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1
Which artist can be most attributed to 'colour field' painting?
Jackson Pollock
Mark Rothko
Franz Kline
Willem de Kooning
2
Why did many modernists artists flee to America during WWII?
Painting was banned during the war
Nazi Persecution
European art scene was less interesting that US
Communist threat on Europe
3
Which of the following art movements had the most influence on Abstract Expressionism?
Surrealism
Dada
Pop Art
Impressionism
4
Which best describes when and where Abstract Expressionism developed?
A pre WWI movement developed in New York
An art movement developed in New York in the 1970's
A post WWII movement developed in New York
A Post WWII movement developed in Europe
5
Where did Jackson Pollock study art after moving to New York City in 1930?
The American Artists League
NYC Art School
The Art Students League
The Art Students Forum
6
Which best describes 'action painting'?
Treating the canvas as an arena in which to act
Painting people who running around
7
Which was the only style of painting that Rothko never fully abandoned?
Multiforms
All-over painting
The surrealist style
Colour field
8
Who stated that using household paint was "a natural growth out of a need"?
Mark Rothko
Pablo Picasso
Lee Kranser
Jackson Pollock
9
Which painting style claimed to channel the inner impulse of the artist?
Action painting
Drip Painting
Colour field painting
Colour action painting
10
Which is a key aspect of abstract expressionism style?
classic, traditional, historical
Thoughtful, careful, detailed ,
satirical, humerus, controversial
Spontaneous, subconscious, automatic