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Assignment:
Please answers the follwowing questions:
Topics: Top in art: introduction to contemporary art
1. Theater and performance art often inspired early video artists.
True or False?
2. Form an argument from the question below. Remember to think about organization and use complete sentences. You should have an introduction and at least 2-3 short paragraphs. Be specific!
How have Contemporary artists been influenced by Modern artists? Pick one or two examples and discuss the formal characteristics, content, medium, and iconography.
3. In the video Gestures by Hannah Wilke, how does she manipulate her face? Why does she do this? Discuss the iconography. (in shorts sentences)
4. In Bill Viola's The Crossing, what are the two main elements of iconography? Describe the similarities and differences between these two elements.
5. Many Contemporary artists are inspired by the works of John Cage because of the predictability.
True or False?
6. Which Modern artistic movement emphasized the strange, comical, and irrational, but rejected violence and nationalism?
a. Cubism
b. Dada
c. Der Blaue Reiter
d. Fauvism
7. Why did many artists and artists working in Communist countries reject video art? Has this changed? (4-6 sentences)
8. How does sculptural installation differ from sculpture? Give one example and be specific. (short sentences)
9. Postmodern artists emphasize contrast, contradiction, and pluralism.
True of False?
10. What are the two formal elements that most frequently appear in works of video art?
a. scale and texture
b. content and iconography
c. repetition and rhythm
d. overlapping and unity