Question 1

Who exhibited with the Surrealists but never formally joined the movement,embracing,instead,biomorphic abstraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lawrence 
B)  Moore 
C)  Hepworth 
D)  Miró 
A)  Lawrence 
B)  Moore 
C)  Hepworth 
D)  Miró

Question 2

Why and how did Duchamp create L.H.O.O.Q.?

Accepted Answer

He labeled the work a "modified readymad

Question 3

What was Meret Oppenheim's intention with Object (Luncheon in Fur)?

Accepted Answer

The work was inspired by a conversation

Question 4

What did the Fauvists do to repudiate traditional notions of pictorial representation?

Accepted Answer

The Fauvists took color and strong brush

Question 5

How does Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space embrace the Futurists idea of "the beauty of speed"?

Accepted Answer

The artist has created the figure with a

Question 6

What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African-American culture?

Accepted Answer

Harlem Renaissance artists used photogra

Question 7

In what ways did artists give their art a deeper social relevance in the period between the wars in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

1.The art of James Van Der Zee took care

Question 8

What ideals are reflected in Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye,Poissy-Sur-Seine in its geometric design and avoidance of ornamentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dada 
B)  Bauhaus 
C)  Purist 
D)  Futurist 
A)  Dada 
B)  Bauhaus 
C)  Purist 
D)  Futurist

Question 9

How did early twentieth-century artists systematically undermine the traditional rules of Western art?

Accepted Answer

1.Artists of the early twentieth century

Question 10

When compared to paintings by Diego Rivera,those of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are considered

Accepted Answer

A)  more historical. 
B)  more modern. 
C)  more personal. 
D)  more abstract. 
A)  more historical. 
B)  more modern. 
C)  more personal. 
D)  more abstract.

Question 11

How did Picasso's treatment of space in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon dramatically change the practice of painting in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an alternative to traditional systems of perspective. 
B)  It legitimized non-objectivity as a viable interest in painting. 
C)  It emphasized deconstruction of the human form and the picture plane. 
D)  It implied that art was an intellectual activity not rooted in emotional expression. 
A)  It was an alternative to traditional systems of perspective. 
B)  It legitimized non-objectivity as a viable interest in painting. 
C)  It emphasized deconstruction of the human form and the picture plane. 
D)  It implied that art was an intellectual activity not rooted in emotional expression.

Question 12

Explore the significance of Jackson Pollock's drip paintings.How did he make them,and did they move beyond any abstract work made previously?

Accepted Answer

1.Pollock pushed beyond the Surrealist s

Question 13

Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman embraced abstraction in a way that was completely different from Jackson Pollock's.Explain what they tried to achieve with their nonrepresentational work.

Accepted Answer

1.The Color Field painters created large

Question 14

Kandinsky believed that looking at a painting should be comparable to experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  music. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  love. 
A)  music. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  love.

Question 15

What is the International Style?

Accepted Answer

The International Style emphasized the u

Question 16

In the years after World War II,Francis Bacon's paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive images of distorted figures. 
B)  raw, heavily worked abstract forms. 
C)  biomorphic images that held personal symbolism. 
D)  large-scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes. 
A)  expressive images of distorted figures. 
B)  raw, heavily worked abstract forms. 
C)  biomorphic images that held personal symbolism. 
D)  large-scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes.

Question 17

How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illusionistic painting techniques are used to render objects. 
B)  The suggestions are of discernible subjects. 
C)  Paintings typically display overt political critique. 
D)  Figural proportions are accurately portrayed. 
A)  Illusionistic painting techniques are used to render objects. 
B)  The suggestions are of discernible subjects. 
C)  Paintings typically display overt political critique. 
D)  Figural proportions are accurately portrayed.

Question 18

Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rejection of three-dimensional illusionism in painting 
B)  the belief that art could convey spiritual concerns through non-objective imagery 
C)  the notion that art was not precious but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions 
D)  the role of the subconscious in revealing universal symbols and meaning 
A)  the rejection of three-dimensional illusionism in painting 
B)  the belief that art could convey spiritual concerns through non-objective imagery 
C)  the notion that art was not precious but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions 
D)  the role of the subconscious in revealing universal symbols and meaning

Question 19

How did Bauhaus artists incorporate the idea of modern mass production?

Accepted Answer

Gropius's students were not allowed to b

Question 20

How did Mary Colter express a connection to the landscape in her architecture?

Accepted Answer

Built on the edge of the Grand

Exam 32: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas,1900-1950

Who exhibited with the Surrealists but never formally joined the movement,embracing,instead,biomorphic abstraction?

Why and how did Duchamp create L.H.O.O.Q.?

What was Meret Oppenheim's intention with Object (Luncheon in Fur)?

What did the Fauvists do to repudiate traditional notions of pictorial representation?

How does Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space embrace the Futurists idea of "the beauty of speed"?

What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African-American culture?

In what ways did artists give their art a deeper social relevance in the period between the wars in the Americas?

What ideals are reflected in Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye,Poissy-Sur-Seine in its geometric design and avoidance of ornamentation?

How did early twentieth-century artists systematically undermine the traditional rules of Western art?

When compared to paintings by Diego Rivera,those of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are considered

How did Picasso's treatment of space in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon dramatically change the practice of painting in the West?

Explore the significance of Jackson Pollock's drip paintings.How did he make them,and did they move beyond any abstract work made previously?

Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman embraced abstraction in a way that was completely different from Jackson Pollock's.Explain what they tried to achieve with their nonrepresentational work.

Kandinsky believed that looking at a painting should be comparable to experiencing

What is the International Style?

In the years after World War II,Francis Bacon's paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through

How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world?

Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century?

How did Bauhaus artists incorporate the idea of modern mass production?

How did Mary Colter express a connection to the landscape in her architecture?

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