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Example Question #66 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century 2 D Art
What twentieth century artist made large-scale screen prints of famous photographs in outlandish colors?
Andy Warhol
Wasily Kandinsky
Jackson Pollack
Robert Rauschenberg
Mark Rothko
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol sought to make art that directly engaged and confronted popular culture in unique and surprising ways. Warhol also liked to experiment with methods that had a sense of automation, such as screenprinting. Both of these aspects of Warhol's work were shown in a series of paintings he did in the 1960s, which had images of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean reprinted in bright pinks, blues, and greens.
Example Question #1 : Ancient Through Medieval 2 D Art
The kind of artwork that features many pieces of glass or tile arranged into a portrait or other image is called a __________.
mural
fresco
devotional
mosaic
diptych
mosaic
While "mosaic" is a very broad term, it refers to any artwork made by assembling together small pieces of glass and tile. Roman artists and architects frequently used mosaics to create artwork in homes and buildings, and these were frequently realistic depictions of people or landscapes. Mosaics are still used by artists today, but can often take on abstract forms.
Example Question #1 : Answering Other Questions About Twentieth Century 2 D Visual Art
Which of the following artistic movements was heavily influenced by the freeform nature of jazz music?
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
Cubism
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 #42 : Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art
Markers of the artistic style of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
dramatic use of lighting
a use of very rich and dark colors
the insertion of himself into his group paintings
portraits of individuals
large-form landscapes
large-form landscapes
Rembrandt van Rijn was one of the great masters of the Dutch Golden Age of painting during the seventeenth century. His style was notable for featuring bold colors and dramatic lighting in "everyday scenes" of commonfolk, as well as portraits and scenes out of the Bible. Almost all of Rembrandt's paintings featured people, and he almost never drew landscapes.
Example Question #43 : Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art
The painter Gilbert Stuart was most well-known for his __________.
landscapes
portraits
domestic scenes
still lifes
historic paintings
portraits
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) was one of the very first well known American painters. During the Revolutionary Era, Stuart became essentially the "court painter" of the early American government because of his portraits of leading figures. Stuart's work includes the most famous portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and many other of America's Founding Fathers.
Example Question #411 : Clep: Humanities
An artwork described as "pastoral" indicates that its subject matter is __________.
historical
urban life
classical
religious
rural life
rural life
"Pastoral," derived from the same root as "pasture," typically indicates something having to do with shepherds or other kinds of livestock keepers. In art, a "pastoral" piece depicts figures in rural life in some form, even if not necessarily a scene of herding. After the Industrial Revolution, such paintings were made to evoke a country life that was seen as gone.
Example Question #412 : Clep: Humanities
When describing how an artist arranges elements in a drawing or painting, one is referring to the work's _________________.
Composition
Collage
Medium
Matte
Study
Composition
A study is done before a work is finished, and does not refer to how elements are put together in a work. Matte refers to a non-glassy surface or finish. A collage may incorporate different style or mediums (the material the artist works with), but does not refer to how these are arranged. Composition describes how the elements come together to create the work.
Example Question #1 : Answering Other Questions About Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Visual Art
The artist Francisco Goya is from what country?
France
Spain
Brazil
Argentina
Italy
Spain
Francisco Goya is from Spain.
Example Question #1 : Analyzing The Form Of Nineteenth Century 2 D Visual Art
The above image is a woodblock print, meaning it __________.
can be easily replicated in the same form
can be enlarged and miniaturized easily
can only be shown in a large format
cannot be moved from the place it was first drawn
can have its colors easily changed
can be easily replicated in the same form
The woodblock format, popular throughout Asia, is an artistic format that is produced by having a large piece of wood cut into and dyed by the artist. Thereafter, this woodblock can be printed onto canvas or paper, making it extremely easy to duplicate the work of art again and again.
Example Question #1 : Analyzing The Form Of Nineteenth Century 2 D Visual Art
The composition above is a painting in the genre of __________.
portrait
nude
landscape
history painting
still life
still life
The painter of this work, Paul Cézanne, was particularly noted for his still lifes. The one in this question, "Still Life with Skull," was painted in 1898 and is particularly notable for the inclusion of a skull, a notable feature of Cezanne's later work from the 1890s on. Cézanne's use of broad brushstrokes, layered color, and different perspectives helped create a bridge from impressionism to modern art movements like cubism.
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