ART 126 FINAL EXAM – Flashcards
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When did art protesting a particular war first appear?
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200 years ago
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What and whom was Goya's painting The Executions of May 3rd about?
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the citizens of Madrid unsuccessfully rose up against Napoleon Bonaparte's army. The rioters were executed outside the city.
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Who was John Heartfield protesting against in his art?
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John Heartfield* dedicated much of his art to exposing and condemning the horrors of Nazi Germany.
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What war was David Alfaro Siqueiros protesting agaist?
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the spanish civil war
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What struggle did Robert Motherwell believe that abstract painting communicated best?
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he believed that ideas and emotions were best communicated through the bold forms and gestural lines of abstract art.
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What subject matter did Tomatsu Shomei photograph?
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victims of the atomic bombs
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What styles of panting did Delacroix incorporate in his work Liberty Leading the People?
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mix of idealism and realism
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Why is Leon Golub's Mercenaries I considered particularly imposing?
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particularly imposing because of its large size
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Why do Lewis Hine's images of child laborers have long titles?
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What was the subject of Jacob Lawrence created a series of paintings about?
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The series depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North
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What artist painted the Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti?
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Ben Sahn
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How would you describe Jacob Lawrence's style of painting?
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flat and simple
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What work experience did artist Edward Kienholz base his work on?
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uses shock to protest the conditions of Mental Hospitals and the treatment of patients
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How does Ester Hernandez use sarcastic humor in her work?
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takes imagery from commercial culture and subverts it.
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What artist did Yinka Shonibare parody in the work Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Without Their Heads?
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Thomas Gainsborough
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What medium was Abrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good Government painted with?
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frescoes painted in the Gothic Style
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What type of art is the etching The Outbreak an example of?
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expressionism
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What is the subject matter of The Outbreak?
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These seven etchings depict an exaggerated and intense rebellion in the sixteenth-century. The Outbreak, illustrates the peasants' fury from years of mistreatment and an explosion against their oppressors
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When and from what was Goya's The Executions of May 3rd, painted?
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1804,oil on canvas
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What was the function of Goya's painting?
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to protest military action
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What is Bill Viola's video series The Passions based on?
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The Passions was inspired by late medieval and early Renaissance art
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What characteristics of Japanese style does the Study For the Portrait of Okakura Tenshin demonstrate?
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japanese-style contour lines and flat shapes are apparent here, especially in Okakura's left hand and sleeve
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What is the style of painting that Jackson Pollock employed In his work Lucifer called?
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Abstract, action drip painting
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How did Van Gogh's application of paint show his state of mind in the Portrait of Dr. Gachet?
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thick paint animates the surface emphatic dashes and tight swirls model form indicate van Gogh's own agitation and intensity.
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How does Chuck Close portray a sense of importance in his portraits?
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very large, lots of detail and up close
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What subject matter does Nancy Burson photograph?
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faces
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What is Lucian Freud's Portrait of Leigh Under the Skylight a picture of?
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A fat naked dude
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What do Rembrandt's portraits reveal that the Netherlands encouraged in their citizens?
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sopfistication
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What did the Greek Philosopher Protagoras say about man?
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man is the measure of all things
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What does the Greek word Doryphoros mean in English?
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"measure" or "rule"
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How is the statue of Doryphoros idealized?
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in the balanced pose in the internal proportions in the restrained emotions in the roles depicted— youth, athlete, and warrior
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What parts of the human body did many African Sculptures consider to be the most important?
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the head and neck were considered the most important body parts.
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What did the statue Lacoon and His Sons reveal about Greek attitudes towards the human body during the Hellenistic period?
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engaged in violent action vulnerable to age injured, diseased subject to feelings of pain, terror, or despair
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What did Eadweard Muybridge's photos of the Human Body reveal about his attitude toward depicting it?
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it reinforced stereotypes for atheletic males and feminine and sexualized females
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What Egyptian Cannon of art is displayed in the bust of Nefertiti?
