Abstract Art Quiz

What does abstract art primarily focus on?

• Detailed representations of real-world objects

• Elements of form, color, line, tone, and texture

• The use of bright colors only

• The portrayal of things from the visible world

Who is considered to have painted the first purely abstract pictures?

• Hilma af Klint

• Kazimir Malevich

• Wassily Kandinsky

• Piet Mondrian

What movement emerged after World War II in America?

• Cubism

• Surrealism

• Abstract Expressionism

• Dada

What did Maurice Denis say a picture essentially is?

• A representation of the artist's emotions

• A flat surface covered with colors in a certain order

• A detailed illustration of nature

• A war-horse, a nude, or an anecdote

What was a major characteristic of art before the 20th century?

• Use of digital technology

• Abstract elements over expressive function

• Imitation and idealization of the natural world

• Pure abstraction with no recognizable objects

Which group widened the spectrum of abstract art during World War I?

• The Surrealists

• The Cubists

• The Fauvists

• The de Stijl group

What did abstract art puzzle and confuse?

• Many people

• Only children

• Art critics exclusively

• Historians

What is not a synonym for abstract art?

• Realistic art

• Nonobjective art

• Nonfigurative art

• Nonrepresentational art

Who was traditionally regarded as the first modern artist to paint purely abstract pictures?

• Theo van Doesburg

• Vladimir Tatlin

• Robert Delaunay

• Wassily Kandinsky

What did the period of Romanticism stress as essential creative factors?

• Political messages

• Historical accuracy

• Technical skill and precision

• Imagination and the unconscious