Chapter 13 Flashcards
The group of artists who combined the best of the new as well as making use of older techniques wer
b. The Combinationalists.
In the 20th Century, artists could “deliver” art directly to the public because of
b. Mass communication.
Artists in the 20th Century rejected
a. The Renaissance notion that art must mirror nature.
b. The dominant place of personal feelings of emotions in art.
In order to make a living, many artists in the 20th Century
b. Were also teachers.
The artist who was influenced by the sculpture of primitive Africa was
d. Picasso.
The group of artists that broke away from artistic conventions, and rejected most accepted values were
a. The Sensationalists.
The artist who wrote extensive essays on the psychological and expressive meaning of color was
a. Kandinsky.
The artist whose colors and lines draw the eye from the top of the canvas to the bottom is
a. Kandinsky.
In the area of painting, the three most important movements were
a. Expressionism.
b. Surrealism. e. Cubism.
The French Expressionist who used several artistic styles including pointillism was
c. Matisse.
The art movement or style that was more concerned with how a work is painted and less with what was painted w
c. Cubism.
The group of artists whose primary goal was innovation, and the use of new methods and materials were
b. The Experimentalists.
With the fast pace of the 20th century, and the rapidity with which artistic styles changed, the public acceptance of a style of art was most ofte
c. After it was the currently new form or style.
The artist who focused on the harshness of life, especially as experienced by the poor, was
b. Kollwitz.
The artist who used brilliant colors in a wild manner was
a. Matisse.
The principles that typify the work of 20th Century artists are
a. A rejection of unnecessary ornamentation.
c. A rejection of 19th Century Romanticism.
f. A rejection of realism.
Art which sought to present the inner meaning; the emotional perception of natural phenomena is called
a. Expressionism.
Art in the 20th century could be called an affirmation of
d. The technological age.
The work of at that was a strong protest against the speed and brutality of modern air warfare was
Guernica
The art style that reduced “nature” to basic geometric patterns was
c. Cubism.
The artist whose work is flat, using patterns, some showing Egyptian influence was
c. Klimt.
Art in the 20th Century could be called a revolt against
d. The sentimentality of Romanticism.
The best known of the 20th Century artists is
d. Picasso.
The artist whose art primarily restricted to black, white, and grays was
d. Kollwitz.
The artists who “destroyed” perspective by showing multiple perspectives at at the same time was
c. Picasso.
The artists whose depiction of Christ, and other works are “stained glass” - like is
d. Ronault.
The artist who built on Cezanne’s approach to forms and shapes was
Picasso
Artists in the 20th Century developed a conception of the world based on
c. Their inner experience.
The “old” venues for experiencing art were
a. The gallery.
b. The concert hall.
The Expressionist school which meant “wild beast” is
a. Fauvism.
The artistic movement that sought to depict the world as it was perceived emotionally was called
a. Expressionism
The artist who works were rich and decorative, often erotic, was
c. Klimt.
This artist depicted images inspired by dream memories of his childhood in a Russian village.
Chagall
His cubist bust uses the prolate spheroid shape.
Brancusi
This artist commented on the decadence and violence of Fascism and its leader, Mussolini.
Blume
Which of the following are true about 20th Century sculpture?
d. The sculpture was meant to express an inner meaning.
e. Used new materials such as metal and plastic.
a. The output of “home-sized” sculptures increased.
This sculptor used highly polished surfaces of silver and bronze.
Brancusi
This artist is the best know Surrealist.
d. Dali.
This artist created an amusing visual satire of the mechanistic world.
d. Klee.
This sculptor used elemental planes, reduction of detail, and expressive distortion.
Barlach
This sculptor was strongly influenced by primitivism.
c. Moore.
This artist’s abstract painting appears simple, but is actually very complex.
b. Mondrian.
Which of the following are true about Surrealism?
a. Perhaps the most spectacular of all the art movements.
b. Linked to Freudian psychology and dream interpretation.
d. Portrays the reality and intensity of the subconscious mind. ‘
This artist painted limp clocks.
Dali.
This sculptor was most famous as a portraitist, creating busts of all racial types.
a. Hoffman.
This sculptor created elongated and distorted forms, similar in appearance to medieval sculpture.
Lehmbruck
This artist painted “biomorphic” forms that represented living organisms.
Miro
This artist painted visually busy murals.
c. Rivera.
This artist was from Mexico.
d. Rivera.
This artist painted many scenes of African-American life.
d. Hayden.
His musician (sic) represented the precarious position of the Jews in repressive Russia.
c. Chagall.
This sculptor created an aggressive avenger.
b. Barlach.
