Identifying artists, works, or schools of twentieth- and twenty-first-century 2D art - AP Art History
Card 0 of 328
Jean-Michel Basquiat was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT .
Jean-Michel Basquiat was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT .
Jean-Michel Basquiat blossomed in the New York art scene in the early 1980s, thanks to his fusion of social commentary, African-American culture, and street art in his paintings. Using abstract expressionist forms instead of realistic depictions, Basquiat's work is often disturbing and strange, with words and icons illuminating the image. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose in 1987, cutting short his life and career at an early age and increasing the rarity of his existing works.
Jean-Michel Basquiat blossomed in the New York art scene in the early 1980s, thanks to his fusion of social commentary, African-American culture, and street art in his paintings. Using abstract expressionist forms instead of realistic depictions, Basquiat's work is often disturbing and strange, with words and icons illuminating the image. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose in 1987, cutting short his life and career at an early age and increasing the rarity of his existing works.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Robert Rauschenberg is a painter most closely associated with the peculiar style he termed
Robert Rauschenberg is a painter most closely associated with the peculiar style he termed
Robert Rauschenberg was a painter who helped presage the Pop Art movement when he first entered the art scene in the 1950s. His particular genre, which he called "combines," mixed Abstract Expressionist painting with found object art and photography to create paintings with sculptural elements coming out of them. These combines' use of commercial art and images from popular culture became cornerstones of the Pop Art aesthetic.
Robert Rauschenberg was a painter who helped presage the Pop Art movement when he first entered the art scene in the 1950s. His particular genre, which he called "combines," mixed Abstract Expressionist painting with found object art and photography to create paintings with sculptural elements coming out of them. These combines' use of commercial art and images from popular culture became cornerstones of the Pop Art aesthetic.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Roy Lichtenstein's art can be classified as "Pop Art" because .
Roy Lichtenstein's art can be classified as "Pop Art" because .
Pop Art was a twentieth-century art movement defined by the way it repurposed and engaged with everyday, common forms of art, like advertisements and comic books. The other answer describes elements of cubism (viewing three-dimensional shapes from different perspectives at once).
Pop Art was a twentieth-century art movement defined by the way it repurposed and engaged with everyday, common forms of art, like advertisements and comic books. The other answer describes elements of cubism (viewing three-dimensional shapes from different perspectives at once).
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Which of the following works of art belongs to the Dada school?
Which of the following works of art belongs to the Dada school?
The Dada school developed during the last years of World War I. Duchamp acted as a major contributor to the Dada school, and his work Fountain was one of the movement's best-known and most controversial works of art.
The Dada school developed during the last years of World War I. Duchamp acted as a major contributor to the Dada school, and his work Fountain was one of the movement's best-known and most controversial works of art.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Which early twentieth-century artist was known for using bold black lines, rectangular shapes, and fields of primary color on a white canvas?
Which early twentieth-century artist was known for using bold black lines, rectangular shapes, and fields of primary color on a white canvas?
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who belonged to the artistic movement known as De Stijl ("The Style" in Dutch.) The principles of De Stijl were to reduce artistic forms to their simplest, most functional forms. Mondrian's specific form, which he developed in Paris between the World Wars and called "Neo-plasticism," featured mostly white canvases, which were bisected at various parts by perpendicular black lines and had fields of color only in the three primary colors.
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who belonged to the artistic movement known as De Stijl ("The Style" in Dutch.) The principles of De Stijl were to reduce artistic forms to their simplest, most functional forms. Mondrian's specific form, which he developed in Paris between the World Wars and called "Neo-plasticism," featured mostly white canvases, which were bisected at various parts by perpendicular black lines and had fields of color only in the three primary colors.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Salvador Dali belonged to what artistic school?
Salvador Dali belonged to what artistic school?
Salvador Dali's works were defined by realistic-looking objects placed in strange landscapes and weird positions. All of these are hallmarks of surrealism, which was influenced by the burgeoning field of psychotherapy, and drew on dreamlike imagery and situations. Dali helped pioneer surrealism, and remains one of its best-known artists.
Salvador Dali's works were defined by realistic-looking objects placed in strange landscapes and weird positions. All of these are hallmarks of surrealism, which was influenced by the burgeoning field of psychotherapy, and drew on dreamlike imagery and situations. Dali helped pioneer surrealism, and remains one of its best-known artists.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Fauvism in the early 1900's was a movement that .
Fauvism in the early 1900's was a movement that .
"Fauvism" is so named because the term "fauve," or "wild beast," was attributed to certain artists exhibiting at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. Their lack of realism, especially in the use of nonrepresentational colors, led to severe criticism of their work. Their movement was named after this insulting nickname.
