TExES ART EC-12 Domain III and IV
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Viewing art history as a succession of period styles implies time and history as ____? A.
Iconographical, or B. Linear. CORRECT ANSWERS B. Linear.
Not Iconography. That is a branch of art history which studies the identification,
description, and the interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the
particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct
from artistic style. Or it can mean religious icons, or the content of an image, such as
number, placing and gesture of the figure(s).
If a work of art is said to use an "economical style," what does that mean? A.
inexpensive to reproduce, B. inexpensive to create, or C. reductive and minimal?
CORRECT ANSWERS C. reductive and minimal
Does art criticism deal primarily with...A. Principles and Elements of Art, B.Primarily
Meaning, or C. Evaluating media, process and meaning? CORRECT ANSWERS C.
Evaluating media, process, and meaning.
What art theory claims an artwork's aesthetic value is determined by only visual
aspects, not history or purpose? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D.
Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS A. Formalism. A work's artistic value is entirely
determined by its form—the way it is made, its purely visual aspects, and its medium.
Emphasizes compositional elements of color, line, shape and texture. NOT realism,
context or content. 1890, the Post-impressionist painter Maurice Denis wrote 'painting
was 'essentially a flat surface covered in colours arranged in a certain order.' Greenberg
and Mondrain.
What art theory emphasizes that elements of culture must be understood in their
relationship to a larger system? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D.
Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS B. Structuralism
What art theory is a rejection of the idea of autonomous art, in favor of art for social
purposes? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D. Constructivism?
CORRECT ANSWERS D. Constructivism.
1919 began in Russia as art in the service of the post-October revolution Bolshevik
government. Influences Bauhaus, De Stijl, and German and Russian directors.
Alexander Rodchenko was a founder (Russian Futurism).
What art theory is utilitarian both in art and architecture? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism,
C. Functionalism, or D. Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS C. Functionalism
Exam Complete Questions And
Answers | Verified
Viewing art history as a succession of period styles implies time and history as ____? A.
Iconographical, or B. Linear. CORRECT ANSWERS B. Linear.
Not Iconography. That is a branch of art history which studies the identification,
description, and the interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the
particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct
from artistic style. Or it can mean religious icons, or the content of an image, such as
number, placing and gesture of the figure(s).
If a work of art is said to use an "economical style," what does that mean? A.
inexpensive to reproduce, B. inexpensive to create, or C. reductive and minimal?
CORRECT ANSWERS C. reductive and minimal
Does art criticism deal primarily with...A. Principles and Elements of Art, B.Primarily
Meaning, or C. Evaluating media, process and meaning? CORRECT ANSWERS C.
Evaluating media, process, and meaning.
What art theory claims an artwork's aesthetic value is determined by only visual
aspects, not history or purpose? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D.
Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS A. Formalism. A work's artistic value is entirely
determined by its form—the way it is made, its purely visual aspects, and its medium.
Emphasizes compositional elements of color, line, shape and texture. NOT realism,
context or content. 1890, the Post-impressionist painter Maurice Denis wrote 'painting
was 'essentially a flat surface covered in colours arranged in a certain order.' Greenberg
and Mondrain.
What art theory emphasizes that elements of culture must be understood in their
relationship to a larger system? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D.
Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS B. Structuralism
What art theory is a rejection of the idea of autonomous art, in favor of art for social
purposes? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism, C. Functionalism, or D. Constructivism?
CORRECT ANSWERS D. Constructivism.
1919 began in Russia as art in the service of the post-October revolution Bolshevik
government. Influences Bauhaus, De Stijl, and German and Russian directors.
Alexander Rodchenko was a founder (Russian Futurism).
What art theory is utilitarian both in art and architecture? A. Formalism, B. Structuralism,
C. Functionalism, or D. Constructivism? CORRECT ANSWERS C. Functionalism
