Modernism & Post Modernism; Contemporary Art

Question 1

refers to a global movement in society and culture that from the early decades of the twentieth century sought a new alignment with the experience and values of modern or advance industrial life.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary

Answer 1

Modernism

Question 2

A revolutionary new approach to representing reality invented in around 1907 by Picasso and Braque bringing different views of subjects in the same picture.

A. Realism
B. Cubism
C. Surrealism
D. Expressionism

Answer 2

Cubism

Question 3

It is one of the seminal works of modern art, and of Western art generally, marking as it does the break between representational painting and abstract painting.

A. Expressionism
B. Surrealism
C. Fauvism
D. Abstractionism

Answer 3

Abstractionism

Question 4

Above all reflected modern technology, characterized by smooth lines, geometric shapes, streamlined forms and bright, sometimes garish colors.

A. Futurism
B. Art Deco
C. Pointillism
D. Minimalism

Answer 4

Art Deco

Question 5

A reaction against the decorative excesses of Art Deco, the reduced quality of this art was envisioned by its creators as a universal visual language appropriate
to the modern era led by the painters.

A. Art Deco
B. De Stijl
C. Fauvism
D. Expressionism

Answer 5

De Stijl

Question 6

Created in Zurich as a response to the horrors of the First World War.

A. Dada
B. Surrealism
C. Pointillism
D. Cubism

Answer 6

Dada

Question 7

Painters were the first to break with traditional methods of perception. Expressed in bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors used directly from the paint tube.

A. Symbolism
B. Impressionism
C. Fauvism
D. Futurism

Answer 7

Fauvism

Question 8

Paintings with thick dabs and blobs of paint. Choppy brushwork makes you wonder if the artist finished the painting in a hurry.

A. Symbolism
B. Impressionism
C. Fauvism
D. Futurism

Answer 8

Impressionism

Question 9

Post Impressionism: Van Gogh visible and emphasized brushstrokes in thick swathes of impasto exploited colors and textures to make powerfully expressive interpretations
of landscapes, portraits, and still life.

A. Post Impressionism
B. Pure abstractionism
C. Symbolism
D. Impressionism

Answer 9

Post Impressionism

Question 10

characterized chiefly by an
emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently.

A. Fauvism
B. Futurism
C. Minimalism
D. Cubism

Answer 10

Cubism

Question 11

Pollock’s exposure on surrealism opened his
subconscious to create a revolutionary style of abstraction. He then mark the canvas through a highly physical process of gestural drips, splatters, and strokes, his paintings traced the movements evoked from his raw emotional state.

A. Abstract Expressionism
B. Futurism
C. Pointillism
D. Post Impressionism

Answer 11

Abstract Expressionism

Question 12

This art embraced an idealized vision of the artisanship and cottage industries of the Middle Ages.

A. Art Deco
B. Daddaism
C. Art Nouveau
D. Impressionism

Answer 12

Art Nouveau

Question 13

A style of painting, sculpture, diorama and assemblage developed and characterized chiefly by an European artistic and literary movement.

A. Futurism
B. Daddaism
C. Pointillism
D. Expressionism

Answer 13

Daddaism

Question 14

a reaction against the ideas and values of modernism,
as well as a description of the period that followed modernism’s dominance in cultural theory and practice in the early and middle decades of the twentieth century. The term is associated with skepticism, irony and philosophical critiques of the
concepts of universal truths and objective reality.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary

Answer 14

Postmodernism

Question 15

a reaction against modernism.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary

Answer 15

Postmodernism

Question 16

It was generally based on idealism and a utopian vision of human life and society and a belief in progress.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary

Answer 16

Modernism

Question 17

a ‘Modern Day Movement’ The challenge is to make the viewer question what it is that defines a particular artwork. Therefore, this style of art is not particularly uniform, and it may be more challenging to precisely describe than any other genre of art.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary art

Answer 17

Contemporary art

Question 18

This genre of art does not have its distinct approach or style that distinguishes it from others simply because of the artist’s freedom to express and the presence of manual tools and digital applications
readily available anytime to use.

A. Modernism
B. Postmodernism
C. Contemporary art

Answer 18

Contemporary art

Question 19

an iconic sculptural artwork by
Louise Bourgeois, 1990, built
for an exhibition at the Tate Modern, it pays homage to Bourgeois‘ mother, who died suddenly when the artist was just 21.

A. Maman
B. Mamen
C. Meman
D. Memen

Answer 19

Maman

Question 20

museums began to regularly install monumental scale artworks indoors for exhibition attracting more art enthusiasts.

A. Installation art
B. Performance art
C. Pop art
D. Earth art

Answer 20

Installation art

Question 21

Abramovi cć sitting silent and still in a chair across from another chair in which anyone could sit silently, one at a time for however long they wanted at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She sat for the entire run of her 2010 retrospective, which added up to 736 hours and 30 minutes.

A. Installation art
B. Performance art
C. Pop art
D. Earth art

Answer 21

Performance art

Question 22

It is defined by an interest in portraying mass culture and reimagining commercial products as accessible art.

A. Installation art
B. Performance art
C. Pop art
D. Earth art

Answer 22

Pop art

Question 23

Aka ‘land art’ or ‘earthwork’ is an artistic movement emerged in America during the 1960 s when a number of sculptors and painters such as Robert Smithson determined to heighten public awareness of Man’s relationship with the natural world by intervening in the landscape in a series of thought provoking constructions.

A. Installation art
B. Performance art
C. Pop art
D. Earth art

Answer 23

Earth art

Question 24

Jardim Gramacho, a 321 acre plot of land on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro, was the world’s largest garbage dump until it closed in 2012. Between 2007 and 2010, the Jardim became a kind of studio for Brazilian born, New York and Rio based artist Muniz.

A. Mixed-media art
B. Shadow art
C. Street art
D. Photo realism

Answer 24

Mixed-media art

Question 25

Kumi Yamashita is best known for her light and shadow sculptures constructed from everyday objects . She first starts with photographing real models to begin understanding the different poses she works with. She expresses the importance of shadow manipulation and outline.

A. Mixed-media art
B. Shadow art
C. Street art
D. Photo realism

Answer 25

Shadow art

Question 26

a genre that gained prominence with the rise of graffiti in the 1980’s. Often rooted in social activism, street art includes murals, installations, stenciled images, and stickers erected in public spaces.

A. Mixed-media art
B. Shadow art
C. Street art
D. Photo realism

Answer 26

Street art

Question 27

Aka hyperrealism, primary goal of a photorealist was to capture the essence of the photo on canvas. To do so, the artist would develop the photo, transfer it to a canvas for painting, and bring it back to life using a different medium.

A. Mixed-media art
B. Shadow art
C. Street art
D. Photo realism

Answer 27

Photo realism

Question 28

“I have never been against new art as such; some of it is good, much is crap, most is somewhere in between.”

A. Aristotle
B. Albert Einstein
C. Robert Hughes
D. Picasso

Answer 28

Robert Hughes