Art 315 - World Perspectives in Art History » Fall 2021 » Deriving Meaning Quiz 3

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Question #1
Brazilian born Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanja created a stainless steel ping-pong table called Untitled, 2008 (the future will be chrome). This work is a good example of _____ because gallery goers can play on it.
A.   deconstruction
B.   semiotics
C.   structuralism
D.   relational aesthetics
E.   psychoanalysis
Question #2
Post-structuralism considers the role of the artist as well as the viewer in determining the meaning of an artwork:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Psychoanalytic criticism helps to interpret artwork with strong _____ content:
A.   emotional
B.   preconceived
C.   religious
D.   political
E.   social
Question #4
Structuralism suggests that interpretation in art is pre-determined by society and its rules of deep structures and codes:
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Symbols are culturally determined and cannot be taught.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Dona Schlesier’s mixed-media piece, Setting Cycles, has a subject matter which is:
A.   the materials used to make the piece
B.   historical
C.   devoid of meaning
D.   symbolic of the consistency of everyday life
E.   autobiographical
Question #7
A subtext of Hopper’s Nighthawks would be:
A.   a sense of romance and adventure
B.   a sense of impending doom or entrapment
C.   none of these options
D.   magic and transformation
E.   hope and renewal
Question #8
Iconography uses the following to suggest concepts and ideas:
A.   paint
B.   figures
C.   symbols
D.   medium
E.   writing
Question #9
Feminist criticism deals with the following in art:
A.   postmodernism
B.   gender
C.   relationships between the viewer and the artwork
D.   prejudice
E.   psychoanalysis

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