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1
Basquiat did not freely mix themes from African, Caribbean, Aztec, and Hispanic cultures.
False
Stop asking true and false questions.
Not false
True
2
Art scholars classify Basquiat as a ____________.
Expressionist
Post-Impressionist
Impressionist
Neo-Expressionist
3
Basquiat was known for enigmatic epigrams. What is an epigram?
A message sent by telegraph & then delivered in written or printed form.
A system of philosophy founded around 307 BCE.
A brief, interesting, memorable, sometimes surprising/satirical statement.
A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named.
4
Basquiat freely mixed themes from African, Caribbean, Aztec, and Hispanic cultures.
Not true
True
False
False
5
Starting around _____, Basquiat became a celebrity and was represented by major art galleries in New York and Germany.
1960
1970
1980
1990
6
SAMO© painted anonymous messages on walls and on subway trains in ____________.
Boston
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
New York City
7
_____________ is an art term that describes “the application of paint in free sweeping gestures with a brush.”
Chiaroscuro
Decalcomania
Gestural
Postural
8
Soon, you will create a Basquiat-like painting that reflects your life NOW...
Mmmmmmkay, I guess so.
No, bro. I'd rather scroll my life away on my phone.
Yes, I can't wait!
Um, I'm not sure.
9
When asked where the words on his paintings came from, Basquiat said: "Real life, books, ___________."
Arcade games like Berserk
The internet
Television
YouTube
10
Neo-Expressionism was a revival of ___________, characterized by intense colors, dramatic figural forms & emotion.
Expressionism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Snuffleupagusism
11
Basquiat began a graffiti campaign with graffiti artists Al Diaz and Shannon Dawson. They created the persona _______.
PALOMO
BANKSY
@POPTART
SAMO©
12
Basquiat was befriended by the Pop artist ___________ in 1983, and the two began to collaborate occasionally.
Duke Ellington
Jasper Johns
Andy Warhol
Jackson Popartist
13
Basquiat's paintings allude to Black American historical figures, including jazz musicians, athletes, and writers.
False
True
14
Basquiat was born in ______________.
Detroit
Brooklyn
Miami
Chicago
15
Basquiat's father was born in _____________.
Cuba
Key West
Haiti
The Dominican Republic
16
Basquiat's mother was of ___________ descent. She encouraged Basquiat's artistic interests.
Puerto Rican
Colombian
Mexican
Canadian
17
While Basquiat was hospitalized at seven, his mother brought him a copy of ________ to keep him occupied.
The Secret Life of Bees
Gray's Anatomy
Gulliver's Travels
A Brief History of Time
18
Basquiat created highly expressionistic work that mixed graffiti and signs with a(n) ________ and intuitive approach.
Noveau Romantic
Nouveau Riche
Neo-Classicist
Gestural
19
Basquiat made many highly stylized self-portraits that addressed his personal anxieties.
False
True
20
“Basquiat incorporated words & GRAFFITI-LIKE scribbles into his paintings, blurring the lines between art and ______.”
Religion
Language
A hard place
Science
21
Expressionist artists strove to convey their inner ___________ and thoughts via their works.
E m o t i o n s
Emotions
Emotions
E M O T I O N S !!!!
22
Neo-Expressionism arose in the _____________.
Early 2000s
Mid 1900s
1970s / 1980s
Early 1900s
23
Basquiat left home at age _____. He lived on the streets, w/ friends, or in abandoned buildings.
18
15
17
16
24
Expressionism arose in the _____________.
Late 1970s / Early 1980s
Early 1900s...
25
Basquiat lived from ___________ to 1988.
1960
1950
1492
1970
