This artist spent much of her life under Communist rule. This is reflected in her artworks:

through the use of multiple, repeated figures

People argued that Robert Mapplethorpe should not have been awarded public funding, because:

of his gay identity and the sexual nature of his photographs

The tools of formal analysis help us to:

understand the elements and principles used.

A formal analysis of Las Meninas by Velázquez would concentrate on this aspect of the work:

what was in the foreground and background

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1
Iconographic analysis interprets objects and figures in an artwork as:
geometric shapes
signs or symbols
dreams and thoughts
things that really exist
2
A group of artists might share a style - an identifiable kind of visual expression - because:
Each answer shown is correct
they all worked at the same time
they all used similar techniques
.they all studied in the same place
3
This artist spent much of her life under Communist rule. This is reflected in her artworks:
she installs her works in busy streets
through the use of multiple, repeated figures
through the motif of the Soviet flag
she signs her works with the name of her town
4
Feminist analysis is a subset of ________ analysis.
stylistic
formal
biographical
psychological
5
People argued that Robert Mapplethorpe should not have been awarded public funding, because:
they wanted the grant to go to a woman artist
They didn't think a photographer was as deserving
of his gay identity and the sexual nature of his photographs
he gambled away all of the money
6
The tools of formal analysis help us to:
concentrate on the modern aspects of an artwork
understand the elements and principles used.
dismiss the use of balance and focal point in a work
dig deeper into the history of an artwork
7
A formal analysis of Las Meninas by Velázquez would concentrate on this aspect of the work:
its mood
the characters of the people shown in the painting
what was in the foreground and background
the artist's personal life
8
Psychological analysis of The Scream by the artist Edvard Munch tells us that the painter was:
happy-go-lucky
a fashion model in his spare time
interested in flat colors
expressing anxiety
9
An example of a secondary source might be:
a scholarly journal article
an interview with the artist
the artist's autobiography
the title of the artwork
10
Thomas Struth's photograph Museo del Prado 7 is:
based on the later works of Pablo Picasso
a perfect copy of Las Meninas by Velázquez
deliberately old fashioned in style
a portrait of art appreciation

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