Art Appreciation 4.9 - The Body in Art
Exam Questions and Answers
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete this passage of text about
Spencer Tunick.
Spencer Tunick is famous for his - involving groups of -. More than - were featured in
his work located in - in 2007. - Answer-Installations
nude people
18,000
Mexico city
Ancient Greek notions of beauty were based upon the combination of an underlying
canon of mathematical proportions with the finely honed physiques of male athletes. -
Answer-True
The human body as a subject in art offers endless expressive possibilities—even to the
point where it does not resemble a human body at all. Which of the following artworks, if
any, take the human form, or elements of it, as a central subject? - Answer-The crappy
black and gray painting
Weird painting that looks like wood
Which description best fits the figure of Man Pointing? - Answer-an abstraction based
on the artist's creative choices
Anthropométries de l'époque bleue was an ephemeral artwork that resulted in no
tangible products. - Answer-False
Although visually related, each of these reclining nudes depicts very different subjects
and ideas. What is represented in each of these artworks? - Answer-Painting with black
lady holding flowers: A French model in the guise of a prostitute with an assertive gaze
Guy with wig: Japanese man pretending to be a female icon of Western culture
Naked lady with another white lady int he background: a classical goddess, represented
as both modest and inviting
In which of these art forms does the body and its actions become the artwork? -
Answer-Installation
Performance
During the twentieth century European and American artists not only explored the
potential of exaggeration, stylization, and abstraction for depicting the human form, they
also experimented with the possibilities provided by alternative media. Place the
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