Module 2: Major Contemporary Art Movements

Question 1

It is also called popular art.

Answer 1

pop art

Question 2

The 2 persons who pioneered pop art.

Answer 2

Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein

Question 3

It is a British and American art movement that flourished between 1955 and around 19970 and was inspired by a popular culture.

Answer 3

pop art

Question 4

It was on the 20th century.

Answer 4

minimalism

Question 5

The term “minimal” was first coined by an American professor of Philosophy _________________ to describe the art style.

Answer 5

Richard Wollheim

Question 6

The main goal of minimalism.

Answer 6

To reduce the paintings.

Question 7

It employs a “more real than real” precision of detail.

Answer 7

photorealism

Question 8

It emerged around the US in 1965.

Answer 8

photorealism

Question 9

It is a contrast to abstract art.

Answer 9

figurative art

Question 10

It is real-life imagery of human forms.

Answer 10

figurative art

Question 11

It refers to land art that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s.

Answer 11

earth art

Question 12

It uses natural materials such as rocks.

Answer 12

earth art

Question 13

Its goal is to transform natural landscapes into works of art.

Answer 13

earth art

Question 14

It is inspired by graffiti art in the 1980s.

Answer 14

street art

Question 15

It is where artists create their artworks on public places.

Answer 15

street art

Question 16

It emerged through the article published by Sol Lewitt in 1967.

Answer 16

conceptual art

Question 17

It used different materials and media to convey these concepts.

Answer 17

conceptual art

Question 18

It came about as a reaction against abstract expressionism.

Answer 18

pop art

Question 19

It is the style of which emphasizes passionate expression and obscure imagery.

Answer 19

pop art

Question 20

It was inspired by advertising, magazines, television, and comic strips.

Answer 20

pop art

Question 21

They were not usually associated with paintings such as collage on canvas and other industrial and technical processes, like silk screen printing.

Answer 21

pop art

Question 22

The art style focuses on the fundamental principle of “less is more”.

Answer 22

minimalism

Question 23

The German-born American architect that made minimalism famous.

Answer 23

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Question 24

It creates artworks to make viewers or spectators see what is in front of them-the artwork itself and not what the artwork represents.

Answer 24

minimalism

Question 25

It has the aim of creating hyper realistic paintings and drawings that usually involve a reproduction of photographs, including portraits, landscapes, and others.

Answer 25

photorealism

Question 26

The term and art style of this can be linked to 19th century art movements, such as Renaissance and Baroque, there was a slow movement toward modern art wherein artists started to create less realistic representations of figures.

Answer 26

figurative art

Question 27

They create artworks that convey political ideas or social commentaries.

Answer 27

street art

Question 28

They do not intend for spectators to understand their work.

Answer 28

graffiti artists

Question 29

They create art to convey a message to provoke discussion and reactions from spectators.

Answer 29

street artists

Question 30

This art movement rejected the idea that art is a commodity a reaction against minimalism and pop art.

Answer 30

conceptual art

Question 31

The idea or concept behind the artwork is more important than the artwork itself.

Answer 31

conceptual art

Question 32

The year of origin of installation art.

Answer 32

1960s

Question 33

It is an art movement characterized by its immersive large-scale artworks.

Answer 33

installation art

Question 34

They conceptualize their works with certain sites in mind or where the artworks will be placed.

Answer 34

installation art

Question 35

It is to design artworks that would physically interact with their viewers and spectators as the environment becomes part of the whole artistic experience.

Answer 35

installation art

Question 36

It is to convey a message or idea through various conceptualized performances.

Answer 36

performance art

Question 37

The four basic elements of performance art.

Answer 37

time, space, the performer's body (or presence in a medium), and a relationship between the performer and the audience.

Question 38

This art can be performed in any setting or venue live or through different media.

Answer 38

performance art

Question 39

It is formerly referred to as computer art or cybernetic art.

Answer 39

digital art

Question 40

It began in Europe and the United States in the 1960s.

Answer 40

digital art

Question 41

The first computer art exhibition.

Answer 41

titled Computer-Generated Pictures, was organized by Howard Wise Gallery in 1965

Question 42

It makes use different media and technology to create multimedia installations, film-based photography, and computer-generated or digital images.

Answer 42

digital art