AP Art History : Answering other questions about twentieth-century 2D art
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Example Question #11 : Answering Other Questions About Twentieth Century 2 D Art
Works like the one shown here were opposed by which political movement?
German Nazism
Soviet Communism
Spanish Falangism
Italian Fascism
German Nazism
While Expressionism, of which Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Self-Portrait as a Soldier is emblematic, was highly significant and powerful in the 1920s' Weimar Republic, political changes also changed artistic tastes. When Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party took power in the 1930s, they targeted this kind of art for its association with bohemian lifestyles, intellectualism, and Jewish culture. In 1938, this piece of art was included in a famous exhibition of "Degenerate Art" put on by the Nazis. With such persecution, Kirchner's consistent mental health issues again came to the fore, and he committed suicide in 1938 by gunshot.
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Example Question #12 : Answering Other Questions About Twentieth Century 2 D Art
In The Goldfish, Henri Matisse uses vivid colors in order to __________________.
capture the odd colors of the subject in nature
create a contrast with the realistic depiction of the work
heighten the abstraction of the composition
add a sense of confusion for the viewer
heighten the abstraction of the composition
The Goldfish is, fitting with Henri Matisse's work generally, an abstract piece, but one whose general forms and shapes are somewhat representational. Heightening the slight abstraction of the painting's shapes is the choice of color palette made by Henri Matisse. The bright, almost unnatural colors create a different perspective for the viewer and match more closely to other forms of abstract art.
Example Question #13 : Answering Other Questions About Twentieth Century 2 D Art
Which of the following artistic movements was heavily influenced by the freeform nature of jazz music?
Impressionism
Cubism
Abstract Expressionism
Bauhaus
Futurism
Abstract Expressionism
The eclectic, improvisational nature of jazz had a wide influence in other artistic forms. In particular, visual artists sought to take some of jazz's extemporaneous elements and apply them to painting and sculpture. This idea greatly influence Jackson Pollock's "drip method" and other aspects of Abstract Expressionist art from the 1940s and 1950s.
Example Question #465 : Ap Art History
One of Andy Warhol's famous Marilyn Monroe-inspired pieces references what form of Christian painting?
Relief
Silkscreen
Diptych
Fresco
Mosaic
Diptych
Marilyn Diptych (1962) gets its form from early Christian diptych paintings that presented two images side by side. It was created using silkscreening, a method not used by early Christian painters. None of Warhol's Marilyns were made in the mosaic, relief, or fresco styles.
Example Question #14 : Answering Other Questions About Twentieth Century 2 D Art
This portrait was painted in the Golden Phase of what Austrian painter?
Ludwig Deutsch
Gustav Klimt
Arnulf Rainer
Egon Schiele
Oskar Kokoschka
Gustav Klimt
This portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer resembles The Kiss and other famous Klimt works. The rest are other Austrian artists.
Work is in the public domain, image accessed through WikiArt: http://www.wikiart.org/en/gustav-klimt/portrait-of-adele-bloch-bauer-i-1907-1
Example Question #463 : Ap Art History
http://www.wikiart.org/en/gustav-klimt/portrait-of-adele-bloch-bauer-i-1907-1
What famous scandal is connected to the life of this painting after it was completed?
German forces seized it during World War II, leading to a prolonged effort to get it returned to the subject's family
The artist began an affair with the subject soon after it was completed
Several families have claimed ownership of the painting, leading to several lawsuits
The subject was dissatisfied with the portrait and sought to have it destroyed
The painting was badly damaged in a fire and required a lengthy restoration process
German forces seized it during World War II, leading to a prolonged effort to get it returned to the subject's family
German forces seized the painting and, after the war, Adele Bloch-Bauer's husband Ferdinand sought to have it returned to his nieces and nephews. A long court battle followed, and it was only in 2006 that Austria returned it to the family.
Work is in the public domain, image accessed through WikiArt: http://www.wikiart.org/en/gustav-klimt/portrait-of-adele-bloch-bauer-i-1907-1
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