Module 1.3 Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following statements is a formal analysis of El Anatsui’s Man’s Cloth?
a. It is an artwork created by a contemporary Ghanaian artist that was influenced by techniques his father and brother used to make kente cloth.
b. It is a three-dimensional sculpture with an irregular shape and small areas of silver, red, black, and gold throughout.
c. It is a two-dimensional artwork with a very detailed scene of people stranded at sea with dark, neutral colors.
d. No answer text provided.
b. It is a three-dimensional sculpture with an irregular shape and small areas of silver, red, black, and gold throughout.
Which one of the following types of analysis relates to only what we can see in a work of art, thus requiring a careful look and description, but not research or expertise?
a. iconographic analysis
b. formal analysis
c. stylistic analysis
d. contextual analysis
b. formal analysis
What does gender studies analysis encourage viewers to consider about Robert Mapplethorpe’s Self Portrait (#385)?
a. How cultural expectations affect the artist’s experience.
b. The title of the artwork.
c. The use of lighting, grayscale, and composition.
d. A letter written describing where the artist grew up.
a. How cultural expectations affect the artist’s experience.
What is the difference between analysis and critique?
a. Analysis is hard to understand.
b. Analysis refers to the appearance or meaning of the artwork itself.
c. Critique always presents negative opinions of an artwork.
d. There is no difference between analysis and critique.
b. Analysis refers to the appearance or meaning of the artwork itself.
Which type of analysis would tell you that the appearance of Hieronymus Bosch’s artwork consistently emphasized fantastic scenes and distorted human anatomy to emphasize a religious message that condemned immorality, rather than creating convincing realism or portraying accurate proportions?
a. iconographic
b. gender studies
c. stylistic
d. feminist