"Fauvism" is so named because the term "fauve," or "wild beast," was attributed to certain artists exhibiting at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. Their lack of realism, especially in the use of nonrepresentational colors, led to severe criticism of their work. Their movement was named after this insulting nickname.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Based on the use of color in his paintings, choose the person who would have said that color was not given to us so that we should imitate nature, but so that we would express our emotions.
Based on the use of color in his paintings, choose the person who would have said that color was not given to us so that we should imitate nature, but so that we would express our emotions.
Matisse wanted color to reflect feelings, and so used "nonrepresentational colors." He and the Fauves freed color from realistic representation of the subject. All the others are more traditional and realistic in their use of color.
Matisse wanted color to reflect feelings, and so used "nonrepresentational colors." He and the Fauves freed color from realistic representation of the subject. All the others are more traditional and realistic in their use of color.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Which famous, early-twentieth-century painter is commonly referred to as the father of Cubism?
Which famous, early-twentieth-century painter is commonly referred to as the father of Cubism?
Winslow Homer, J.M.W. Turner, and Eugène Delacroix are known as impressionist painters. Frank Weston Benson is known for realistic paintings, American impressionism, watercolors and etchings. Someone familiar with the works of Pablo Picasso and the specific style that Cubism entails should be able to deduce that Pablo Picasso, of the choices given, is known as the father of Cubism.
Winslow Homer, J.M.W. Turner, and Eugène Delacroix are known as impressionist painters. Frank Weston Benson is known for realistic paintings, American impressionism, watercolors and etchings. Someone familiar with the works of Pablo Picasso and the specific style that Cubism entails should be able to deduce that Pablo Picasso, of the choices given, is known as the father of Cubism.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Which twentieth-century Spanish artist was known for his dream-like paintings?
Which twentieth-century Spanish artist was known for his dream-like paintings?
Dali is the only Spanish Surrealist artist in this list. Though Goya created many dream-like paintings in his Black Period, it does not fit the century specified, and Giorgio de Chirico is of Italian decent.
Dali is the only Spanish Surrealist artist in this list. Though Goya created many dream-like paintings in his Black Period, it does not fit the century specified, and Giorgio de Chirico is of Italian decent.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
This painting was created in which century?
This painting was created in which century?
This painting is in the cubist style, which can be detected in the use of disjoint geometric shapes that depict the subject from multiple angles at the same time. Since Cubism is an exclusively 20th century movement, that's what the answer must be.
Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1913\_Popova\_Das\_Modell\_anagoria.JPG
This painting is in the cubist style, which can be detected in the use of disjoint geometric shapes that depict the subject from multiple angles at the same time. Since Cubism is an exclusively 20th century movement, that's what the answer must be.
Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1913\_Popova\_Das\_Modell\_anagoria.JPG
Compare your answer with the correct one above
The artist of this work is .
The artist of this work is .
This is a self-portrait of Van Gogh. You can recognize his characteristic large brush strokes and post-impressionist aesthetic.
Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent\_van\_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent\_van\_Gogh\_-\_Self-Portrait\_-\_Google\_Art\_Project\_(719161).jpg
This is a self-portrait of Van Gogh. You can recognize his characteristic large brush strokes and post-impressionist aesthetic.
Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent\_van\_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent\_van\_Gogh\_-\_Self-Portrait\_-\_Google\_Art\_Project\_(719161).jpg
Compare your answer with the correct one above
The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky's style was marked by all of the following EXCEPT .
The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky's style was marked by all of the following EXCEPT .
Wassily Kandinsky was the most influential expressionist of the early twentieth century. Kandinsky's style, which was dominated by abstract forms, expressive lines, and flowing brushstrokes, would prove to be immensely popular among fellow artists, while his theoretical writing, which connected art to music, also proved influential. Kandinsky had to flee both the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Nazis in the 1930s because of his controversial artwork.
Wassily Kandinsky was the most influential expressionist of the early twentieth century. Kandinsky's style, which was dominated by abstract forms, expressive lines, and flowing brushstrokes, would prove to be immensely popular among fellow artists, while his theoretical writing, which connected art to music, also proved influential. Kandinsky had to flee both the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Nazis in the 1930s because of his controversial artwork.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
The American pop artist who created a piece of art based on the labels on the cans of a certain brand of soup was .
The American pop artist who created a piece of art based on the labels on the cans of a certain brand of soup was .
Andy Warhol's 1962 series Campbell's Soup Cans was 32 separate screen-printed paintings of cans of Campbell's soup, each one depicting one of the different varieties Campbell offered at the time. The work featured many of Warhol's hallmarks, including screen-printing, repetition, and the use of commercial imagery. The work was Warhol's first well known piece, and helped launch his career, which would see him as a painter, filmmaker, art theorist, and screen-printer.
