Question

6. A grain stack sitting in a farm field, casting a shadow on the ground in front of it. Trees and a farm are in the background.
If a Structuralist was to look at this painting, what would he/she observe?
a.
A grain stack in a natural landscape.
b.
The shadow cast by the grain stack, indicating the setting of the sun, as sign of hope.
c.
The symbolism presented by the colors and light used.
d.
A farm field, a hill in the background, and the misplacement of the grain stack.

7. What method of art analysis considers the underlying unconscious meaning of an artwork?
a.
Psychoanalysis
c.
Deconstruction
b.
Non-Structuralism
d.
Structuralism


8. The controversial image by Edouard Manet was entitled _______________.
a.
Masquerade
c.
Olympia
b.
The Son of Man
d.
David

9. A man wearing a black suit, black hat, and red tie. A green apple is covering his face.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the work of art above?
a.
The apple is thought to symbolize the apple eaten by Adam in the Bible, largely based on the title, The Son of Man.
b.
Many who view this piece feel uncomfortable about the image, because many can relate to this image and the sense of having temptation in front of us.
c.
One theory about this painting is that it represents the temptations always directly facing mankind, no matter what the time or space.
d.
All of the above are true.

10. A painting of a man with short, brown hair and a long brown beard wearing a striped shirt.
The artwork above is by _______(1)________ and is an example of _______(2)________.
a.
(1) Henri Matisse; (2) autobiographical art
b.
(1) Edouard Manet; (2) biographical art
c.
(1) Frida Kahlo; (2) Psychoanalysis
d.
(1) Claude Manet; (2) Structuralism

Answer 1

6. d
7. a
8. c
9. d
10. c