Modernism in Latin America

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What term was used to refer to literary works in Hispanic Modernism?

  • Eurocentrismo
  • Modernismo (correct)
  • Colonialismo
  • Hispanismo

Where did many Latin American artists receive their formal education from in the late 1800s to mid-1900s?

  • Rome, Berlin, and Vienna
  • Paris, Madrid, and London (correct)
  • New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles
  • Athens, Istanbul, and Moscow

What was the goal of artists in modern Latin America?

  • To be a motivator of social change (correct)
  • To promote individualistic art without social context
  • To preserve traditional European art styles
  • To reject any influence from European art

What political event significantly impacted Latin American artists in the early twentieth century?

<p>The Mexican Revolution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ideology influenced the focus of Latin American artists on the effect of social changes?

<p>Marxism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Latin American artists contribute to upon returning to their home countries?

<p>Art conveying a Latin American identity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term became synonymous with the art of the early twentieth century in Latin America?

<p>Modernismo (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artist developed a style named Constructive Universalism?

<p>Joaquin Torres-Garcia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Alvaro Obregon become President of Mexico?

<p>1921 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who directed the minister of education to develop a Mexican mural program?

<p>Alvaro Obregon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artist used the impulses of the primitive unconscious mind in their work?

<p>Surrealist artists (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who addressed contemporary social issues in their work, which later became the primary subject matter of the Mexican muralists?

<p>José Guadalupe Posada (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which country did Tarsila do Amaral study different movements in Europe?

<p>Brazil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Tarsila do Amaral return to Brazil after studying in Paris?

<p>1924 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one primary subject matter of the Mexican muralists' work?

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