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the new aesthetic canon: eased rules flowing style naturalistic and idealistic elegant beauty This canon is the Armana style.
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What was Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet a vehicle for commentary about?
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the Doctor rests impassively in what seems a commentary on his mental health.
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What is the Contrapposto pose in Greek art?
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a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs.
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What artist is known for the use of stop motion photography to document the physical movement of humans and animals?
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Eadweard Muybridge
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The artists of what era were influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories of repression and neurosis?
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surrealism
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What New York art movement was the artist and wife of Beatle John Lennon, Yoko Ono, a part of?
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conceptual/preformance art
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How did Velazquez reveal the exalted rank of the Infanta Margarita in his painting Las Meninas?
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at the center of the picture light floods her white dress all mark her as the most important figure presence of servants is also a sign of rank the painting is ten and one-half feet by nine feet, a physical object this large is a sign of rank
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What was Marc Chagall's ethnic heritage?
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jewish
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Chagall was influenced by what modern group of artists when he used bright colors?
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fauvism
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What photographer depicted the Harlem Renaissance?
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James VanDerZee
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What is the media used in Betye Saar's Aunt Jemima?
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mixed media figurines and pictures
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What is Arthur Shaughnessy's Interior House Post symbolic of?
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carved to tell many stories, legends, and history of the clan.
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What can we learn about gender relationships In the 1600's from Peter Paul Ruben's painting The Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus?
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Rubens' painting reflects his culture's ideals about femininity and masculinity.
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What does David's painting The Oath of the Horatii reveal about the attitude toward heroic actions in the 1700's?
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Heroic actions are a mark of masculinity, reinforced by the women's passivity.
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What was the effect of paintings like David's of gender roles during the period?
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reinforced classic roles
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How did the French people view Rococo architecture in terms of gender?
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very feminine
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What gender was Doric architecture seen as in ancient Greece?
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male
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What artist examined the Chinese practice of foot-binding?
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Hung Liu
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Who were the Guerrilla Girls and what did they do?
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feminist, female artists that bring attention to racial and gender inequality in fine art
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What was the ancient Romans attitude toward their ancestors?
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What painting by Peter Paul Rubens is an example of Sexual Exotica in the 1600's?
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Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus
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What is a Clan?
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A clan is a group of people joined by blood or marriage ties.
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How do fantastic creatures provide meaning to people?
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acted like humans in stories to provide morals
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What are Harpies?
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half woman,half bird
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What are Satyrs?
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half man, half goat,
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What are Unicorns?
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they're ****ing horses with point ass party hats on
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Who did the Unicorns often symbolize in Medieval art?
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1. Jesus 2.True love, enduring pain for true pain
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What is a Shaman?
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a person who can connect with spirit
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In what cultures do monkeys act as metaphors for humans?
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Thailand
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What artist uses elephant dung in his paintings?
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Chris Ofili
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What type of carving is the ancient Assyrian image Ashurbanipal II Killing Lions?
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Limestone relief
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What painting by MaYuan included lines of poetry by the Chinese Empress Yang?
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apricot blossoms
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Why were landscapes popular in China?
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What 19th century school of artists were influenced by John Constable's paintings?
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Romanticism
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In what artist's work did brushstrokes become more important than imagery?
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van goh
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In what way did Ansel Adam's photographs emphasize the beauty of nature?
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they show pristine and untouched nature
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What was the symbolism of many Islamic gardens?
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water in four directions=represent rivers of paradise profliferation of squares represents the abundance of allah
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What are visitors to the Zen Garden of Contemplation expected to do?
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contemplate on the side
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Why is Lightening Field often described as a conceptual piece of art?
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the earth itself becomes a sculptural material
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What creature in areas of Peru and Bolivia is highly regarded because it can predict rainfall?
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...cows?
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What was Robert Smithson reason for creating earthworks?
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to unify earth and nature
