Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this time period, Irwin works on __________ projects.
(a) Dot.
(b) Disc.
(c) Line.
(d) Scrim.

2. He adds a thick black tape to the floor to form what?
(a) A focal point.
(b) A smaller rectangle.
(c) A platform.
(d) A barrier.

3. A second way Irwin deals with imperfect edges is to do what to the canvas?
(a) Extend the canvas completely from one wall to another.
(b) Balloon it out a few inches at the center.
(c) Make the canvas concave at the center.
(d) Cut the canvas in a circular form.

4. One of the first steps he takes is what?
(a) To bring in new artists.
(b) To pare down the number of artists at Ferus.
(c) To look for funding.
(d) To start a school at the gallery.

5. In 1975, he participates in ______________________ show.
(a) The MoMA.
(b) The San Francisco MoMA.
(c) The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.
(d) The LACMA.

Short Answer Questions

1. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?

2. By painstakingly creating red then ___________ dots, all closely aligned, on a ultra-white surface, Irwin is able to create energy.

3. Leider felt that Irwin created the painting to be seen how?

4. Why does Irwin paint his dots in precise dimensions that form the allusion of a perfect square within the canvas--drawing attention away from the edges?

5. Irwin asks himself, "How does one paint a painting without ___________?" (p. 87).

(see the answer key)

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