Art Chapter 1

1 September 2022
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Renzo Piano's tjiabao cultural center is an example of green architecture. Buildings are praised for their?
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...Self Sufficiency
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Jasper Johns chose to paint his image of the American flag to express?
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his proclivity for things seen but not examined
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The imagery in faith Ringgold's " Good bless america" was inspired by the?
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Civil Rights movement in the 1960s
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What is the function of the nsiki nkonde figure?
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it pursued wrongdoers at night and punished them when nails were driven into it
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Faith Ringgold's "god bless america" features an America flag turned into a prison cell. How is the figure of the woman contradictory?
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She is both patriotic and racist.
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According to Sayre what are the three steps in the process of "seeing"?
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Reception, Extraction, Inference
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What might have affected Pablo Picasso's severe style of representation seen in The Woman of Avignon?
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African masks he saw at a Paris museum
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Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be ........... rather than functional
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Aesthetic
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We can clearly see the artistic impulse to "give form to the immaterial" to represent hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in:
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Religious art
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Where did the court painters for the 16th century Mughal ruler, Akbar, draw inspiration for their illuminated manuscripts?
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Western paintings and prints
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Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16th century Mughal ruler, Akbar?
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He promoted religious tolerance, followers of many different religions to participate in his court
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Where does Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama draw inspiration for her work?
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from very personal visual and existential experiences of her surroundings
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Sayre states that he believes that all people are creative, but artists possess qualities that most don't. Which of the following best describes these qualities?
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artists are critical thinkers, meaning they question assumptions and explore new directions.
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Which of these is not a principal of "Green architecture"?
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architects look to continue to use building techniques and materials that have been in use since the industrial Revolution in the West.
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Where did Picasso draw inspiration for the faces of the female figures on the right side of the composition of Les Demoiselles d' Avignon?
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African ritual masks