Exam 21: The Twentieth Century: Postwar to Postmodern

One major source of inspiration for Jean-Michel Basquiat's art works was __________.

Alice Neel is best known for her __________ portraits,a collection of souls handpicked from all strata of society.

Briefly explain why Michael Graves's Humana Building is considered a Postmodernist design.

The term __________ was coined in 1951 to describe the process of dripping and splattering paint on huge canvases,a technique associated primarily with __________.

Modern architecture encompassed many architectural visions,including those of all but which one of the following architects? 

Explain why,in Barbara Kruger's Untitled (We Don't Need Another Hero),her medium is all about the message.

Explain how Mark Rothko's depression affected his color field canvases.

Which of the following is not considered Deconstructivist architecture? 

Audrey Flack's World War II (Vanitas)encourages the viewer to meditate on death as the inescapable end to human life or perhaps to consider that life is fleeting and transitory.How do the ordinary objects,such as the butterfly,candle,rose,teacup,fruit,pocket watch,and so on,serve to reinforce her message?

What was Womanhouse? Describe it and explain why it was important for women artists.

Francis Bacon's Figure with Meat is a raw and distorted reworking of __________.

Jackson Pollock was in psychoanalysis when he was producing his drip paintings.What influence might this have had on his art?

British sculptor Henry Moore had a long and prolific career but is primarily renowned today for his __________.

What now famous art college did Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns attend?

Jean Tinguely once remarked,"The only stable thing is movement." This reminds us that he was a __________ sculptor.