This artist explored theories of light and its effects on physical objects.
c. Goncharova.
This artist was inspired by, and the art shows the influence of the landscapes of New Mexico.
d. O’Keefe.
This American sculptor was a student of Rodin.
Hoffman
This sculptor created recognizable figures greatly elongated, with rough unpolished textures.
Giacometti
This sculpture used biomorphic forms that were embryo-like.
b. Arp.
This Russian artist created a linen laundry.
d. Goncharova.
This artist’s work has been described as a “whimsical fantasy.”
Miro
This artist used delicate lines and subtle pastel coloring.
d. Klee.
This artist depicted “visual” music in an abstract Cubist style.
b. Mondrian.
Kinetic art moves by
a. Air movement. c. Motors.
In his early musical composing, Schoenberg wrote music very much like
b. Wagner.
The need to house large numbers of people led to
b. Apartments.
That buildings were straightforward and simple was a result of
c. Form following function.
Much of the music of the 20th Century is characterized by
c. Dissonance.
A slab anchored only at one end is an example of
c. The cantilever method.
Calder called his art
Mobiles
The twelve-tone system of composing music was developed by
d. Schoenberg.
The best world to describe twelve-tone music would be
b. Dissonant.
Serialism is
a. A scale that uses all twelve tones.
The Bauhaus was
d. An innovatively designed technical school
The need to distribute food to large numbers of people living closely to each other resulted in
c. Supermarkets.
Art that moves is called
c. Kinetic art.
Julia Morgan is known for
b. Designing the Hearst Castle.
The need to house big businesses or many smaller businesses together led to
a. Skyscrapers.
Polytonality is
c. The use of two or more keys at the same time.
A building that starts as a skeleton is an example of
b. Steel cage construction.
Wind machines, sirens, and the dropping of glass in a bucket all added to
a. Tone color.
The best-know artist of kinetic art was
d. Calder.
For which reasons is music of the 20th Century seldom performed?
a. The music is very difficult. c. The public is not interested in hearing it.
d. The performers with the necessary skill are not willing to learn it.
The use of glass walls and enclosed patios are an example of
c. Bringing the outdoors into the building.
Which words accurately describe rhythms in music of the 20th century?
. Mixed meters.
b. Asymmetrical. d. Irregular.
He wrote a lovely sounding Violin Concerto using a twelve-tone row.
d. Berg.
This type of popular music divided into 12 measure phrases.
d. Blues.
His music was profoundly influenced by jazz
c. Gershwin.
He made use of the folk music of the British Isles.
c. Vaughan Williams.
He integrated the jazz idiom into concert music.
b. Gershwin.
He incorporated the traditional songs and gospel hymns of New England in his compositions.
c. Ives.
This type of music is considered the most successful of all the new types of 20th century music.
d. Popular music.
He used the twelve-tone row, but adjusted the sequence so that tonality (traditional harmony) was achieved.
b. Berg.
He was a Russian-Nationalistic composer.
c. Stravinsky.
This type of music emphasized written arrangements rather than improvisation.
d. Swing.
His music was contrapuntal, polytonal (simultaneous tonalities), and polyrhythmic.
d. Ives.
This type of music was jazz that emphasized danceable, easy-flowing rhythms.
a. Swing.
He wrote very short compositions, one lasting only 24 seconds.
b. Webern.
In the 1920’s, all popular types of music could be labeled
d. Jazz.
His works are characterized by rhythmic drive, using very complex and irregular rhythmic patterns.
d. Stravinsky.
This type of popular music was largely written for the piano.
b. Ragtime.
He used the twelve-tone technique, and serialized other elements in addition to pitch (dynamics, for example).
b. Webern.
His compositions drew on the folk music of Hungary.
d. Bartok.
He was a student of Rimsky Korsakov
a. Stravinsky.
This type of music altered the major scale to produce “blue” notes.
c. The blues.
The type of music could be called popular operetta.
a. Broadway Musical.
He composed a lovely orchestral work on the melody Greensleeves.
d. Vaughan Williams.
Two movements of one of his famous works make use of the interval of the fourth.
b. Bartok.
He lived and composed during the 20th century, but wrote music in a Romantic-Nationalistic style.
a. Vaughan Williams.
He was a student of Schoenberg.
a. Berg.
The premier of one of his most famous works created a near riot.
d. Stravinsky.
“Musical comedy” was a synonym for this type of music.
d. Broadway musical.
This type of music was written for and performed by big bands.
a. Swing.
For many years, this type of music had a very unsavory reputation associated with drinking, promiscuous sex, and “loose living.”
d. Jazz.
