Who am I?
Born in Vinci, Italy, I was an inventor, anatomist, and engineer. I wrote my notebooks in mirror script to keep my ideas secret.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Figure, open mouth, blood-red sky.
What is The Scream?
What is recontextualisation?
Known also as 'anti-art', this style was a reaction against the senseless slaughter of WW1.
What is Dadaism?
Identify, to the nearest 5 years, the invention of the first preserved photograph
1816
Born in Pennsylvania, I removed the 'a' from the end of my last name as I rose to fame. I started as a shoe designer before becoming my own self-funded artist. My studio was famously titled as 'The Factory'
Who is Andy Warhol?
clam shell - female nude - coastal backdrop.
What is The Birth of Venus?
peculiar or individual
What is idiosyncratic?
A reaction against the invention of the camera, aiming to capture accurate portrayals of everyday life
What is Realism?
Invented in 1436, this automation revolutionised publications and became an accessible way to publicise art.
What is the printing press?
I left Japan in 1958 for New York! I immersed myself in the avant-garde scene. I developed a close personal and artistic relationship with Joseph Cornell. Today, I am celebrated as the ‘Princess of Polka Dots"
Who is Yayoi Kusama?
1,500 tons of rock – Great Salt Lake
What is Spiral Jetty?
A system of communication that uses images, symbols, and visual qualities
What is visual language?
This style featured the invention of collage with two men (one French and the other Spanish) being the most famous two pioneers of this cutting edge style
What is Cubism?
Titled "Comedian", this 2019 artwork was immediately eaten by the buyer after being sold for $6.2 million. What was this artwork?
a Banana
Born in Spain, I shocked audiences with my dreamlike visions. My eccentric behaviour matched my art — I once walked through Paris on a leash with my pet anteater
Who is Salvador Dali?
72 objects - 6 hours
What is Rhythm 0?
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
What is zeitgeist?
Challenged the idea of universal truths and objective reality
What is Postmodernism?
After I rose to fame in the artworld, I gave it up for a decade to play chess. I represented France at the Chess Olympiads! I adopted a female alter ego named Rrose Sélavy, and sometimes signed my works with that name upon my return. I always liked a pseudonym.
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
I founded the group 'Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers' as an independent exhibition from the French Academy. Our first show was highly criticised but art critic Edmond Duranty called us a "revolution in painting"
Who is Claude Monet?
4-inch limestone figurine - female form
What is the Venus of Willendorf?
designed to be useful or practical rather than just aesthetic. Architecture and product design are examples of this term in the artworld.
What is utilitarian?
The origins of dot painting for First Nations Australian art, 1970s
What is Papanya Tula?
In 2003, For five hours, the Tate Modern did not realise I had stuck my artwork on their walls. Who am I?
Bansky