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.   semiotics
B.   deconstruction
C.   relational aesthetics
D.   structuralism
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.   religious
B.   political
C.   preconceived
D.   emotional
E.   social
Question #4
Structuralism suggests that interpretation in art is pre-determined by society and its rules of deep structures and codes:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Symbols are culturally determined and cannot be taught.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Dona Schlesier’s mixed-media piece, Setting Cycles, has a subject matter which is:
A.   devoid of meaning
B.   symbolic of the consistency of everyday life
C.   historical
D.   autobiographical
E.   the materials used to make the piece
Question #7
A subtext of Hopper’s Nighthawks would be:
A.   none of these options
B.   a sense of romance and adventure
C.   hope and renewal
D.   a sense of impending doom or entrapment
E.   magic and transformation
Question #8
Iconography uses the following to suggest concepts and ideas:
A.   writing
B.   medium
C.   symbols
D.   figures
E.   paint
Question #9
Feminist criticism deals with the following in art:
A.   postmodernism
B.   prejudice
C.   relationships between the viewer and the artwork
D.   gender
E.   psychoanalysis

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