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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 sets about reading everything he can about this philosophy, sometimes spending how much time reading, analyzing, and trying to understand every turn of phrase?
2. At a 1971 display at UCLA's museum, Irwin redoes a utility stairway with what?
3. Irwin wants to make art of what?
4. Do many viewers "get it?"
5. There is a __________ that cuts the room into two spaces.
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads Irwin to write his own view on this philosophy? Describe this work.
2. Describe Irwin's display at the Whitney Retrospective.
3. How did Irwin see this display?
4. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.
5. Describe Irwin's installations after 1970.
6. By what is Irwin intrigued? What does Irwin do regarding this philosophy?
7. From where do non-art invitations come?
8. With whom does Irwin work on this collaborative project? What do they discover about each other?
9. What is Irwin doing three years after the Whitney opening? Why?
10. By what is Irwin now intrigued? How does this affect his work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Irwin becomes a teacher.
Part 1) Describe his teaching career. Why does he decide to teach? How is this connected to his feelings about his art and the art world at the time?
Part 2) How does Irwin compare to your own teachers? Does he act like a typical teacher? Why or why not? How does this reflect his personality?
Part 3) If you were to teach, what would you teach? Why? What age would you want to teach? Why? Describe what your teaching style might be like.
Essay Topic 3
Robert Irwin was born in L.A.
Part 1) Describe Irwin's life in L.A. How does his personality reflect his West Coast upbringing? What other aspects of his life influence him in adulthood? How? Why?
Part 2) How does this West Coast personality also clash and contrast aspects of his work throughout his life? Why?
Part 3) Describe your own upbringing. How has it influenced you and your interests? How might it influence you throughout the rest of your life?
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