Describe characteristics of Fauvist style in Madama Matisse "The Green Line" by Henri Matisse.
The colors Matisse chose are not realistic; he chose them for their expressive qualities.
Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of Fauvism in The Red Room by Henri Matisse?
The bold colors and simple shapes create a decorative, patterned effect.
How did Matisse depict the space of the interior in The Red Room?
Matisse used bold color and patterning to create a flattened space with little sense of depth.
How did Wassily Kandinsky use Expressionist line and color in Improvisation 31?
He combined vibrant colors with bold lines to convey his inner feelings about a subject.
Which statement best describes the beliefs of members of Der Blaue Reiter?
They believed that the artist's purpore was to convey spiritual truths in expressive ways.
Which statement best describes Kathe Kolwitz's approach to printmaking?
She used expressive line to convey emotions of helplessness and despair.
Which is a distinguishing characteristic of Synthetic Cubism found in Still Life- Le Jour by Georges Braque?
Showing objects on the table from various vantage points at the same time.
What distinguishing characteristic of Analytical Cubism did Picasso include in Portrait of Ambroise Vollard?
disassembling and reassembling objects into fragments geometric planes that interest
How were Cubists artists influenced by the painting of Paul Cezanne?
Cubists used Cezanne's passages technique, allowing adjacent shapes to merge.
How were Cubist artists influenced by paintings of Paul Cezanne?
Cubists used Cezanne's passage technique, allowing adjacent shapes to merge.
How did Ben Shahn express his outrage about the Sacco and Vanzetti trail in this painting?
Shahn adapted and combined newspaper photographs of the trail to create a powerful, abstract composition,
How did Picasso strengthen the effect of suffering n Guernia?
Picasso used fragmented, distorted shapes for the figures and objects
Which of the following is a characteristic of Surrealism.
Loose, visible brushstrokes to make it an unbelievable image of fantasy
How does Dutch Interior I by Joan Miro exhibit Surrealistic characteristics?
Dutch Interior I includes details derived from the artist's imagination.
How did Joan Miro use The Lute Player by Hendrick M. Sorgh as an inspiration for his own painting, Dutch Interior I?
Miro used abstract, amoeba-like shapes to exaggerate details from Sorgh's painting.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Surrealism featured in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali?
dream scene inspired by the artist's subconscious mind
How did Pablo Picasso use Guernica to make a political statement about the Spanish Civil War?
Picasso create a painting that conveys the suffering inflicted on civilians by a bombing raid.
How did Grant Wood reject European abstraction in his artwork?
Wood used meticulous brushwork to capture the intricate details of figures and objects.
What technique did Dorothea Lange use in Migrant Mother, Nipomo Valley to focus the viewer's attention on the suffering of migrant workers during the Great Depression?
The close-cropped figures bring a sense of immediacy to the image.
Which statement best describes Edward Hopper's approach to painting?
Hopper painted in a representational style, yet did not strive for meticulous detail.
What is a Modernist characteristic of the Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture?
Features traditionally hidden away are used as visual design elements.
Which of the following describes the escalator in the Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture?
It is located on the outside of the building to allow for a open interior space.
Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of Modernism in Le Corbusier's chapel of Nortre-Dame-du-Haut?
a sculptural, organic design achieved through the use of concrete
Which statement best describes Modernism in sculpture?
Modernist sculptors simplified forms and drew inspiration from non-Western objects.
How did Amedeo Modigliani incorporate elements of African sculpture in Head of a Women?
Modigliani used simplified and abstracted forms to create stylized figures.
Which of the following are characteristics of Henry Moors's Mother and Child?
simplified forms and abstracted shapes
Which statement best describes Action Painting?
The artist emphasizes the act of painting over the complete artwork.
Why is Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) an example of nonrepresentational art?
It does not represent any object or subjects from the real world.
Which statement best describes Willem de Kooning's approach to painting?
De Kooning used aggressive brushwork and bold colors to create emotional, provocative imagery.
How did The Gates by Christo and Jeanne-Claude affect the site?
The experience of the park with The Gates was so different that some people saw the park in a new way.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Postermodernism in The Gates by Christo and Jeanne-Claude?
The project was an environmental installation and was accessible to everyone.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Robert Rauschenberg's artwork as seen in Estate?
Estate was made by combining painting with the photo-screen technique.
What is a similarity between the ways that Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock approached the process of painting?
They both emphasized the process of painting over the end result.
What is a similarity between the ways that Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollack used color in these paintings?
Both artists used a neutral color palette that create a sense of unity.
What is one difference between the ways that Regionalist Grant Wood and Surrealist Joan Miro approached the subject matter in their paintings?
Wood idealized Midwestern values in his paintings; Miro depicted images from his imagination.
Fauve painters use energetic brushstrokes and ____ colors for their expressive qualities.
Vibrant
French painter Henri Matisse used decorative patterns throughout interior scenes to create ____.
flattened space
German Expressionist Kathe Kollwitx used bold, expressive lines in her _____ to convey feeling of despair.
prints
German Expressionist Wassily Kaninsky used energetic lines and striking color combinations to _____ his subject for emotional impact.
distort and exaggerate.
In his ____ Cubist paintings, Georges Braque painted objects from several vantage points at the same time.
Synthetic
The Cubist technique of eliminating an edge of a shape, so that it merges with an adjacent shape, is called _____.
passage
In his Analytical Cubist paintings, Pablo Picasso disassembled and reassembled objects into fragmented, intersecting ____ planes.
geometric
In Guernica, how did Pablo Picasso emphasize the horror of war?
By using distorted and fragmented shapes in neutral colors for the figures and objects to emphasize the horror and hopelessness of war.
Which statement best describes characteristics of Regionalism in Grant Wood's American Gothic?
Wood used realistic details and showed Midwestern values in the hardworking farmers.