Question 1

Identify and explain three reasons that an artist would elect to present content through abstract or nonrepresentational form, referring to a different work or artist as an example for each of the reasons you have identified.

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Question 2

Consider Jan van Eyck's painting, Arnolfini Double Portrait. Discuss three symbols within it that reveal the possible iconography of the work. Then explain an alternate interpretation of the work relating to the meaning of the same objects.

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Question 3

Consider both Auguste Rodin's The Kiss and the Head of King from the Yoruba kingdom of Ife, included in this chapter of the text. Compare and contrast the materials from which the works were created and the styles each work represents, mentioning at least two of the general categories of styles (cultural, period/historical, and school styles). Finally, discuss the themes of art that you believe each work presents.

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Question 4

Discuss how the artist Louise Bourgeois rejected traditional art education and explored alternative paths to create a career that spanned decades. Include her personal influences and public attention, and how she came to terms with life through her art.

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Question 5

Consider the differences between "outsider" (naïve or folk) art and the works of professional artists, explaining the reasons that you believe that "outsider" art should or should not be accepted by critics, museums and galleries, and the public as "real" art.

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Question 6

At the beginning of the 20th century, how did the development of photography transform the art of artists who worked in non-photographic media? Which artist determined that this new process changed the process of representing the observable world and how?

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Question 7

Considering both of these works, included in this chapter of the text, discuss each artist's style and treatment of the subject: Utamaro's Hairdressing, from Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft; and Degas' Nude Woman Having her Hair Combed.

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Question 8

Compare Titian's Assumption and Friedman's Untitled in regard to historical and social context, visual presentation, and audience.

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Question 9

Rebecca Purdum has compared non-verbal communication with nonrepresentational art. Discuss this comparison in relation to the roles of the artist and the observer.

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Question 10

Compare and contrast Matisse's two paintings Piano Lesson and Music Lesson addressing the abstract qualities of each, the presentation of the content, and how the objects presented in the painting inform directly or indirectly the content of the paintings.

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Question 11

Discuss how Ann Hamilton's Mantle and Joseph Bueys's How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare are examples of installation and performance art, addressing the performance nature of the pieces, the importance or unimportance of the space, the visual impact, and your response to this type of art.

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Question 12

Philosophers determined that the pleasure of art was an intellectual pleasure and was perceived through:
A) physical experience of the art through touch.
B) special kind of attention called disinterested contemplation.
C) the formal analysis of the work.
D) any emotional response experienced by the viewer.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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Philosophers determined that the pleasure of art was an intellectual pleasure that was perceived through a special kind of attention called disinterested contemplation, which means viewing the artwork with an open, non-judgmental, and objective mindset. The physical experience of the art through touch, the formal analysis of the work, and any emotional response experienced by the viewer are not the only factors that contribute to the pleasure of art, according to the philosophers.

Question 13

Discuss the relationship between non-Western works of art that do not appear to represent conventional Western ideals of beauty and the form and content of those works. Discuss several examples of differences in culture or tradition that prove standards of beauty to be culturally specific rather than universal.

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Question 14

The ideas we have about art today have not always been in place. Discuss how the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous works of Western art, became a product of our modern era. Consider influences such as historical context, the concept of celebrity, the term "art" today compared to the term in "art" before the modern era.

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Question 15

The Amida Nyorai as an example of a sculpture that employs the iconography of Japanese Buddhism. Give an example of an artwork that employs Christian iconography and explain how the components of the artwork are examples of the term iconography.

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Question 16

Cite and describe four works representing each of these categories: representational, abstract, trompe l'oeil, and nonrepresentational. For each of the works you select explain what the artist communicated through the form of his or her artwork.

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Quiz 2: What Is Art