Question 1

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

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A)   music.
B)   mathematics.
C)   psychology.
D)   love.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

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

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A)   more historical.
B)   more modern.
C)   more personal.
D)   more abstract.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

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

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The Fauvists took color and strong brush...

Question 4

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

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The artist has created the figure with a...

Question 5

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

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1.The art of James Van Der Zee took care...

Question 6

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

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The work was inspired by a conversation ...

Question 7

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

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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 meaningE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

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

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1.Pollock pushed beyond the Surrealist s...

Question 9

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

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A)   Lawrence
B)   Moore
C)   Hepworth
D)   MiróE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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

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A)   Dada
B)   Bauhaus
C)   Purist
D)   FuturistE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

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

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Harlem Renaissance artists used photogra...

Question 12

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

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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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world?

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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.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

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

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Gropius's students were not allowed to b...

Question 15

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

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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.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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.

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1.The Color Field painters created large...

Question 17

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

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1.Artists of the early twentieth century...

Question 18

What is the International Style?

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The International Style emphasized the u...

Question 19

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

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He labeled the work a "modified readymad...

Question 20

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

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world?

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

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

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What is the International Style?

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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