AP Art History : AP Art History

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

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Example Questions

Example Question #371 : Renaissance To Contemporary 2 D Art

The Pop Art Movement was born in what city?

Possible Answers:

Paris

London

New York

Los Angeles

Correct answer:

London

Explanation:

In the early 1950's, a group of artists in London called the Independent Group, began to gather to discuss the place of fine art in modern culture. These discussions gave birth to a number of the fundamental theoretical precepts underpinning the Pop Art Movement.

Example Question #441 : 2 D Art

The image of a can of Campbell's soup is the prototypical example of the ______________ style of art.

 

Possible Answers:

Surrealism 

Impressionism 

Pop Art 

Neoclassical 

Correct answer:

Pop Art 

Explanation:

This image is from one of  the Pop Art Movement's most influential artists, Andy Warhol. Warhol was a leader during this movement and his series of Campbell's soup cans showed the accessibility to everyday objects that could be transformed into art.

Example Question #441 : Ap Art History

What well-known Pop Artist was most known for works that resembled, or were in fact taken from, comic books?

Possible Answers:

Andy Warhol 

Roy Lichtenstein

James Rosenquist

Jasper Johns

Correct answer:

Roy Lichtenstein

Explanation:

Roy Lichtenstein's appropriation of decontextualized comic book images remains one of the most lasting elements of the Pop Art movement. Works such as Drowning Girl have sold for massive sums, and are still mass-produced as posters and prints to this day.

Example Question #73 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

What artist was NOT a member of the Los Angeles Pop Art Movement? 

Possible Answers:

Wayne Thiebaud

Jasper Johns 

Ed Ruscha

Robert Dowd 

Correct answer:

Jasper Johns 

Explanation:

Every artist but Jasper Johns was an artist in the LA Pop art scene. These artists incorporated items that were "very LA" such as motorcycles and surfing into their pop art. 

Example Question #442 : Ap Art History

______________ was the name for the Pop Art Movement in Germany.

Possible Answers:

Capital Realism

The Independent Movement 

Avant-Garde

Art Nouveau 

Correct answer:

Capital Realism

Explanation:

The Pop Art Movement did gain momentum in other parts of Europe besides London. Capital Realism was the name of the movement in Germany. Capital Realism focused on subjects from pop culture and merged it with an aesthetic found in the mass media.

Example Question #443 : Ap Art History

What was the difference between the Los Angeles and New York Pop Art Movements?

Possible Answers:

The New York Movement was more relaxed and rejected feedback from critics; the Los Angeles Movement strictly followed the norms from the New York Movement

The New York Movement was more rigid and controlled; the Los Angeles Movement was more relaxed 

The Los Angeles Movement focused on objects found in cities: cars, buildings, people; the New York Movement focused on objects found in nature

The Los Angeles Movement relied on reviews from critics as success; the New York Movement relied on feedback from everyday individuals

Correct answer:

The New York Movement was more rigid and controlled; the Los Angeles Movement was more relaxed 

Explanation:

Compared to the scene in New York, the Pop Art Movement in Los Angeles was much more relaxed due to the absence of galleries and critics of the East coast. This relaxed idea was reflected in the styles of the LA artists. The NY Movement was much more rigid and controlled and relied heavily on feedback from art critics to succeed. 

Example Question #445 : 2 D Art

________________ was the name for the Pop Art Movement in France.

Possible Answers:

Décollage

Capital Realists 

Neo-Pop

Nouveau Réalisme

Correct answer:

Nouveau Réalisme

Explanation:

The French referred to their Pop Art Movement as Nouveau Réalisme. This term means "a new way of perceiving the real." Although the movement had similarities to the American Pop Art Movement, the French focused more on objects than paintings.

Example Question #75 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

What artist was NOT a member of the global pop art movement? 

Possible Answers:

Robert Dowd

Gerhard Richter

Gustav Klimt

Yves Klein

Correct answer:

Gustav Klimt

Explanation:

All artists but Klimt were members of the global Pop Art Movement. Yves Klein was a member of the French movement, Gerhard Richter of the German movement, and Robert Down of the Los Angeles movement. 

Example Question #371 : Renaissance To Contemporary 2 D Art

______________ is the Pop artist most well known for his use of repetition.

Possible Answers:

Andy Warhol

Jasper Johns

Claes Oldenburg

Robert Rauschenberg

Correct answer:

Andy Warhol

Explanation:

Andy Warhol is the Pop Artist best known for his use of repetition. Some of his most famous uses of repetition include prints of the Campbell's soup can and his vividly colored portraits of celebrities.

Example Question #444 : Ap Art History

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The image above is part of a series of paintings called Water Lilies.

The series includes over 200 oil paintings and was created by which artist?

Possible Answers:

Claude Monet

Paul Cézanne

Vincent van Gogh

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Camille Pissarro

Correct answer:

Claude Monet

Explanation:

This was the work of Monet, and is one of his most well-known collections.

All the painters listed, other than Renoir, died before most of the paintings in the series were created.

Van Gogh was listed due to the similar themes of nature, and the similar brushstrokes often employed by both.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_Monet_-_The_Water_Lilies_-_The_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

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