The final exam will consist of three parts. For Part One, you will be shown ten slides. I will ask you to write down one bit of information about each slide. Typically, I'll ask for artist, title, period/style, or culture. Part Two will consist of true/false and matching questions. For Part Three, you will be given three essay topics. You will pick one and write a short essay.
For the actual midterm, be sure to bring a #2 pencil and scantron #886-E to class.
Directions: For the final exam in class, you will be shown TEN slides. Each slide will be on the screen for THIRTY SECONDS.
(Here, I've included ten images, all from your textbook, and all works of art that we've gone over in class. For each image, I ask for one bit of information. This is the same TYPE of information I'll ask on exam day. ONE of these images will also be shown during the actual final, although you will not get the same question I'm asking of you here. Click on an image below to see the work of art, and try to answer the question within 30 seconds. Click on "answer" for the correct response.)
Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.
(Again, these are the same TYPES of questions you'll get on the final. These exact questions will not be on the test. Click on "answer" for the correct response. I've only included 5 questions here, but you'll have 20 questions on the actual test.)
1. In his paintings, Paul Cézanne tried to show that there was an underlying _____ to nature.
2. What was the name of the Italian group of artists at the beginning of the 20th century who advocated speed, machinery and the destruction of museums?
3. Which of the following sculptures is not by Constantin Brancusi?
4. What is the name of the art school founded by the famous architect Walter
5. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon opened the way to the twentieth-century art movement: __________.
Directions: Pick ONE of the following essay topics to write about. At the beginning of your essay, WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF THE ESSAY YOU HAVE PICKED (1, 2, 3 or 4). Your essay should be well organized and written in complete sentences.
(These are the same TYPES of essay questions you'll see on the exam. None of these questions will appear on the final.)
1. Using Smithson's Spiral Jetty and any work by Christo as an example, explain how each artist incorporates the landscape into his art. What work/works is Christo known for? How does each artist's approach to the process of art making differ from the other? How does each artist differ from the other in his use of the earth?
2. Janson discusses 20th century painting in terms of major "currents." One of these currents is "abstraction." What is abstraction? Citing at least two abstract artists, one from the early 20th century and one from the late 20th century, discuss this trend in art citing specific works. Is there a typical subject matter or stylistic look to abstract art? What were the artists' aims? How was each trying to analyze his/her world?
3. In works such as You Are a Captive Audience, Barbara Kruger combines images and text. Why does she do this? In this work, describe the relationship between image and text. In what way is she using the media's own methods to her advantage? Why would Janson describe her work as "confrontational"? Is there a relationship between her work and that of the Pop artists? Why or why not?
4. In what way was Frank Lloyd Wright a "modern" architect? How do his early homes relate to similar concerns in painting at the beginning of this century? What term was used to describe his early houses and how does this term relate to his structures?