AP Art History : Twentieth and Twenty-First-Century 2D Art

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

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Example Questions

Example Question #101 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

Georges Braque's work is most similar in style to _________________.

Possible Answers:

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Pablo Picasso

Henri Matisse

Correct answer:

Pablo Picasso

Explanation:

George Braque and Pablo Picasso developed cubism literally side by side, often painting in close proximity in the years 1909-1914. Built off of previous artistic movements which drew away from strict representation like expressionism and fauvism, Braque and Picasso built cubism on a structure of more monochromatic colors and geometric shapes. These approaches made their painting even less representational than previous abstract movements, while also needing more artistic and technical skill to create their works.

Example Question #102 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

1913 popova das modell anagoria

This painting was created in which century?

Possible Answers:

20th

13th

17th

16th

Correct answer:

20th

Explanation:

This painting is in the cubist style, which can be detected in the use of disjoint geometric shapes that depict the subject from multiple angles at the same time. Since Cubism is an exclusively 20th century movement, that's what the answer must be.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1913_Popova_Das_Modell_anagoria.JPG

Example Question #103 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

Vangogh

The artist of this work is ________________.

Possible Answers:

Rodin

Van Gogh

Monet

Gauguin

Correct answer:

Van Gogh

Explanation:

This is a self-portrait of Van Gogh. You can recognize his characteristic large brush strokes and post-impressionist aesthetic.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project_(719161).jpg

Example Question #104 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

The pop art movement focused on a mix between what two elements? 

Possible Answers:

High society and pop culture

Pop culture and high art

Low art and high culture

High art and popular culture

Correct answer:

High art and popular culture

Explanation:

Pop Art's central tenet was that art could borrow from all sources of society including elements of high art and low or popular culture. Pop Artists believed that everything was interconnected and aimed to draw sources of their inspiration from this idea.

Example Question #105 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

_____________ is the name for the movement of the 1950's and the spiritual precursor to Pop Art.

Possible Answers:

The Independent Movement

Post Classical Renaissance Movement

Neo-Dada

Abstract Expressionists

Correct answer:

Neo-Dada

Explanation:

The Neo-Dada movement was the movement directly preceding the Pop Art Movement. During this movement, artists used popular imagery and materials to create unique and strange compositions and pastiches. Artists in this movement included: Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. 

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 #106 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

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

 

Possible Answers:

Pop Art 

Impressionism 

Neoclassical 

Surrealism 

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 #107 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

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

Possible Answers:

James Rosenquist

Roy Lichtenstein

Jasper Johns

Andy Warhol 

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 #108 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art

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

Possible Answers:

Avant-Garde

Capital Realism

The Independent Movement 

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.

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