AP Art History : Understanding terminology that describes twentieth- and twenty-first-century sculpture
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Example Question #1 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Twentieth And Twenty First Century Sculpture
An American architect closely associated with the Prairie School was __________.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright
Philip Johnson
Frank Gehry
Frank Lloyd Wright
The Prairie School was an architectural movement that grew around the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century in the American midwest. The Prairie School architects wished for a uniquely American form of architecture that could fit in with the natural landscape of America. Among the leading figures of the Prairie School was the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whose early houses were all largely in the Prairie style.
Example Question #2 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Twentieth And Twenty First Century Sculpture
Three-dimensional art produced from pre-made objects, including things like household items, commercial products, or even trash is known as __________.
collage
performance art
found object art
modern art
found object art
"Found object" can be considered an umbrella term, as it can apply to sculpture, installations, and many other media. The main concept behind "found object" art is that any object can be presented as or included in fine art. The first use of such art was by Marcel Duchamp with his "readymades," which were literally just regular objects Duchamp gave titles to and placed in galleries. The earliest form of the movement was seen as a subset of Dadaism.
Example Question #3 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Twentieth And Twenty First Century Sculpture
Found object art ___________.
can frequently be found in the most popular creations of Renaissance masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
was, like Futurism, a brief artistic movement that thrived in the years between the First and Second World Wars
None of the answers are correct.
challenges the viewer to consider what makes something "art" and, like Pop Art, can put everyday items in a new light as a result
created a widely-accepted art movement--Illusionism--that forced viewers to reconcile the seen with the unseen
challenges the viewer to consider what makes something "art" and, like Pop Art, can put everyday items in a new light as a result
Found object art, or art that incorporates already made materials, is a form of art that often elicits controversy over what "art" really is--while it began as a conscious technique early in the twentieth century, it continues on today.
Example Question #4 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Twentieth And Twenty First Century Sculpture
Marcel Duchamp's coined the term "readymade" to describe sculptures made using ________________.
ordinary manufactured objects
objects from other countries
objects created by a team of artists working in an assembly line
stolen objects
None of these
ordinary manufactured objects
Readymades were everyday objects that were chosen and then adjusted by the artist before being put on display. Examples include Duchamp's own provocative "Fountain," which was simply a urinal. He saw this as a response to so-called "retinal art," or art that only affected its viewers through sight.
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