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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. Irwin's open-ended offer with an unknown cost was _________________ many curators.

2. Due to changing light and time of day, this fabric appears how?

3. Irwin's discomfort with paintings that encompass the edges of the canvas leads him to move on to painting what?

4. 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

5. Irwin finds _______________ who creates perfect discs for him.

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions does Irwin ask himself regarding these discs? How does he answer this question?

2. What leads Irwin to write his own view on this philosophy? Describe this work.

3. What do viewers think of this display?

4. With whom does Irwin work on this collaborative project? What do they discover about each other?

5. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.

6. What are some of Irwin's views regarding this philosophy?

7. Describe Irwin's installations after 1970.

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

9. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

10. Where does Irwin submit proposals?

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

Irwin is very liberal in his thinking.

Part 1) Describe Irwin's thinking. How has in upbringing influenced his liberal views? How else have his liberal views been formed?

Part 2) How do his liberal views reflect his personality? How do they also affect his art?

Part 3) What type of thinker are you? Would you consider yourself a liberal, a conservative, or somewhere in between. Why? What has influenced these views?

Essay Topic 3

Irwin collaborates with Dr. Wortz.

Part 1) Who is Dr. Wortz? How does Irwin get the chance to collaborate with him? Describe their collaboration.

Part 2) How is this collaboration significant? What do these two men learn about each other, themselves, art, and science?

Part 3) When have you collaborated with someone else? Was this a good experience? Why or why not? What did you learn about yourself and your partner?

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