Midterm 1

Question 1

Which of these are you most likely to see in a cave painting?

Answer 1

Animals drawings

Question 2

What were the most notable features/paintings in Cueva de las manos?

Answer 2

Hands of different shades of red and brown

Question 3

What was Maurizio Cattelan’s “Art Basel Banana” really titled?

Answer 3

Comedian

Question 4

What contemporary artist works with a historical painting style to depict contemporary African American models?

Answer 4

Kihande Wiley

Question 5

What art movement did Takashi Murakami found?

Answer 5

Superflat

Question 6

What is the first language Zineb Sedira’s video installation “Mother Tongue” use?

Answer 6

Arabic

Question 7

What type of greek column is the most simplest in design?

Answer 7

Doric Columns

Question 8

What were renaissance artists trying to prove with their art?

Answer 8

Legitimize Art as an academic profession

Question 9

What is Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s conceptual artwork “untitled” a work about?

Answer 9

Pile of candy that was diminishing every hour in order to show the AIDS epidemic and the body wasting away

Question 10

What religion was the most influential on Byzantine Art?

Answer 10

Christian Religion

Question 11

What did cave painters frequently get their pigments from?

Answer 11

Minerals and rocks that they crushed up

Question 12

What material is missing from Greek marble statues today?

Answer 12

Paint

Question 13

What is the implied profession of the central figure in Manet’s painting Olympia?

Answer 13

Prostitute

Question 14

Which impressionist is known for painting landscapes en plein aire (outdoors)

Answer 14

Claude Monet

Question 15

What technique does Georges Seurat use in the painting “A Sunday afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”?

Answer 15

Pointillism

Question 16

What country’s art did impressionists take inspiration from?

Answer 16

Japanese Prints

Question 17

Name a defining element of Japanese woodblock prints?

Answer 17

Flat color style painted in Nature

Question 18

Who was most resistance art made for/commissioned by?

Answer 18

The catholic church

Question 19

What subject does Pierre Bonnard known for painting?

Answer 19

Liked to paint family and pets

Question 20

What trick was used to make the Parthenon appear more symmetrical?

Answer 20

The corner columns are slightly larger in diameter than the others and lean inward in two directions; that is, diagonally to the corner.

Question 21

Complete a virtual analysis of the image shown below

Answer 21

-Impressionism
-Dark mood and use of blues to amplify that
-Belongs to the impressionist movement due to being painted on the spot
-Use of orange and yellow to give artificial light from street lights or shops
-Depiction of a certain city street at night
-Busy night life with people walking and cars driving down the street

Question 22

Compare two art shows in the semester?

Answer 22

I will be comparing Kate and Claire’s shows
-Both had a photography element
-Kate had a more retro use of the camera whereas Claire’s was in black and white
-The mood around Claire’s show was more dark (murder weapons), whereas Kate’s was more light
-The motivation for Claire’s show was addressing her condition, however Kate’s motive was to bring nostalgia to the 80’s
-Claire used a more nudist/figurine element to draw attention to her ailment
-Kate used more props (that she made) to help give an 80’s feel to her work