s development was
Georges Seurat
Vassily Kandinsky
Paul Cézanne
Edvard Munch
26
A true statement about this work of architecture:
It is one of Canada's largest corporate skyscrapers
The building plays down corporate power in America
There is no public space around the building
Bronze eyebeams on the outside façade are purely decorative
27
Diego Rivera's mural in Mexico city can be described as
The Day of the Dead festival
A national parade in the country's capital
a historic timeline, structured & organized chronologically
Gathering of the top figures of 400 years of Mexican History
28
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
The medium is Photomontage
Artist defined herself as a constructivist & served the USSR
It commemorated the 5-year uprising that led to the USSR
Her work shows personal creativity & dynamic composition
29
A similarity in content that both of these works share is:
They both are made of oil on canvas
they both explore abstraction and lack of representation
Both artists wrote about spiritualism in art
the purpose is aesthetic or self expression
30
Both artists were inspired by this artist:
Édouard Manet
Paul Cézanne
Vassily Kandinsky
Piet Mondrian
31
This work was created in the
1980s
1940s
1960s
2000s
32
This artist was considered part of
Art Nouveau
the Blue Rider
the academy
Die Burke
33
Frida Kahlo's work is can be classified as
Realist
Idealist
Surrealist
Abstract
34
This work is concerned with the visual language of
existentialism
classical mythology
nationalism
popular culture
35
The style of the painting is:
Pointillism
Expressionism
Synthetic Cubism
Analytical Cubism
36
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
It was one painting in a series of 60 paintings
It depicts a segregated dining room in New York City
It depicts injustice African Americans faced in the South
The artist was associated with the Harlem Renaissance
37
The artist sought to explore what, in his creation of "The Jungle"
ritualistic dancing of his people
color theory
the vegetation in local jungles
his Afro-Cuban heritage
38
The primary medium of this work is
digital scanning
engraving
photo silk-screening
etching
39
The innovation that was used in building this house:
Large windows & terrace to engage the owners w/ the outdoors
All of the above
A ramp winds from the entrance up to the salon
Replaced load-bearing walls w/ steel beams to open up space
40
Artist, location of the work and art movement associated with the work:
Robert Smithson; Hudson River; Land-Art
Robert Smithson; Great Salt Lake, Utah; Earthworks
Frank Lloyd Wright; Connecticut River, Earthworks
Le Corbusier; Great Salt Lake, Utah; Earthworks
41
A true statement regarding the artist of the above work of art would be:
Artist was first photographer to document immigrants
Artist greatly admired the philosopher Nietzsche
Perfected the glossy photo w/ many people in the composition
First photographer to compose a photo is if it were a canvas
42
The artist used all of the following features in the work EXCEPT
a clear relationship between figure and ground
a subdued palette
incorporation of text
planes that dissolve into each other
43
What is the correct I.D. for this work?
The Fountain, R. Mutt
The Urinal, R. Mutt
The Urinal, Marcel Duchamp
The Fountain, Marcel Duchamp
44
The panels of this work form a
predella
diptych
retablo
plinth
45
The artist and title of the work:
Edvard Munch, The Kiss, 1907-08
Piet Mondrian, The Kiss, 1907-08
Vassily Kandinsky, The Kiss, 1908
Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1907-08
46
The artist on the right is attributed to this quote:
"If you hate my work you don't like the spirit that lives"
"I was poor & the only paint I had were primary colors"
“Art is higher than reality & has no relation to reality...”
"I had no idea what I was doing, to tell you the truth"
47
Dutch, "the style." An early-20th-century art movement (and magazine), founded by Piet Mondrian
Der Blaue Reiter
Die Brücke
Dada
De Stijl
48
Both works share this in common:
They both are created with natural materials
They both were created to float on water
They both avoid the art gallery setting to exist
They were both created by women
49
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
It's by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Self-Portrait As a Soldier
The artist admired German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Artist was a member of the German Expressionist Die Brucke”
Artist had a successful career & was loved by the Nazi party
50
Fallingwater
demonstrates the architect's conviction that this building should
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
be an integrative part of the landscape
reflect the most advanced building technologies
employ the skills of regional artisans
51
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
It is best classified as belonging to Surrealist movement
Artist bought a cup, saucer, and spoon at a department store
The dealer changed the name make it more sexualized
After it was made artist had a long period of productivity
52
The artist diluted the paint to:
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
53
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
Artist took a urinal, turned it upsidedown, signed "R. Mutt"
Artist meticulously carved marble to look like a real urinal
The work is what is termed a "readymade" sculpture
The work is from the Dada movement
54
Two major influences for the work
African Masks and cartoon images
Collage works and popular culture
Ancient Iberian sculpture and African masks
Ancient Romanian carvings and African masks
55
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
The artist is Henri Matisse(D)
the artist was the leader of the “Fauves” or "Wild Beasts"
The movement associated with the work lasted just 4 years
It shows just one point of view
56
The artist who created the painting is
Georges Braque
Henri Matisse
Robert Delaunay
Pablo Picasso
57
French word for “wild beasts” refers to the 20
th
c Modernist art movement led by Henri Matisse.
