Dada Realism, Abstract Expressionism 9

1. How did Duchamp challenge conventional thought about artistic processes and art marketing?

He revolutionized art by founding a movement centered around realistic portrayal of nature.

He achieved fame through traditional painting techniques and subject matter.

He gained recognition by conforming to established artistic norms and conventions.

Duchamp challenged conventional thought about artistic processes and art marketing, not so much by writing, but through subversive actions such as dubbing a urinal art and naming it Fountain.

Duchamp's revolutionary approach to art involved subversive actions that defied traditional artistic processes and marketing strategies.

Explanation

Duchamp's revolutionary approach to art involved subversive actions that defied traditional artistic processes and marketing strategies.

2. Who is Ernst?

Olympic athlete from Brazil

Chef from France

German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism.

Politician from Russia

Ernst is not a chef from France, Olympic athlete from Brazil, or politician from Russia. The correct answer describes Ernst as a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet who played a significant role in the Dada movement and Surrealism.

Explanation

Ernst is not a chef from France, Olympic athlete from Brazil, or politician from Russia. The correct answer describes Ernst as a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet who played a significant role in the Dada movement and Surrealism.

3. Who is Rene Magritte?

Italian abstract sculptor

Spanish impressionist painter

Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. His work challenges observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality.

French realist portraitist

Rene Magritte is not a Spanish impressionist painter, Italian abstract sculptor, or a French realist portraitist. He is best known as a Belgian surrealist artist who created thought-provoking images challenging perceptions of reality.

Explanation

Rene Magritte is not a Spanish impressionist painter, Italian abstract sculptor, or a French realist portraitist. He is best known as a Belgian surrealist artist who created thought-provoking images challenging perceptions of reality.

4. Who was De Chirico?

A Dutch Impressionist artist

A famous French sculptor

An American abstract painter

Pre-Surrealist and then Surrealist Italian painter born in Volos, Greece, to a Genovese mother and a Sicilian father.[1] He founded the scuola metafisica art

De Chirico was an Italian painter, not a French sculptor, American abstract painter, or Dutch Impressionist artist. He was known for his involvement in the scuola metafisica art movement.

Explanation

De Chirico was an Italian painter, not a French sculptor, American abstract painter, or Dutch Impressionist artist. He was known for his involvement in the scuola metafisica art movement.

5. Who was Gorky?

French sculptor famous for his abstract geometric shapes and figures.

Japanese filmmaker known for his surreal and avant-garde films.

American painter who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. As such, his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering and loss he experienced of the Armenian genocide.[1]

Russian novelist widely considered as one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature.

Gorky was an American painter known for his influence on Abstract Expressionism and his works were speculated to be informed by the Armenian genocide, making the other options incorrect.

Explanation

Gorky was an American painter known for his influence on Abstract Expressionism and his works were speculated to be informed by the Armenian genocide, making the other options incorrect.

6. Who was Jackson Pollock?

Was a well-known author of science fiction novels.

Was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life.

Was a famous jazz musician known for his trumpet skills.

Was a renowned chef who popularized fusion cuisine.

Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter known for his contributions to abstract expressionism.

Explanation

Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter known for his contributions to abstract expressionism.

7. Who is de Kooning?

An influential mathematician who developed the theory of relativity.

A famous chef from Italy known for his pasta dishes.

A renowned fashion designer credited with popularizing the little black dress.

Abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.In the post-World War II era, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as Abstract expressionism or Action painting, and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School.

de Kooning was a prominent abstract expressionist artist known for his unique style of painting.

Explanation

de Kooning was a prominent abstract expressionist artist known for his unique style of painting.

8. Who was Rothko?

An Italian opera singer

Was a Russian-born American painter. He is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he himself rejected this label, and even resisted classification as an "abstract painter". The boxes are supposed to represent the body.

A German physicist

A famous French sculptor

Rothko was not a French sculptor, Italian opera singer, or a German physicist. He was a Russian-born American painter known for his abstract expressionist artworks.

Explanation

Rothko was not a French sculptor, Italian opera singer, or a German physicist. He was a Russian-born American painter known for his abstract expressionist artworks.

9. Who was Warhol?

Chinese calligrapher and ink painter known for his landscapes and nature paintings.

French sculptor famous for his abstract sculptures and public art installations.

American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and member of highly diverse social circles that included Bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons.

Russian composer and pianist known for his ballets and symphonies.

Warhol was an American artist known for his work in pop art and diverse social connections, not a Russian composer, French sculptor, or Chinese calligrapher.

Explanation

Warhol was an American artist known for his work in pop art and diverse social connections, not a Russian composer, French sculptor, or Chinese calligrapher.

10. Who is Lichtenstein?

A renowned astrophysicist

A prominent American pop artist.His work defined the basic premise of pop art better than any other through parody. [2] Favoring the old-fashioned comic strip as subject matter, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that documented while it parodied often in a tongue-in-cheek humorous manner.

A famous classical musician

An influential political leader

Lichtenstein is known for his contributions to the pop art movement, using comic strip imagery in his works, not as a classical musician, political leader, or astrophysicist.

Explanation

Lichtenstein is known for his contributions to the pop art movement, using comic strip imagery in his works, not as a classical musician, political leader, or astrophysicist.