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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the mid and late sixties, Irwin supplements his meager art income with earnings from his stints as a teacher. However, his main source of income during this period is from what?

2. Does Robert struggle with the concepts?

3. In recent works, Irwin has abandoned his principal mode of pursuit. What is this pursuit?

4. Irwin leaves others to interpret while he contemplates what?

5. Researchers in science like Wortz and researchers in art like Irwin have more in common with each other than they do with the technicians in their own fields. Irwin dubs this relationship __________________. T

Short Essay Questions

1. By what is Irwin now intrigued? How does this affect his work?

2. Describe Irwin's installation in the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art in 1975.

3. How did Irwin see this display?

4. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.

5. What is Irwin doing three years after the Whitney opening? Why?

6. What do viewers think of this display?

7. From where do non-art invitations come?

8. What do critics and viewers think of his work? What does he think of their opinions?

9. What does Irwin ponder after the Whitney display? Why?

10. Describe Irwin's post-Whitney works and beliefs.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critics have a difficult time pinning Irwin to one style.

Part 1) Describe the various styles to which Irwin had been temporarily pinned. How does his work reflect each of these styles?

Part 2) Why is it so difficult to pin Irwin to one style? Does Irwin want to be pinned? Why or why not? Why do critics want to pin him to one style?

Part 3) How important are various styles of art? Is it necessary for one to create a specific style of art in a specific genre and medium? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

From 1962 to 1964 Irwin produces ten late line paintings.

Part 1) Describe these paintings. What events and work lead to these paintings? How is Irwin changed in these two years? Why?

Part 2) To what do these paintings lead? How is all this work viewed by critics? Do they like it? Why or why not? How does this work reflect Irwin's personality?

Part 3) Who is your favorite artist? Describe his or her work. How does this work reflect the artists' personality? Why are you drawn to this artist and his or her work?

Essay Topic 3

Irwin spends time in the desert.

Part 1) Describe Irwin's time in the desert. Why does he decide to spend time in the desert? How is this decision related to his feelings about his art?

Part 2) How does Irwin benefit from this time in the desert? How does it affect his art? How do his feelings while he is in the desert reflect his personality?

Part 3) Describe a place you have gone that give you a sense of peace or renewed energy. Why did this place have this kind of power? Have you returned to this place? Why or why not? Would you like to return to this place? Why or why not?

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