WorksheetsAcDec Art Section III-IV
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What were the main characteristics of Modernism?
Visible brushstrokes
Unnatural colors
Fragmented 3D forms
Politically correct subjects
Who made "Composition"?
Alberto Burri
Edward Steichen
Gerard Laing
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
What was "Composition" made of?
Burlap sacks
War bandages
Gold
Glue
Why did Alberto Burri go to Texas?
as a prisoner of war
to treat wounded soldiers
to join the US military
to escape Italy
What was the most common association for critics with "Composition"?
the Cold War binary
postwar trauma
Burri's mental health issues
the nuclear arms race
Who made "The Artist in 1950"?
Hans Namuth
Fyodor Shurpin
Stalin himself
Sigmar Polke
What was "The Artist in 1950"?
Collage
Photograph
Painting
Poster
Who is shown in "The Artist of 1950"?
Jackson Pollock
John F. Kennedy
Kazuo Shiraga
Michael Tapie
What was the official Soviet art style called?
Abstract Expressionism
Neomodernism
Cubism
Socialist Realism
What was "formalism"?
art based on realistic principles
individualistic art
art with political themes
art that showed real people
When was the Union of Soviet Writers created?
1920
1934
1960
1968
Who created "The Dawn of Our Fatherland"?
Fyodor Shurpin
Kazuo Shiraga
Vitaly Komar
Cildo Meireles
Why was "The Dawn of Our Fatherland" created?
For propoganda purposes
Stalin's 70th birthday
Celebrating the construction of the Berlin Wall
Stalin's 65th birthday
What symbols of modernization are visible in "The Dawn of Our Fatherland"?
Factories and electricity
Tractors
Nuclear weapons
Cars
What year was "The Dawn of Our Fatherland" created?
1940
1945
1950
1949
When did Abstract Expressionism first appear in Japan?
1940
1941
1950
1951
Where in Japan was the Gutai Art Association founded?
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Hiroshima
What was Kazuo Shiraga's signature painting technique?
Painting with the soles of his feet
Throwing paint on a canvas
Finger painting
Using bold lines
How did critics respond to Gutai art?
They dismissed it
They loved it
They tried to reproduce it
They mocked it
When was the US introduced to Gutai art?
1960
1930
1958
1981
What is the English name/subtitle for "Der Wurstesser"?
Sausage-Eating Man
The Sausage Eater
Man Eats Sausages
Chain of Sausages
Who painted "Der Wurstesser (The Sausage Eater)"?
Sigmar Polke
Komar Vitaly
Fyodor Shurpin
Edward Steichen
What idea does "Der Wurstesser (The Sausage Eater)" parody?
The idea that all art had to be realistic
The idea that all art had to have a clear message
The idea that art had to appeal itself to the masses
The idea that all art had to be inspirational
How does the humor in "Der Wurtstesser (The Sausage Eater)" serve as a form of rebellion?
It doesn't take a side in Cold War politics
It takes an anti-war stance
It sidesteps politics to just make art
It mocks the use of propoganda on both sides
When was "Der Wurstesser (The Sausage Eater)" created?
1960
1963
1979
1970
When did Sir Eduardo Paolozzi paint "It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition"?
1948
1940
1950
1955
Who painted "It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition"?
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
Edward Steichen
Sigmar Polke
Cildo Meireles
What art styles were Sir Eduardo Paolozzi influenced by?
Cubism
Impressionism
Surrealism
Realism
What art group did Sir Eduardo Paolozzi help form?
Gutai Art Association
Independent Group at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Soviet Union of Writers
Lenin Pioneer Organization for Youth
What gesture was credited as the birth of Pop Art?
The introduction of Gutai art in America
Sigmar Polke painting "The Sausage Eater"
Kazuo Shiraga painting with his feet
Paolozzi displaying cut-out ads without commentary at an ICA meeting
When did Pop Art rise to prominence?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
"It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition" is a part of which collage series?
Bunk
Clunk
Junk
Skunk
What idea does the title of "It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition" hint at?
The contrast between American individualism and Soviet collectivism
How consumer goods haven't made people happier
The rise of the American middle class
How the rise of technology has made families happier
What theme did "It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition" explore?
the Cold War binary
the human-machine relationship
The nuclear arms race
The rise of the nuclear family
Which of these paintings is an example of Pop Art?
"Untitled"
"It's a Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition"
"Black Square"
"Our Goal is Communism"
Which of these paintings is an example of Sots Art?
"The Family of Man"
"Cut Piece"
"NO+"
"Our Goal is Communism!"
Which of these paintings is an example of Conceptual Art?
"Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project"
"Souvenir (of the Cuban Missile Crisis)"
"The Dawn of our Fatherland"
"Der Wurstesser (The Sausage Eater)'
What are samizdat editions?
self-published art magazines
Soviet art galleries
underground art societies
Soviet art that criticizes communism
What was the purpose of Sots Art?
Appropriating Communist elements
Criticizing subjects of Socialist Realism
showing the function of art in a capitalistic society
Criticizing Western individualism
Which Russian city did Komar and Melamid study & graduate from?
Leningrad
Volgograd
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Why did Komar and Melamid create "Our Goal is Communism!" in 1972?
To celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Lenin Pioneer Organization for youth
To commemorate the Four Power Agreement on Berlin in 1971
To celebrate Khruschev's 60th birthday
Just for propoganda purposes
What was "Insertions Into Ideological Circuits"?
A series of art exhibitions in Brazil
A dramatic performance in the streets of Brazil
An underground art group
A series of actions in Brazil using circuits of circulation
Who created "Insertions Into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project"?
Cildo Meireles
Ana Mendieta
Martha Rosler
Nam June Paik
What was happening in 1970 in Brazil?
Civil War
The most violent phase of the US-backed dictatorship
A US invasion
A US-USSR proxy war
What did Meireles aim to do, along with many other similar artists?
making a political statement
involving the viewer in his artwork
inspiring Brazilians to revolt against the dictatorship
protesting against capitalism
What did the Coca-Cola Project symbolize?
The human-machine relationship
The Cold War binary
The rise of middle class consumerism
the function of art in capitalistic societies
Why did Komar and Melamid sign their own names on Lenin's quote?
To suggest that it isn't the only possible ideology
To emphasize their support for Leninism
To mock him
To protest political censorship in the USSR
Shurpin's painting shows which Soviet leader?
Trotsky
Khrushchev
Stalin
Lenin
Where did Meireles create his artwork?
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
America
The author of the quote "Our Goal is Communism!" is
Karl Marx
Stalin
Lenin
Gorbachev