Andy Warhol's 1962 series Campbell's Soup Cans was 32 separate screen-printed paintings of cans of Campbell's soup, each one depicting one of the different varieties Campbell offered at the time. The work featured many of Warhol's hallmarks, including screen-printing, repetition, and the use of commercial imagery. The work was Warhol's first well known piece, and helped launch his career, which would see him as a painter, filmmaker, art theorist, and screen-printer.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
The American painter most well-known for creating extreme closeups of flowers is .
The American painter most well-known for creating extreme closeups of flowers is .
Georgia O'Keefe developed a unique, instantly recognizable style that focused on flowers presented in vivid colors in an extreme close-up perspective. This style grew out of Modernism and its use of bright color and different perspective. O'Keefe proved influential in her ability to capture nature and natural images in paintings in a striking manner.
Georgia O'Keefe developed a unique, instantly recognizable style that focused on flowers presented in vivid colors in an extreme close-up perspective. This style grew out of Modernism and its use of bright color and different perspective. O'Keefe proved influential in her ability to capture nature and natural images in paintings in a striking manner.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
The pop artist whose most famous works are large canvasses of images taken from comic books is .
The pop artist whose most famous works are large canvasses of images taken from comic books is .
Pop Art as a general movement sought to bring post-World War II American popular culture into high art. One of the more famous approaches to this was Roy Lichtenstein's appropriation of comic book imagery. Lichtenstein painted all of his canvases by hand, but would copy one frame from a comic, including shaded dots, dialogue bubbles, and weak colors, onto a large canvas.
Pop Art as a general movement sought to bring post-World War II American popular culture into high art. One of the more famous approaches to this was Roy Lichtenstein's appropriation of comic book imagery. Lichtenstein painted all of his canvases by hand, but would copy one frame from a comic, including shaded dots, dialogue bubbles, and weak colors, onto a large canvas.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Who is the painter whose most famous work features clocks dripping over branches and other figures?
Who is the painter whose most famous work features clocks dripping over branches and other figures?
The Persistence of Memory, completed in 1931 and hanging in the Museum of Modern Art, is widely considered Salvador Dali's masterpiece. The canvas features many of Dali's surrealist hallmarks, with a strange landscape as the background of an image of clocks that appear to be melting over branches and ledges. Dali's work is considered emblematic of surrealism, which drew on Jungian dream theory to create strange images in artwork.
The Persistence of Memory, completed in 1931 and hanging in the Museum of Modern Art, is widely considered Salvador Dali's masterpiece. The canvas features many of Dali's surrealist hallmarks, with a strange landscape as the background of an image of clocks that appear to be melting over branches and ledges. Dali's work is considered emblematic of surrealism, which drew on Jungian dream theory to create strange images in artwork.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Who was the twentieth century American painter known for his works depicting the American Midwest?
Who was the twentieth century American painter known for his works depicting the American Midwest?
Regionalism was an art movement that sprung up after World War I in America that sought to paint naturalistic scenes of regional America. Foremost among the Regionalists was Thomas Hart Benton, who was inspired by politically conscious muralists like Diego Rivera to make large-scale works about his native Midwest. Benton's work often had political overtones that supported left-wing positions, and he was influential as an art teacher.
Regionalism was an art movement that sprung up after World War I in America that sought to paint naturalistic scenes of regional America. Foremost among the Regionalists was Thomas Hart Benton, who was inspired by politically conscious muralists like Diego Rivera to make large-scale works about his native Midwest. Benton's work often had political overtones that supported left-wing positions, and he was influential as an art teacher.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Which of the following was NOT an influence on Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Which of the following was NOT an influence on Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Picasso's 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is largely considered one of the first cubist paintings. As such, Picasso broke with traditional forms of representation, but did so by including many different influences, particularly impressionists like Paul Cézanne and trends toward a primitivism in art. Picasso also began creating the piece after seeing an exhibition on tribal art that included African masks like those portrayed in the painting.
Picasso's 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is largely considered one of the first cubist paintings. As such, Picasso broke with traditional forms of representation, but did so by including many different influences, particularly impressionists like Paul Cézanne and trends toward a primitivism in art. Picasso also began creating the piece after seeing an exhibition on tribal art that included African masks like those portrayed in the painting.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Nighthawks, a famous painting that shows three customers and a bartender at a well-lit bar late at night from a distance, was made by which artist?
Nighthawks, a famous painting that shows three customers and a bartender at a well-lit bar late at night from a distance, was made by which artist?
Nighthawks was painted in 1942 by Edward Hopper, who sought to capture the inherent loneliness and suffocation of the "new" urban society as well as the effects of wartime.
Nighthawks was painted in 1942 by Edward Hopper, who sought to capture the inherent loneliness and suffocation of the "new" urban society as well as the effects of wartime.
Compare your answer with the correct one above