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Example Question #1 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions
The Mexican Mural Movement utilized all of the following themes EXCEPT __________.
indigenous Mexican culture
celebration of agricultural life
socialist politics
the glorification of the state
the glorification of the state
The Mexican Mural Movement was Mexican painting movement that developed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Its most well-known painters were Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Each of these men were heavily influenced by Marxism and a sense of Mexican nationalism, which made them want to paint historical, indigenous, and agricultural scenes. Most of the muralists were often skirting trouble with the changing governments in Mexico, finding their support fluctuating throughout their careers.
Example Question #1 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions
Which religious apparition, recognized almost exclusively by the Spanish colonies of the Americas and not by the Europeans themselves, was and still is an unceasing source of artistic inspiration for the area that is known today as Mexico and Latin America?
The Virgin of Guadalupe
Mother Theresa
San Juan Diego
Jesus of Nazareth
Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz
The Virgin of Guadalupe
Official Catholic record states that San Juan Diego, then just a peasant, witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary four times at the Hill of Tepeyac, now a suburb of Mexico City. It is said that the apparition of the Virgin Mary spoke to him in his native tongue of Nahuatl, asking for a church to be built there in her honor. Now the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world, and the world's third most-visited sacred site.
Example Question #2 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions
Diego Rivera is one of the most well-known Mexican artists. His expansive wall paintings in fresco are a popular example of which genre of paintings, popularized in the 1920s as a social and political movement?
Neoclassicism
Mexican Muralism
None of the other answers is correct.
Rococo
Cubism
Mexican Muralism
Diego Rivera is a very well-known Mexican artist. One of his many artistic accomplishments was to help launch Mexican muralism in the 1920s. Although Mexico has a long history of mural art, Mexican muralism gained traction as a globally popular art form thanks to the contributions of Rivera and other artists, such as José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, as they used the form as a political and social tool. In the USA, Mexican muralism served as inspiration for the Chicano art movement.
Example Question #471 : Ap Art History
The Mexican Mural Movement utilized all of the following themes EXCEPT __________.
the glorification of the state
socialist politics
indigenous Mexican culture
celebration of agricultural life
the glorification of the state
The Mexican Mural Movement was Mexican painting movement that developed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Its most well-known painters were Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Each of these men were heavily influenced by Marxism and a sense of Mexican nationalism, which made them want to paint historical, indigenous, and agricultural scenes. Most of the muralists were often skirting trouble with the changing governments in Mexico, finding their support fluctuating throughout their careers.
Example Question #471 : Ap Art History
The last colonial-era art institution in Mexico, the Academy of San Carlos, was established in 1783 by the Spanish Crown __________.
to train artists from its colonies in the Americas for future employment in Spain
to regain control of the artistic expression of its colonies in the Americas
to distract its colonial citizens from the growing unrest within its colonies
to further encourage the artistic and culture independence of its colonies in the Americas
to gentrify its colonial citizens who had begun to fall back into indigenous Aztec traditions
to regain control of the artistic expression of its colonies in the Americas
The Academy of San Carlos was established by the Spanish crown and staffed with an all-Spanish cast of instructors in order to better control the artistic expression of the colonials, and the messages they were potentially spreading to one another about ideas that the Spanish Crown considered "dangerous." After all, the Spanish colonies of the Americas were growing increasingly culturally independent.
Example Question #472 : Ap Art History
The first known artists of New Spain were ____________________.
Catholic priests
None of these answers
Spanish painters who had relocated to New Spain to continue their careers
young, indigenous painters eager to learn how to create Spanish art
Protestants who were eager to convert the indigenous population
Spanish painters who had relocated to New Spain to continue their careers
Although there were paintings done by indigenous artists in New Spain, the artists are unknown. Therefore, the first known artists are those who relocated to New Spain as adults, during their artistic careers. Some of these painters were religious figureheads, but they were Catholic, not Protestant.
Example Question #1 : Answering Other Questions About 2 D Art Of The Americas
Ancient Mayan murals were most commonly created as __________.
elaborate woodcarvings
plaster frescoes
glass mosaics
tempera paintings
plaster frescoes
Only a handful of ancient Mayan murals survive to the present day, but they all are massive plaster frescos usually found in archaeological sites. The giant murals at Bonakmal depict the court life of an ancient Mayan king in great detail. The paintings were done quite quickly, as they had to be completed before the plaster dried.
Example Question #2 : Answering Other Questions About 2 D Art Of The Americas
Pre-Columbian art was often a cultural expression of world views, religion, philosophy, and the sciences, because many Pre-Columbian civilizations did not have __________.
a strong leader
None of the other answers is correct.
verbal communication
a patriarchal society
a system of writing
a system of writing
Pre-Columbian societies often did not have a system of writing, so for much of their histories, the visual arts was their primary source of communication and record keeping, along with word-of-mouth record-keeping and day-to-day verbal conversation.
Example Question #3 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions
The majority of early Mexican colonial art was __________________ in style, employing little dynamism and movement, and muted colors; however, the addition of small details like corn, cacao, and other characteristics of life in the Americas gave these works of art a distinct _____________________ feel.
European . . . European
indigenous . . . indigenous
indigenous . . . European
European . . . Spanish
European . . . indigenous
European . . . indigenous
The early art of the colonial Americas (namely Mexico) was derived from the European artistic principles that the Spanish brought with them to New Spain (what is now Mexico). When the native settlers of New Spain began to paint using such European principles, they also added details that they could relate to, such as crops native to the Americas, or imagery from the folklore of their culture. These additions gave their paintings a unique indigenous appearance.
Example Question #4 : 2 D Art Beyond European Artistic Traditions
Why did Mexican artworks preserve outdated European artistic trends?
Mexican artists were trained using important engravings of European works
Mexicans were forced by Spain to paint using older European techniques and trends, so that they would not catch up to European sophistication and intellect
Mexican artists were more inspired by the religious works of European history, given their newfound Catholicism
Mexican artists preferred older methods of European art, as those trends were more appealing to indigenous culture
None of these
Mexican artists were trained using important engravings of European works
Mexican painters were trained using imported European copies and engravings of popular paintings and other works. Therefore, by the time they mastered the techniques they were studying from the engravings and copies, the trends featured had already gone out of style.
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