Unit 5 Study Guide

Match each definition with the correct term.

• simplicity & function

• Abstract Expressionism

• Color Field and Action Paintings

• Maximalism

• based on popular culture

• Pop Art

• every possible element of art

• Minimalism

Match each definition with the correct term.

• modern art

• artistic work created from around 1880 to 1960

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  art movement

• the main focus of the artwork

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  subject

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  style of creating art that a group of artists develop and use for a period of time

What influenced artists to become Abstract Expressionists in America?

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  the desire to escape war, destruction and oppression

• to express, learn and create freely

• escape constraints of realism

Which image shows gestural lines made with a paintbrush?

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Which of the following statements correctly describe Pop Art?

• Pop Art was inspired by popular culture and common everyday objects.

• showed icons repeated as a series of images on silkscreen or canvas

• was seen as high art

Which of the following terms best describes the design shown in the image below?

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  Pop Art

• Abstract Expressionist

• Color Field Painting

Which of the following terms correctly describe the art below?

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  It has been referred to as high art by many people.

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  It is a print made with the screen printing process.

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  The image is an example of Pop Art.

Which artwork shows a print made with the silkscreen process?

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Match the painting with the Art Movement.he following

• Blue

• Blue

• Color Field painting

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• Action painting

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How could an action painting be considered a paradox?

Select all that apply.

• action paintings seem simple, but up close, a complexity of layers is revealed.

• There is no balance found in the chaotic lines and dripping paint.

• drips, gestures, and lines may appear chaotic, there is actually balanced harmony overall.