The final exam will consist of three parts. For Part One, you will be shown ten slides. I will ask you to write down one bit of information about each slide. Typically, I'll ask for artist, title, period/style, or culture. Part Two will consist of true/false and matching questions. For Part Three, you will be given four essay topics. You will pick one and write a short essay.
For the actual midterm, be sure to bring a #2 pencil and scantron #886-E to class.
Directions: For the final in class, you will be shown TEN slides. Each slide will be on the screen for THIRTY SECONDS.
(Here, I've included ten images, all from your textbook, and all works of art that we've gone over in class. For each image, I ask for one bit of information. This is the same TYPE of information I'll ask on exam day. ONE of these images will also be shown during the actual final, although you will not get the same question I'm asking of you here. Click on an image below to see the work of art, and try to answer the question within 30 seconds. Click on "answer" for the correct response.)
Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.
(Again, these are the same TYPES of questions you'll get on the final exam. These exact questions will not be on the test. Click on "answer" for the correct response. I've only included 5 questions here, but you'll have 20 questions on the actual test.)
1. Who is the Pop artist who took much of his style and subject matter from comic strips?
2. Julia Margaret Cameron was __________.
3. All of the following sculptures are by Auguste Rodin except:
4. Which culture produced the structures at Macchu Picchu around 1500?
5. Who created a series of "flag" paintings in the 1950s?
Directions: Pick ONE of the following essay topics to write about. At the beginning of your essay, WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF THE ESSAY YOU HAVE PICKED (1, 2, 3, or 4). Your essay should be well organized and written in complete sentences.
(These are the same TYPES of essay questions you'll see on the final exam. Each question deals with a concept from one of the chapters covered by the exam. None of these questions will appear on the exam.)
1. Discuss the early stages of Impressionism. Who were its founders? What were their concerns? Which painting influenced the naming of the group? Who were the early Impressionists influenced by? What was their typical subject matter and style?
2. Pick one early civilization in the Americas and describe one of its monuments. What types of structures did these peoples build? What was this structure for? What is unique about it? What is its scale?
3. In what way is Piet Mondrian one of the first purely, abstract artists? What movement did he belong to? What does his mature work look like, in terms of subject matter and style? What types of limitations did Mondrian place on himself, and his art, for his best-known works? What is your opinion of the "artistic merit" of these works?
4. Using at least one Pop artist, and one of his works, as an example, describe the basic aims and influences on Pop art. What did they draw from, specifically, in terms of subject matter and style? How does their work differ from their source material? What comments were they making about the culture in which they lived? In your opinion, was the artist you picked celebrating or ridiculing his environment?