That Painting's One of Bob's Quiz | Art

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1. Paying your entrance fee to the Bob Museum, you're handed a pamphlet containing a map of the building. You don't need it- you've been here tons of times before. On the front of a pamphlet is a painting known as "No. 5, 1948" from Bob's 'Abstract Expressionism phase'. In another world perhaps, this painting was created by someone else. Who would that be?

Answer: Jackson Pollock

"No. 5, 1948" is quite the painting. Had Jackson Pollock, a twentieth-century artist known for his abstract expressionist work, painted it instead of Bob, it probably would have been (at one time) the most expensive creation ever sold in auction. "No. 5, 1948" certainly fits the bill- its brown and yellow mishmash of drizzled paint was once owned by David Geffen, the owner of Dreamworks.

In 2006 it was sold, in auction, for $140,000,000. Abstract Expressionist paintings are typically known for their surreal elements and are created almost 'in the moment'. Bob created these ones after World War II when he decided that it was 'time' for this movement, spur of the moment.

2. "Onwards!" you say. There's never time to wait at the Bob Museum. There's just so much to see- after all, he's created every piece of art! Moving into Bob's relaxing 'Post-Impressionist Phase', you stare at his piece known as "White House at Night". Perhaps if this were another world, you'd find this picture somewhere in Russia ... maybe even by an artist known by what name?

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

Amongst the paintings Bob created in this era of art are titles such as "Starry Night", "The Sower", and "The Potato-Eaters". Of course, had this been an alternate world, I'm sure they'd all be Van Gogh standards, but this is a world of Bob Art. "White House at Night" was painted in 1890 and would have been the last of Van Gogh's works (and on display in Russia's Hermitage Museum). Post-Impressionist works are realistic, no doubt, but only in subject matter.

The paintings involved have malformed shapes and the artist has intensified the colour palette to make stronger, more vivid works. Bob painted these ones at the turn of the twentieth century. Let's move on!

3. Heading upstairs you move on to the realism portion of Bob's collection. Marveling at the brushstrokes on a piece known as "Madame X", you move along quickly. There's still a lot to see. Elsewhere, if this work of art were by another artist, what would their name probably be?

Answer: John Singer Sargent

"Madame X" was certainly the cause of scandal upon its unveiling in Paris in 1884. After its first appearance, the revealing nature of the woman in the portrait (who wears a long black dress) caused a stir and resulted in the artist's lack of popularity in France. "Madame X" or "The Portrait of Madame X" was painted with oil paints on a canvas and is a stunning representation of the realism period in which paintings were created to be true to life. Sure, Bob was obviously the creator of this one; John Singer Sargent, at least in this world, had nothing to do with it.

The painting was housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in the twentieth century- and Bob's Museum, of course.

4. Impressionist works are some of Bob's most beautiful. Compositions are masterfully crafted and visually stunning, and none more so (perhaps) than "Bal du moulin de la Galette". Had this been painted in France in 1876 in another world, it may have actually been created by which of these artists?

Answer: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"Bal du moulin de la Galette" is a seemingly-complicated piece filled with textures and colours, but it pulls off its point very well. The meaning behind Bob's Impressionist works was to take a picture that reflects real life and use subtle brush strokes. "Bal du moulin de la Galette" reflects an actual Paris party and was once one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
In another world, perhaps, this would be found in Paris' Mus�e d'Orsay (and painted by French Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir). Alas, this world is different and it is not the case.

5. It doesn't matter what anyone says; Bob got the point of pointillism. His most famous work in this movement was obviously "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte - 1884" and it's one of your favourites. If you had been in another world, this painting quite possibly would have been created by what post-impressionist artist?

Answer: Georges Seurat

Pointillism's point is to create a work of art using dots of colour, literally combining different colours of dots in order to construct a work. Bob's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte", painted in 1884, is the prime example of this as it depicts the scene of a number of beach-goers enjoying the water's edge on the Island of La Grande Jatte in the River Seine.

The picture took two years to complete, though, I'm sure that if this were an alternate reality, it would've been done by Post-Impressionist artist Georges-Pierre Seurat and placed in a Chicago Museum. Thankfully THAT is not the case.

6. You'd be a square if you walked into the Bob Museum and didn't check out his Cubism pieces. Bob's most prized cubist painting, in your opinion, would be "Violin and Candlestick", but had this been another world, you'd probably find that the painting was actually by which twentieth-century artist?

