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In Barbara Kruger's untitled work (text: your body is a battle ground), the women's face in the painting is conveyed to be happy within a negative surroundings. What is this artist trying to convey?

It's just a nice design element to keep the composition balance.

The definite sides being taken on women's issues and sexual politics

The two faces of all people, men, and women.

The use of makeup to make faces prettier and more presentable.

In the mosaic of Emperor Justinian, he is standing next to the archbishop and Roman soldiers. What is the message this mosaic is trying to convey?

That Rome welcomes all Religions and faiths.

No message, just a beautiful decoration on the church wall.

Religious and the political leadership are in alignment.

That the Emperor has no specific connection to any religion.

Which of the bellow statements are not true about art as a form of communication?

Art can communicate, but it's clearly not as effective as words.

Art can communicate without words, although sometimes they are used in compositions.

Artists use elements like style, color, and allegorical figures to communicate many different ideal and viewpoints.

Art as a form of communication has been used for centuries.

In Delacroix's Liberty Leading the people, the figure of Liberty is an allegory. What is an allegory?

A female figure used in military images.

A figure, like a woman, that stands for an abstract concept or idea.

An image that suggests human qualities and frailties.

A figure of a person that is based on a portrait.

What is Edvard Munch trying to convey through the painting above (The Scream), and of the following which is one of the elements that emphasizes his point?

It's an image about fear and alienation, and Munch uses swirling colors anf strong diagonals to convey the isolation.

It's an image of connection and happiness, and the artist uses bright, bold colors to appeal to the eye.

It's an image of sadness, and Munch uses only dark colors like blue and black to suggest depression.

It's about love of life, and the artist focuses on the human qualities of the central figure's face to emphasize his point.

In Winslow Homer's painting (The Gulf Stream), how does the expression of the figure on the boat contrast with what an audience might expect to see?

The relaxed posture and expression is not expected from the amount of danger around him.

Rather than concern for the dangers of the waves and sharks, he is busy repairing the boat.

Rather than showing a sense of fear, the figure seems to have given up in despair.

The fear shown when looking at the sky is puzzling considering the danger of the sharks.

Georges Saurat uses what principle of art in the painting (A Sunday on La Grande Jatte) to lead the eye down the sloping embankment to the water's edge?

Color

Shape

Contrast

Balance

In Hieronymus Bosch's painting (The Vision of Tondalys), the artist creates an unsettling feeling of chaos by purposefully rejecting what principle of art?

Hierarchy

Contrast

Balance

Proximity

Georges Seurat's use of pointillism, creating an image from dots of pigment, helps give the painting (A Sunday on La Jatte) what sence or feeling?

Control

Happiness

Hope

Boredom

In Winslow Homer's painting )The Gulf Stream), triangles helped create what feeling?

Danger

Playfulness

Stability

Continuity

What are the art techniques does the African Culture use?

Pottery, rock art, textile art, and dance.

Theatre, architectural landmarks and visual arts.

Carving, silversmithing and weaving.

What year and location where the Bagh Cave Painting created?

4th-6th Century AD: Madhya Pradesh.

8th Century AD: Tamilnadu

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