Author Question: Contrapposto (meaning counterpoise or counterbalance) was developed by ________ as a pose for ... (Read 161 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Contrapposto (meaning counterpoise or counterbalance) was developed by ________ as a pose for sculptures of the human figure.

A. ancient Greeks
B. ancient Egyptians
C. 18th-century artists of the Ivory Coast
D. 12th-century Japanese artists
E. artists of the Renaissance

Question 2

Minimalists:

A. did not believe in trying to influence people through images.
B. favored industrial and construction materials.
C. attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials they used speak for themselves.
D. All of these are the case.
E. None of these answers are correct.

coreycathey · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Contrapposto, developed by ancient Greeks, sets the body in a gentle S-shaped curve through a play of opposites. You can see such balance in ancient Greek works.

Answer to Question 2

D
Minimalism developed from a broad tendency during the 1960s and '70s toward simple, primary forms. Minimalist artists believed that art should offer a pure and honest aesthetic experience instead of trying to influence people through images. They favored materials associated more with industry or construction than with art.