Question
Julie Mehretu’s chaotic paintings were inspired by this artist’s idea of the “inevitable implosion” of “constructed spaces.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Expressionist artist of The Blue Rider who titled his abstract paintings “Compositions” and “Improvisations.”
ANSWER: Wassily Kandinsky [or Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky]
[10h] Black swirling lines represent a stadium in a Mehretu series in this form. George Dyer’s suicide inspired a “Black” series of oil paintings on canvas in this form by Francis Bacon.
ANSWER: triptychs [accept Black Triptychs; prompt on polyptychs; prompt on three paintings]
[10m] In 2021, this museum hosted a retrospective of Mehretu’s career. This New York museum’s current building was designed by Renzo Piano, and it hosts a biennial exhibition of upcoming American artists.
ANSWER: Whitney Museum of American Art [or The Whitney]
<Ganon Evans, Fine Arts - Painting - 1945+> ~22423~ <Editor: Chandler West>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 12.78 | 83% | 11% | 33% |