Art in the World and the Workplace

In assemblage art, which of these ideas is central to the process of creating memory with combined artifacts?

Select one:

a. The objects used must originate in the past.

b. The objects used must be mass-produced.

c. The objects used must represent cultural icons.

d. The objects used must be recognizable.

What would be a positive aspect of a TV show using a familiar piece of music?

Select one:

a. The artist can use the money for other ventures.

b. The music can be used to tell the viewer something about the storyline or characters.

c. The producers are capitalizing on the power of past works.

d. The result is more about commerce than it is about artistic expression

Computers’ total immersion in modern society has made it easier to”

Select one:

a. understand the history of specific objects

b. identify with artists’ point of view

c. eliminate the boundaries among various media

d. access and assemble information

The early 20^th century assemblage artists were critical of social structures and political strategies, while later Pop artists like Warhol and Rauschenberg used images appropriated from the media and popular culture. Both approaches are considered assemblage because:

Select one:

a. the changes in society during the 20^th century made media images the cultural equivalent of industrial refuse

b. post–WWII consumerism made artists more susceptible to the influence of advertising

c. assemblage is a technique, not a style

d. none of these artists had to opportunity to make use of digital technology

The persistence and memorability of appropriated art has been questioned by the art establishment because:

Select one:

a. It is not easily collectible

b. It does not always follow fashionable trends

c. It is considered ugly

d. Assemblage artists are not respected in the art world

Which of these is a recurring theme in the art of appropriation?

Select one:

a. Internet memes

b. Motifs taken from indigenous cultures

c. Cultural memory

d. Mass waste from the Industrial Revolution

If a contemporary artist created an assemblage using found objects, industrial debris, fabric, computer-generated images and video recorded on a cell phone, which of these statements would the work exemplify?

Select one:

a. It is the fashion of art historians and critics to categorize art according to tidy labels.

b. Artists no longer stick to one medium and often combine different types of art works into new forms of expression.

c. The current stage of assemblage art often concentrates too much on nostalgia for the past.

d. Most scholars would not describe the Internet meme as high art.

Assemblage art makes use of everyday objects and images not originally intended to be used as art, yet it can be a form of artistic expression that conveys esoteric concepts. As such, it can best be described as:

Select one:

a. Low art

b. High art

c. An art form that has been overly influenced by commercialism

d. Falling into a “gray area” between high and low art

In the workplace, the ability to analyze what to keep and what to discard in a system the worker is using is similar to the work of:

Select one or more:

a. a reference librarian

b. a film editor

c. a photographer

d. an assemblage artist deciding which objects to use, and where to place them in a work

The song Don’t You Want Me by the Human League was used in a commercial for the Swiffer Sweeper. The song was written by Phil Oakey, who described it as “a nasty song about sexual power politics.” Which of the following statements about the song is NOT true?

Select one:

a. Because of the commercial, people who are too young to remember the song have gotten to know it.

b. The song’s meaning is related to the product being advertised.

c. The commercial is meant to get the attention of consumers who remember the song.

d. The song’s original meaning is lost, and all it evokes is nostalgia for the 1980s

When people make statements like “I’m not a creative person,” why are they wrong?

Select one:

a. Everyone is born with artistic talent.

b. They have never explored their artist side.

c. Every day, individuals are faced with decisions similar to artists’ regarding reframing old ideas.

d. Most people do not see themselves in a realistic way.

If a work of art is not remembered:

Select one:

a. It was not inherently worthwhile

b. It was not what the public wanted to see at the time it was created

c. Its influence will be limited

d. It does not possess the qualities that appeal to museum curators