Fauves
Modernism
Savageaux
Symbolsim
58
All are true of the following work of art EXCEPT:
The technique is action painting
The process of painting is visible in the final work
It is entitled, Woman I, by Willem de Kooning
The artist used thinned paint poured onto raw canvas
59
The original work by Claes Oldenburg was considered
sculpture
monumental installation art
skyscraper
photo montage
60
All are true of the work on the left EXCEPT:
The artist sold the mirror balls for $2.00 in Venice, Italy
The artist used natural materials to engage with nature
the artist chooses 2 live in mental health facility in Tokyo
It contains 1,500 mass-produced plastic silver balls
61
This artist shows an interest in:
Classical traditions
academic training
psychological states
social protest
62
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
The artist often times used the subject of grieving mothers
It was inspired by the Art Nouveau movement
Made in 1920 after assassination of a Communist leader
The medium is woodblock print
63
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
To avoid cantilever collapse, tensioned cables was used
Architect wanted this home 2 boldly stand out from nature
Horizontal lines & cantilevers, flat roofs relate 2 prairie
It shows architect's transcendentalist background
64
RobertVenturi’s House in NewCastleCounty is most similar to ThomasJefferson’s Monticello in its
location in a dense urban environment
internal and external symmetry
incorporation of spolia from other buildings
adaptation of classical design elements
65
A true statement about this work would be:
Work is about self promotion & a critique of the art market
The balls clanging in the wind was a huge part of this work
The globes represent the many planets
The work is seen as a promotion of the art market
66
The artist and title of this work:
Kirchner, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, 1912
Kandinsky, Composition w/ Red, Blue, Yellow and Violet, 1930
Kandinsky, Improvisation 28 (second version), 1912
Piet Mondrian, Improvisation 28 (second version), 1912
67
What makes this home a quintessential Post-Modern structure:
The serious reverence to classical building conventions
The facade is mostly a structural component
The reference to both classical and Renaissance symmetry
Playful & whimsical use of classical architectural elements
68
Which of the following artists also worked in the style exemplified by the painting?
Pablo Picasso
Marcel Duchamp
Piet Mondrian
Vassily Kandinsky
69
The artist and title of the work
Pablo Picasso, Les Demselles d'Barcelona
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiseelles de la nuit
Pablo Picasso, Les Demselles d'Barcelona
70
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
Proto-Cubist work helped develop cubism & modern art
It was originally entitled The Brothel of Avignon
The artist was influenced by Art Nouveau
Original sketch included 2 male patrons of the brothel
71
Architect Le Corbusier divided a plan for modern homes of the future, he called it
The Five Guidelines of Architecture
The Five Rules of Architecture
The Five Points of Architecture
The Five Rooms of Architecture
72
American art form that emerged in the 1960s. Often using the land itself as their material.
Land-art
Happenings
Earthworks
Minimalism
73
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
A steel-frame structure
The integration of a public plaza
Cast-iron ornamentation
terracotta on the exterior
74
Rapid brush strokes, emotional intensity, spontaneous creation... this work is considered
impressionism
abstract expressionism
post-impressionism
surrealism
75
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a political statement supporting his ideology
propagandistic
commissioned by his family
a fictional narrative
76
The theme of this work revolves around the theme of:
environmental art
molecular science
self obsession
metallic forcefields
77
The painting was created between
1901 and 1920
1921 and 1940
1880 and 1900
1941 and 1960
78
What was Kandinsky's intention and purpose for the viewer with this piece?
to portray a horrific nightmare
to leave them dizzy in a color frenzy
to provide them with a sensory experience like that of music
to convey drama and energy
79
The name of the architect for this work and the movement in which he is associate with:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie School
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, De Stijl
Le Corbusier, Purism
Robert Venturi, Post-Modernism
80
All are true of this work of architecture EXCEPT:
House is Prarie School b/c of the strong horizontal lines
It's the International Style like Bauhaus school designed
The patrons were the Savoye family
The architect referred to his style as Purism
81
The painting shown was created by
Jacob Lawrence
Wifredo Lam
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
82
The artist of this work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
De Stijl
Arts and Crafts
Vienna Secession
Die Brücke
