1. Final Exam Review
Session 13
Courtesy of your awesome Art History teacher

2. • No single definition of art absolutely applies for all _________ and
__________.
• times … places
• Generally however, art is a primarily ________ medium that
______________ ideas about our human ______________________
and the ___________around us.
• visual ... expresses … experience … world
• Art _____________ our attention in a way that our ______________
environment cannot.
• engages … everyday
What is the definition of art?

3. • Art is whatever a ______________ or a _______________ says is art.
• society … culture
• The definition of art is not __________ and _______ in all its details.
• universal … fixed
• It fluctuates, because cultures are _______ and _____________ .
• alive … changing
• There are 4 major areas of art which culture defines: __, __, __, __.
• Function
• Visual Form
• Content
• Aesthetics
Fill in the Blank: Def. of Art

4. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

5. • Caravaggio got angry about a waitress getting his order wrong and slashed her face with a
broken plate.
• True.
• John Everett Millais worked 11 hours a day, 6 days a week for 5 months to paint his
landscape.
• True.
• Henri Matisse produced over 80 paintings and 64 sketches in the last 70 days of his life.
• False.
• Correct: Vincent Van Gogh.
• Claude Monet painted everyday scenes of middle and working class people to elevate
their dignity.
• False.
• Correct: Jan Vermeer van Delft.
• Banksy threw paint in random directions using action painting/gestural abstraction.
• False
• Correct: Jackson Pollock.
True or False?

6. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

7. • Art _____ us in rituals that promote our spiritual/physical well-being.
• assists
• Art _____ customs related to food, shelter, and human reproduction.
• reflects
• Art _____ thoughts, ideas, and emotions.
• communicates
• Art _____ us pictures of deities, or _____ us conceive of what divinity
might be.
• gives … helps
• Art _____ the power of the state and its rulers.
• glorifies
Art has a job in culture …

8. • Art _____ war and conquest, and sometimes peace.
• celebrates
• Art is a means for _____ political and social injustice.
• protesting
• Art _____ cohesion within a social group.
• promotes
• Art records the likeness of _____ and their _____ .
• individuals … environment
• Art _____ us about ourselves and the world around us; art also
entertains us.
• educates
Art has a job in culture …

9. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

10. • This artist used fluorescent lighting in his painting to
show the cold, disconnected feeling of life during World
War II.
a) Michelangelo
b) Eddie Adams
c) Edward Hopper
d) Henri Matisse
Multiple Choice

11. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

12. a. Space
b. Volume
c. Mass
d. Shape
e. Color
f. Texture
g. Line

13. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

14. • This artist was known for using thick paint and purple
shadows.
a) Leonardo Da Vinci
b) Frank Lloyd Wright
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Wayne Theibaud
Multiple Choice

15. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

16. Art has content, which communicates through… (5)
•Imagery
•Symbolic meaning
•Surroundings where it is used/displayed
•Customs, beliefs, and values of the culture
•Writings that help explain the work
Content

17. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

18. • This artist received his first paint box from his mom at 19.
a) Henri Matisse
b) Vincent Van Gogh
c) Shirin Neshat
d) Terje Sorgie
Multiple Choice

19. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

20. Art is an aesthetic experience…
Art is the branch of philosophy that deals with art, its ____,
its ______, and its ________ on individuals and cultures.
•sources
•forms
•effects
Aesthetics

21. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

22. • This artist tried to untangle the ideology of Islam through
art.
a) Mohammed
b) Vincent Van Gogh
c) Shirin Neshat
d) Terje Sorgie
Multiple Choice

23. What themes do you see?

24. What themes do you see?

25. • Symmetrical Balance
• Asymmetrical Balance
• Radial Balance
What type of balance?

26. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

27. • This artist created a large metal bookshelf called Breaking
of the Vessels.
a) Anselm Adams
b) Anselm Kiefer
c) Dorothea Lange
d) Terje Sorgie
Multiple Choice

28. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

29. • Regular Rhythm
• Alternating Rhythm
• Eccentric Rhythm
What type of rhythm?

30. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

31. • Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear with a razor and gave it to a prostitute as a
gift.
• True.
• Michelangelo is given the title, “The Renaissance Man”.
• False.
• Correct: Leonardo Da Vinci.
• Paul Gauguin was obsessed with Vincent Van Gogh.
• False.
• Correct: Vincent Van Gogh was obsessed with Paul Gauguin.
• John Everett Millais was sued by his female model’s father.
• True.
• Jackson Pollock used only his fingers to paint a large portrait of Fanny.
• False
• Correct: Chuck Close.
True or False?

32. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

33. What’s the definition?
•UNITY: the quality of __________ in an artwork.
• cohesion
•VARIETY: the elements of ___________ in an artwork.
• difference
Composition: Unity & Variety

34. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

35. Every work of art was created within its own context. Give
me 4 types of context.
•Historical
•Political
•Social
•Religious
Deriving Meaning: Context

36. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

37. • ______________ spray painted 9 controversial pieces of graffiti on the
Gaza wall.
• Banksy
• ______________ coined the phrase, “15 minutes of fame.”
• Andy Warhol
• ______________ paints large portraits and self-portraits from his
wheelchair using a grid of squares.
• Chuck Close
• ______________ cut large pieces of colorful paper instead of painting
after he nearly died of cancer.
• Henri Matisse
Fill in the Blank

38. Symbols?

39. • Pablo Picasso combined impressionism and realism to protest the civil war in Spain.
• False.
• Correct: Picasso combined cubism and surrealism.
• José Clemente Orozco is famous for painting frescos on a ceiling.
• False.
• Correct: Michelangelo.
• Wayne Thiebaud’s painting was sold for the highest paid price for art at a public auction.
• False.
• Correct: Vincent Van Gogh’s.
• Jackson Pollock was inspired to paint a painting about a bald man after seeing Orozco’s
murals An Epic American Civilization.
• False.
• Correct: …about a bald woman
• Henri Matisse used the complementary colors of blue & yellow instead of red & green.
• False
• Correct: Matisse used red & green instead of blue & yellow.
True or False?

40. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

41. • Art Critics: _______________ works of art and evaluate
their ________________ .
• describe … significance (importance)
• Art Historians and Academics: ___________ art of the
past and of other ___________ .
• research … cultures
• Curators: _________ essays, wall labels, and
educational material for museums and gallery exhibitions
• write
Writings about Art

42. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

43. Aerial Perspective 2 Point Perspective
3 Point Perspective 1 Point Perspective
Name that Perspective!

44. • Is the belief in ____________ .
• one god and that there is no other god.
• The three monotheistic religions of the Western world are:
• Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• _______ is the foundation of the other 2 monotheistic faiths.
• Judaism
• Without Islam, _____ _____ would’ve never happened.
• the Renaissance
Monotheism

45. OBEJCTIVIELY Talk about it. 2-3 points?

46. • Judaism? (2)
• Tabernacle, Solomon’s Temple
• Christianity?
• Churches/Cathedrals
• Islam?
• Mosques
Monotheism: Places of
Worship

47. THE GRAND FINALE
The first group to correctly guess the artist, title, and
year of this next piece can open #6. Once a group has
guessed incorrectly, they cannot guess again.

48. Artist? Title? Year?

49. CONGRATULATIONS!
You may now open gift bag #6!

50. Ms. Beka is all about enjoying art!

51. PICK YOUR SECTION 2
PARTNER
Section 1 will be done solo, section 2 in pairs.