Answer: Georges Braque

Cubism, had it not been created by Bob in the 1900s, would likely have been a collaboration between different Surrealist artists, particularly Salvador Dali and Georges Braque, though we all know it's Bob's doing. In this avant-garde style, "Violin and Candlestick", painted in 1910, would be a type of Analytical Cubism because it analyzes the different aspects of the focal point of the piece. Synthetic Cubism would cause the pieces on the frame (in a collage style) to overlap one another and merge closer. Bob thought it would be hip to be square. Who knows, maybe somewhere out there, on another world, a man named Georges Braque created this work of art. Perhaps, even then, it would be housed in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. If only...

7. Perhaps you'd regard some of Bob's works as witty? You consider his surreal pieces to be real stumpers, and in the case of "The Treachery of Images", you usually like to think twice. What surreal artist would likely be credited with this image (which is not a pipe) in another world?

Answer: Ren� Magritte

Surrealism is an odd art movement based on juxtaposition and surprisingly offbeat subject matter. Bob, in painting "The Treachery of Images", simply painted a pipe and wrote the words 'ceci n'est pas une pipe' (This is not a pipe). Of course it's not a pipe; it's merely the image of a pipe! Other surreal works can be difficult, often impossible to analyze. "The Treachery of Images" was painted in 1929. Sure, Bob painted this one, but had it been created by a surrealist painter known by the name of Ren� Magritte, it would probably be housed in Los Angeles.

In fact, the name Salvador Dali would probably ring a bell too (though he made some weird movies...),

8. See, in Bob's Museum, there are no 'readymade' pieces of art. One of his recreations, however, based on the "Mona Lisa", was "L. H. O. O. Q." in which he simply drew a mustache on his earlier creation. Which artist could have been credited with this in another world?

Answer: Marcel Duchamp

"L.H.O.O.Q." certainly is the unique one. Literally an image of the "Mona Lisa" with a mustache drawn on, perhaps Bob just wanted to make an improvement(?). In fact, a similar object made around the same time (1917), was a sculpture installation of a urinal flipped on its side and signed 'R. Mutt'. Most regard these days as the time Bob 'jumped the shark'.

Many others regard it as anti-art, essentially taking anything and slightly modifying it to claim it as artwork. Wait until you see Bob's 'anti-anti-art'. Had Marcel Duchamp been in this world, he probably would've been the one to make these odd creations, but alas, he would've thrown it all aside to become a professional chess player. Nevertheless, in this world, Bob takes the credit.

9. During a brief and colourful foray into Pop Art, Bob ended up painting "Green Coca-Cola Bottles" in 1962. Had Bob done this in another world, he'd probably be mistaken for what other famous pop artist?

Answer: Andy Warhol

Claiming he wanted a more colourful and modern style to his work, Bob partook in what many call 'Pop Art', which used a number of modern-day commercial images and themes to evoke the viewer. For example, "Green Coca Cola Bottles" was literally what it was. An image of "Campbell's Soup" became a hallmark of the style and this continued through the 1950s and onward. Pop Art also had a large impact on Digital Art moving into the age of computers. Sure, Coca Cola appears in this world, a world of Bob, but elsewhere, you can be sure that someone by the name of Andy Warhol probably painted "Coca Cola Bottles", "Campbell's Soup Cans", and even images of Elvis Presley.

In fact, I'd put money on it.

10. It took years, but Bob finally got into photography with this last collection you're viewing. Perhaps, had Bob been in a different world, he'd recognize these photographs as having been taken by another artist, but things are different here. Having taken famous portraits of Cyndi Lauper, Yoko Ono, and the Queen of England, who would that artist be?

Answer: Annie Leibovitz

In addition to this collection of shots (including Cyndi Lauper's album covers and the image of John Lennon nude holding onto Yoko Ono for "Rolling Stone" magazine), Bob also took photographs of Whoopi Goldberg in a bath of milk, and Mick Jagger. Bob's photography days began at the dawning of this piece of technology, but until after World War II, all that he used it for were war photographs. Now, in a digital age, photography can be refined via computer to ensure that a shot can be perfected. While photography is often regarded as a lesser art in some circles, it still captures images for display. Sure, Bob 'calls the shots' in this world, but in another world, maybe, Annie Leibovitz took all these photos and made it big.

Source: Author kyleisalive

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That Painting's One of Bob's Trivia Quiz

This world is a different place. All art ever created has been created by a man known exclusively as 'Bob'. Few have met Bob, but all the paintings are there. Stroll through the Bob Museum and see if you can answer a few questions about his works.

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