british art

Question 1

FRANCIS BACON​
1909–1992 ​

Answer 1

figurative painter​

raw / unsettling imagery​

focus on the human form​

crucifixions / portraits of popes / friends​

abstracted figures isolated in geometrical structures​

triptych / diptych formats​

bohemian lifestyle (drinking, gambling in London’s SOHO)​

record prices at auction​

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Question 2

David Hockney​
1937 -​

Answer 2

painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, photographer​

important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s​

experiments with many media (computer, iPad drawings, etc.)​

subject matter: landscapes, portraits, dogs​

bright colors, swimming pools​

Question 3

Damien Hirst​
1965 -​

Answer 3

Young British Artists (YBAs)​

UK’s richest living artist​

central theme: death​

famous artworks: dead animals preserved (dissected) in formaldehyde​

spin paintings, spot paintings​

Question 4

Tracey Emin​
1963 -​

Answer 4

autobiographical / confessional work​

drawing, painting, film, neon text​

part of YBAs​

Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy​

Question 5

Bridget Riley​
1931 -

Answer 5

op art paintings (optical art)​

Question 6

The British Museum​

Answer 6

dedicated to human history, art, and culture​

permanent collection: 8 million works (widely collected during the era of the British Empire)​

1st public national museum in the world​

established in 1753​

no admission fees​

5th on the list of most-visited museums in the world​

owns the Rosetta Stone of Egypt

Question 7

The National Gallery

Answer 7

in Trafalgar Square in Central London​

founded in 1824​

houses 2,300 paintings (from mid 13th cent. to 1900)​

entry to the main collection free of charge​

ranked 8th on the list of most-visited art museums in the world​

Question 8

Tate Modern

Answer 8

modern art gallery​

national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day​

one of the largest museums in the world​

3rd in the list of most-visited art museums in the world (2020)​

former power station (closed in 1981)​

Question 9

The Saatchi Gallery​

Answer 9

contemporary art​

opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 (his collection to the public)​

Charles Saatchi – Iraqi-British businessman, founder of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi (largest ad agency in the world in the 1980s)​

US artists, minimalism, Damien Hirst and YBAs, contemporary art​

media controversy​

unknown artists (springboard to a career)​

Question 10

Christie’s ​

Answer 10

auction house​

founded in 1766​

2017, Salvator Mundi sold for $400 million (highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction)​

auctioned objects: cars, watches, dresses, sculptures, furniture​

provenance​