Which statement best describes Henri Matisse's The Joy of Life, dating from about 1905-6?

a. a non-objective painting of abstract color and shape
b. sought to create an expressive mood with rounded shapes
c. mocks the hallowed aura of traditional art
d. demonstrates the influence of Freudian psychology


Answer: b

Art & Culture

You might also like to view...

Briefly explain why movie scripts seldom make interesting reading and give an example of how the way a director shoots the script can change the meaning of the story

What will be an ideal response?

Art & Culture

The decorated storyboards on Belau ceremonial houses (bai) include which figure as a warning to women to keep out of the structure?

A. Rooster B. Deity Blellek C. Dilukai D. Wharenui

Art & Culture

In the 1933 version of King Kong the director found the map to Skull Island in ______________

a) United States b) Greece c) Japan d) Singapore

Art & Culture

The area outside the façade of St. Peter's contains both a(n) _____, or row of columns, and a(n) _______, or courtyard

a. arcade and piazzale b. elevation and perspective c. piazza and volutes d. piazzale and arcade e. colonnade and piazza

Art & Culture