Deck 41: Introduction

Question 1

In ancient Peru,people placed a high value on objects made of wool.In Japan,ceramic tea bowls are a greatly esteemed form of art.What form of art do you consider to be the highest? Explain your answer.Do you prefer this art form for personal reasons,or do you think you are influenced by the opinions held by your culture or society? What has your answer got to do with such concepts as beauty,value,and craftsmanship?

Answer 1

Answer will vary.

Question 2

The city of Los Angeles disapproved of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In Japan,ceramic tea bowls were appreciated not just for their color,shape,and pleasing irregular surface,but as part of the experience of sipping tea.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is made of ________.

A) carved marble
B) painted wood
C) plaster
D) plastic
E) metal

Question 5

The ancient Egyptian depiction of the journey of the Sun god Re (0.0.1)was painted on ________.

A) a vase
B) stone
C) a coffin
D) the wall of a tomb
E) copper

Question 6

A graphic designer usually intends to please one individual patron.

Question 7

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river.

Question 8

In Japan,ceramic tea bowls were appreciated because ________.

A) of their shape, subtle colors, and irregular surface
B) they kept the tea warm
C) they were symmetrical and smooth to touch
D) they did not break easily
E) they were expensive

Question 9

Agnolo Bronzino's painting of Eleonora di Toledo is categorized as fine art.

Question 10

The ancient Egyptian artist who painted The Journey of the Sun God Re (0.0.1)on a coffin chose his subject because ________.

A) Egyptians were interested in astronomy
B) he believed in ghosts
C) it expresses beliefs in an afterlife
D) Egypt has a very sunny climate
E) the person buried in the coffin was a priestess of the god

Question 11

Identify four recognizable brand logos,at least one that is pictorial only,with no text.Do you think the logos without text are less or more successful? Why?

Question 12

Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture?

A) roadside billboards
B) television commercials
C) comic books
D) oil paintings
E) all of the other answers

Question 13

El Anatsui's artworks reference both ________ and ________.

A) traditional Pakistan . . . the digital age
B) colonial Africa . . . modern consumerism
C) ancient Greek sculpture . . . contemporary photography
D) Persian miniature painting . . . cell phones
E) ancient weaving techniques . . . modern factory conditions

Question 14

The work now known as the Watts Towers was in fact given a different title by its creator.That title was ________.

A) LA Towers
B) Skyscrapers 1 and 2
C) Found Objects
D) Nuestro Pueblo
E) it had no title originally

Question 15

Jeff Koons made his sculpture Rabbit himself.

Question 16

The oldest museum in America,the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,was founded in:

A) 1405
B) 1605
C) 1805
D) 1905
E) 1955

Question 17

Even though Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture Rabbit with his own hands,it is considered his work because ________.

A) he designed it
B) he chose its color
C) he displayed it in his home
D) it was modeled on his pet rabbit
E) none of the other answers

Question 18

Agnolo Bronzino's portrait Eleonora di Toledo and Her Son Giovanni conveys a sense of:

A) wealth
B) power
C) luxury
D) high status
E) all of the other answers

Question 19

Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in the second half of the nineteenth century,because it symbolized:

A) America's territorial expansion
B) the presence of God in nature
C) grandeur
D) the beauty and power of nature
E) all of the other answers

Question 20

Choose a museum that is close to your home town or in your state.Research its history: in what year was it founded,and by whom? Did a private collector donate artworks to the museum? Did it always function as a museum,or did it have other uses too,for example as an art school? Write a short essay on your findings.

Question 21

Allan Houser's work Reverie is:

A) abstract and non-objective
B) abstract and two-dimensional
C) abstract and representational
D) abstract and not representational
E) none of the other answers

Question 22

The medium of Marc Quinn's Self is:

A) real human hair
B) clay
C) the artist's own blood
D) the artist's toenail clippings
E) wood

Question 23

When conducting a formal analysis of a work of art,you would probably want to consider the artist's use of:

A) color
B) texture
C) emphasis
D) scale
E) all of the other answers

Question 24

When artists are censored it usually stops them from producing any further work.

Question 25

Why do we presume that the head of a woman from Benin (0.0.22)was made for someone wealthy?

A) because it was made from rare ivory
B) because it strongly resembles the Queen
C) because it has a price carved on the back
D) because it was made to be shown in a museum
E) it was definitely not made for anyone wealthy

Question 26

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist who rigidly stuck to traditional methods and rules of art.

Question 27

Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested by Chinese government officials in 2011,just three years after he had been involved in designing the stadium for the Beijing Olympics.

Question 28

Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was famous partly because it was ________.

A) looted by the Nazis
B) very old
C) owned by a movie star
D) discovered in an attic
E) previously unknown

Question 29

Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer was typical of his portraits of the wives and sisters of ________.

A) Nazi rulers
B) German scientists
C) Austrian businessmen
D) foreign tourists
E) important politicians

Question 30

The head of a woman from Benin (0.0.22)shows the influence of European trade routes,as well as having local spiritual significance.

Question 31

In her portrait by Titian,Isabella d'Este wears a turban,embroidered clothes,and a white ermine stole to ________.

A) demonstrate her age
B) emphasize her wealth and good taste
C) please her husband
D) express her religious beliefs
E) flatter Titian

Question 32

Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted by this Dutch artist.

A) Rembrandt
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Jan van Eyck
D) Johannes Vermeer
E) Albrecht Dürer

Question 33

Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este does not portray Isabella as she really looked.

Question 34

The rarity of an artwork,and its value,are often closely related.

Question 35

The self-portrait of the Dutch artist Rembrandt stolen from the Swedish National Museum was one of many that the artist painted on copper.

Question 36

The original painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe is housed in a basilica at the base of Tepeyac hill,Mexico,but many people keep their own image of her at home or in their vehicle.

Question 37

Compare and contrast the portraits of Isabella d'Este (0.0.12)and Adele Bloch-Bauer (0.0.13).Describe the similarities and differences you see in the portrayal of the women.How did Titian and Klimt communicate the wealth and social standing of their subjects? How true to life do you think these portraits are?

Question 38

José de Rivera's sculpture Infinity can be described as non-objective because its subject matter is ________.

A) recognizable
B) difficult
C) three-dimensional
D) unrecognizable
E) abstract

Question 39

The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is recognizable as a man on a horse.This is called a/an _______ artwork.

A) abstract
B) two-dimensional
C) representational
D) non-objective
E) primitive

Question 40

The pose,facial expression,and landscape background of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa communicate to the viewer a mood of ________.

A) romance and love
B) anger and jealousy
C) calm and introspection
D) worry and unease
E) none of the other answers

Question 41

David Hockney emphasized the figure of Peter Schlesinger in his artwork Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures),using:

A) scale: Peter appears to be taller than the hills in the background
B) color: Peter's red jacket stands out
C) implied line: the edges of the pool seem to point toward Peter
D) all of the other answers
E) none of the other answers