Cold War Abstract Expressionism
Renaissance Era Humanism
Mexican Muralism
Islamic Calligraphy
Famous people!
100
What was the Cold War?
The term “Cold War” is used to define the contentious relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States in the period following World War 2.
100
What was the Renaissance? Think what, when, where, why, etc
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the dark Ages. (15th to 18thcenturies)
100
What is muralism?
Muralism: A movement beginning in the early 1920s in Mexico in which the government commissioned artists to make art that would educate the mostly illiterate population about the country's history and present a powerful vision of its future.
100
What is Islamic calligraphy?
Islamic Calligraphy: Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, in the languages which use Arabic alphabet or the alphabets derived from it.
100
who made this?
Frida Kahlo
200
Name 2 abstract expressionist artists from this period!
Jackson Pollock, O'keeffe, jasper johns, franz Kline, de Koenig, etc.
200
Name 3 renaissance era artists!
Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, etc.
200
What was the Mexican Revolution?
Mexican Revolution: The Mexican Revolution was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history”. It brought Mexico from a dictatorship to something more free and democratic.
200
What were the two original forms of Islamic Calligraphy?
Kufic and Naskh: Two forms of calligraphy. Kufi was used primarily in decoration, while Naskh served for everyday scribal use. Most historicans agree Kufic predates Naskh.
200
Who made this?
Jackson Pollack!
300
What is propaganda? How does it relate to the Cold War? Think of two examples.
Propaganda: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Space race, art propaganda, arms race, athletics, etc
300
What is humanism?
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
300
Who were the 'big 3'?
Jose Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Diego Rivera
300
Why/How did Islamic Calligraphy originate?
Islamic calligraphy was originally a tool for communication, but with time, it began to be used in artwork and architecture. Its evolution into these major roles reflected the early Muslims’ need to avoid, as their beliefs required, figures and pictorials that were used as idols.
Originally, Islamic calligraphy would take verses from the Qur'an and present them as art, as a means for converting people to Islam around the time following the prophet Muhammad. But it encompasses more than Qur'anic verses now.
300
What is the name of this painting and who made it?
Creation of Adam, Michelangelo in the Sistine chapel
400
How are communism and capitalism different? Define both as best you can.
Capitalism: Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
Communism: Communism is a type of government as well as an economic system. In a Communist system, individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things.
400
How were Renaissance artists trained? Describe the process.
Artists from this period would apprentice for a master for a given period of time. They would often be family/friend relationship previously with the master. While this led to the artist having a clear pathways to eventual success, it also led to nepotism and abuse of the artist (including work theft)
400
What was the message of this painting?
There were a lot :) Capitalism vs communism, new technologies, Rockefeller was mean, war is bad, religion is false, etc.
400
What is calligraffiti? What is the Hurufiyya movement?
Hurufiyya and Calligraffiti: The Hurufiyya movement is an aesthetic movement that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century amongst Muslim artists, who used their understanding of traditional Islamic calligraphy within the precepts of modern art. Calligraffiti emerged from this movement.
400
Who made this? 
Diego Rivera
500
What is abstract expressionism? What is socialist realism? How do they relate to communism and capitalism?
Abstract Expressionism: a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act.
Socialist Realism: Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988. This art reinforced class consciousness, propagandized the state, and was often easier to interpret.
500
How did art change from the dark ages to the renaissance? How did Renaissance era artists try and depict "God"?
Artists adopted a humanistic approach to depicting the divine, centering human reaction/engagement with their god. This was different than previous depictions of god and man, which would often depict God as light or a hand, whereas God was now given a human form, and would interact with men in an observable world background.
500
who made this and what is the name of the painting?
da vinci, last supper