WorksheetsSQ - ART - Part 5
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
In what city did Joan Miro train as an artist?
London, England
Paris, France
Lisbon, Portugal
Barcelona, Spain
Which artist most influenced Joan Miro's artwork after his move to Paris in 1920?
Pablo Picassso
Claude Monet
Marc Chagall
Salvador Dali
George Braque
What styles of art most influenced Joan Miro's artwork?
Cubism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Realism
Surrealism
Who purchased Joan Miro's painting The Farm as a birthday present for his wife?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemmingway
Pablo Picasso
George Braque
James Cameron
Who described Joan Miro's artwork as the "most surrealist of all"?
Andre Breton
Ernest Hemingway
Pablo Picasso
Diego Rivera
Which art movement is best described as an attempt to release the creativity of the subconscious mind and depict the images of the subconscious in art?
Cubism
Realism
Surrealism
Naturism
Impressionism
Which famous painting of Joan Miro is said to be "an excellent example" due to its familiar objects portrayed with a dreamlike effect?
Figure and Birds
Shooting Star
The Farm
Untitled
Fantomas
What technique did Jose Pasco use to stimulate Joan Miro's senses and improve his ability to draw?
He had him use a palette knife to apply thicker layers of paint
He had him draw objects only from touch - not from sight
He had him draw the same subject over and over again
He had him draw without lifting his pencil in a continuous line drawing
What color palette does Joan Miro use in his lithograph Figure and Birds?
Primary colors and black
Warm shades of red, rose, and brown
Cool shades of blue and black
Secondary colors and white
How did Jose Pasco, Miro's mentor, influence Miro's style?
He taught him to draw by touch, not by sight
He taught him the cubist style and perspective
He taught him the art of impasto, using thick layers of paint
He taught him the art of collage
Who was Jose Pasco?
Diego Rivera's mentor - he taught the cubist technique
Picasso's best friend who died leading to his Blue Period
Miro's teacher at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts
Miro's writer friend who bought the picture The Farm
Turner's colleague at the Royal Academy of Art
Miro believed that the goal of surrealism was to demonstrate...
the power of creative expression to change the world
the power of imagination to transform reality
the ability of the artist to enrich the lives of all people
the way to peace and prosperity
the truth of beauty and its transformative power
Miro believed the the purpose of surrealism was to release the creative power of the subconscious mind by making images in which,,,
The familiar meets the fantastic
The surreal meets the real
The dream meets reality
The heart meets the mind
The mind meets the body
Miro never officially joined the surrealists - however his painting followed a surreal style
True
False
Who was the founder of surrealism?
Alexander Calder
Joan Miro
Jackson Pollock
Andre Breton
Diego Rivera
Miro, when talking about The Farm said, "It represents all that is closest to me, even the...
footprints on the path
eucalyptus tree
farmhouse
woman washing clothes
the little baby
Which of the following is NOT depicted in Miro's "The Farm"?
A lizard
A donkey
A horse
a dog
a cat with kittens
Which of the following is NOT depicted in Miro's "The Farm"?
A family of rabbits
A pig
A pigeon standing on a goat
a snail
a butterfly
Someone said about this artist that he was "the only painter who had been able to combine in one picture all that you felt about Spain..."
Picasso
Miro
Rivera
Bearden
Gris
This famous painting hung in Ernest Hemingway's home in both Key West Florida and Havana, Cuba
Shooting Star
Figure and Birds
The Farm
Untitled 1923
Still Life
This famous writer was friends with Miro
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ernest Hemmingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Twain
How long did it take Miro to complete The Farm?
1 month
6 months
9 months
1 year
18 months
Miro was deeply attached to this European area...
Barcelona
Catalonia
Paris
Vienna
Venice
This artist was known as the "Catalan Painter"
Picasso
Rivera
Bearden
Miro
Gris
Miro met up with this great artist who inspired him with his cubist style
Picasso
Rivera
Bearden
Braque
Gris
Born in Barcelona, Miro was seeking a more cosmopolitan environment, and so he moved to...
Paris
London
Venice
Milan
Vienna
When was Miro born?
1883
1893
1903
1923
Where was Miro born?
Milan, Italy
Barcelona, Spain
Paris, France
London, England
Vienna, Austria
