How does Joan Mitchell's Ladybug correspond to the conventions of Abstract Expressionism?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Joan Mitchell's painting is an example of the Action Painting approach to Abstract Expressionism.
2. Ladybug as well as her other paintings visualized her personal responses to memories of natural and urban landscapes.
3. She creates energetic but controlled rhythms with gestural brushstrokes, setting the lyrical complexity of her distinctive color palette against a neutral ground.
4. This may reference the figure and field relationship of traditional painting.
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A. Folio B. Illuminated manuscript C. Parchment D. Holy Bible
He was commissioned to design the new library in Venice:
a. Sansovino b. Zuccari c. Scarmozzi d. Palladio
Who painted the black and white work that uses loose, expressive lines to describe a complicated and interlocked abstract spaces, such as Painting (1948)?
a. Jackson Pollock b. Georgia O’Keeffe c. Wilhelm de Kooning d. Edward Weston e. Mark Rothko
Michael Curtiz, who directed Casablanca among other notable films, is not considered an auteur filmmaker for what basic reason?
A. He directed dozens of movies in the same signature style. B. He made all of his films at Warner Brothers studio. C. He was a skillful technician who had little say in script, casting or editing. D. He took only on one project at a time, and each film took years to complete.