Fine Arts Flashcards
Amish Paradise is featured on what album?
Bad Hair Day
Casualties of War references what mental illness?
Post traumatic stress disorder
Casualties of War references what religion that is also Rakim’s religion?
Islam
Rapper’s Delight interpolates what other’s band’s song?
Chic
Rapper’s Delight was recording in how many takes?
1
Rapper’s Delight was released by what group?
Sugarhill Gang
The Cave uses what technique?
Speech melody
The Imperial March is first heard in which Star Wars Movie?
The Empire Strikes Back
According to Katz, an expansive view of ________ can illuminate hidden cultural contexts and power dynamics.
Technology
According to Katz, in Western societies, the esteem title of “inventor” has been traditionally reserved for who?
White men
According to Katz, what is the relationship between technology and music?
Integral
According to Katz, women and people of color in music have been shut out by who?
Both
After returning to Korea, Nam June Paik explored symbols of what theme?
Global exchange
Amen Brother” sampling was used in what hip hop track?
Straight Outta Compton
At 21, Jean-Michel Basquiat was the youngest to take part in Documenta in what country?
Germany
Bill Viola grew up in what US state?
New York
Bill Viola’s work is divided into how many types?
3
Danny Elfman composed nearly 20 projects for which director?
Tim Burton
Danny Elfman was the lead singer of which band?
Oingo Boingo
Danny Elman wrote the score and 10 songs for what stop motion animated film?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
DJ Screw is from what US city?
Houston
Faith Ringgold following The French Collection with what?
The American Collection
Fight the Power” was released by what hip hop group?
Public Enemy
Frederic Rzewski promoted minimalism on what other continent?
Europe
How long have musicians argued the music/noise dichotomy?
Centuries
How many Academy Award nominations does John Williams have?
53
How many British Academy Film Awards does John Williams have?
7
How many children’s books has Faith Ringgold written and illustrated?
17
How many Emmy awards does Danny Elfman have?
2
How many Golden Globe Awards does John Williams have?
4
How many Grammy awards does Danny Elfman have?
1
How many Grammy Awards does John Williams have?
25
How many Harry Potter movies did John Williams score?
3
How many live instrumentalists are in “Fight the Power”?
2
How many members are in Eric B. and Rakim?
2
How many members were in Salt N Pepa?
3
How many movies has John Williams scored that are in the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office?
9
How many notes are in Danny Elfman’s Batman motif?
5
How many Oscar nominations does Danny Elfman have
4
How many quarter-note beats per minute are used in the chopped and screwed method?
60 to 70
How many works of art does Sol DeWitt and his wife personally collect?
9000
How many years did Cage spend composing Number Pieces?
6
How much in royalties did The Winstons receive for “Amen Brother”?
0
How much time was there between Danny Elfman finishing the score of Batman to the opening of the film?
1 month
How old was Jean-Michel Basquiat when he died?
27
How old was Jean-Michel Basquiat when he was the youngest person ever to exhibit at Whitney Biennial?
22
How old was Maya Lin when she was selected to create the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
21
I. M. Pei designed a museum for what Indiana college/university?
Indiana University
I. M. Pei designed for the Museum of __________ Art.
Islamic
I. M. Pei has work featured in what Washington DC museum?
National Gallery of Art
I. M. Pei was born in what country?
China
I. M. Pei was inspired by what artist concept?
Cubism
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Williams used “dark” orchestral pieces to represent the actions of the _______ .
Nazis
In the 1980s Michael Graves joined a postmodern design group in what country?
Italy
In what city was Faith Ringgold born?
New York City
In what state is Jenny Holzer based?
New York
In what state was Jenny Holzer born?
Ohio
In what year did Bill Viola win the Polaroid Video Art Award for outstanding achievement?
1984
In what year did Faith Ringgold publish her autobiography?
1995
In what year did I. M. Pei create the glass pyramid for the Louvre?
1989
In what year did John Williams’s score for E. T.: Extra-Terrestrial premiere?
1982
In what year did John Williams’s score for Raiders of the Lost Ark premiere?
1981
In what year did John Williams’s score for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi premiere?
1983
In what year did Michael Graves receive the National Medal of Arts?
1999
In what year did Michael Graves win the American Prize for Architecture?
1994
In what year did Nam June Paik bring the Whitney Biennial to Seoul?
1993
In what year did Nam June Paik go to Korea?
1984
In what year did Sol LeWitt’s building his first Cube?
1985
In what year was Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial completed and dedicated?
1982
In what year was Sol LeWitt first publicly exhibited?
1964
Jean-Michel Basquiat explored what aspect of his life?
Heritage
Jean-Michel Basquiat mixed what into his artwork?
Words and texts
Jean-Michel Basquiat was celebrated as a painter of what art movement?
Neo-Expressionism
Jenny Holzer is descripted as what kind of artist?
Neo-conceptual
Jenny Holzer joined what museums independent study program in 1976?
Whitney Museum
Jenny Holzer only uses _______ in her her.
Capital letters
John Williams premiered “The Imperial March” 3 weeks before the opening of the film with which orchestra?
Boston Pops
John Williams uses which of these composition concepts in Star Wars?
Leitmotif
John Williams’s “The Imperial March” is the theme for what character in Star Wars?
Darth Vader
Katz shares the example of African American gospel artists being against what?
Auto tune
Maya Lin believes that art should be an act of any individual who is willing to say something that is _______ .
New
Michael Graves was born in what city?
Indianapolis
In what year did John Williams’s score for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premiere?
1980
Nam June Paik is considered to be the founder of what?
Video art
Roughly how many awards has Faith Ringgold received?
80
Roughly how many buildings did Michael Graves and his firm design?
350
Roughly how many feature film scores has Danny Elfman composed?
100
Roughly how many hours is “The Cave”?
3
Roughly how many household products did Michael Graves and his firm design?
2000
Roughly how many wall drawings did Sol LeWitt create?
1200-1300
Roughly many hours of video footage did Steve Reich review in order to create “The Cave”?
150
Sol LeWitt’s art is not about the singular hand of the artist; it is the ______ behind each work.
Idea
Steve Reich’s work falls under what genre?
Minimalism
“The Basket Game” is often cited as being a perfect combination of danger and ______ .
Humor
The human body can be considered a form of _______ .
Technology
The mass mediation of music has not eliminated cultural _______ .
Differences
To create a biblical sound, John Williams mixes orchestra with what?
Chorus
What album is “Casualties of War” on?
Don’t Sweat the Technique
What album is “Fight the Power” featured on?
Fear of a Black Planet
What are the central themes of Bill Viola’s work?
Human consciousness and experience