1. What is Freudian psychoanalysis? 2. What is the…

1. What is Freudian psychoanalysis?
2. What is the relationship between surrealism and Freudian psychoanalysis?
3. Why has Freudian psychoanalysis declined in influence?
4. With the decline of psychoanalysis what happened to surrealism?
5. What were some of the perceived advantages of early shopping malls like Southdale Center?
6. What does “utopian sensibility” look like in art? What was the goal of this kind of art?
6. Why is the utopian design of shopping malls seen as problematic?
7. What is wrong with futuristic/utopian cities like Chandigarh, India?
8. What do you think of gated communities or highly planned communities like Irvine? Would you want to live in one?
9. Why do contemporary artists no longer think it is viable to make art that is concerned only with pure geometry or formal qualities like line, texture, and color?
10. According to the article, describe what has happened to Disneyland in the past few decades.
11. What happened to the idea of frontier exploration?
12. How does abstract expressionism (like Jackson Pollock’s work) express the idea of frontier exploration?
13. With the loss of the frontier, what happened to abstract expressionism?
14. Do you think there is still such a thing as artistic freedom? Why or why not? What is your definition of artistic freedom?
15. This is an unwritten rule about studio art: “Don’t call any artwork that is unconventional or strange “surrealistic.” Referring to the article, describe why this unwritten rule exists.
16. This is an unwritten rule about studio art: “Don’t describe your work in purely formal terms (line, shape, color, texture, etc.)” Referring to the article, describe why this unwritten rule exists.
17. Another unwritten rule about studio art: “Don’t use terms like ‘new’ or ‘original’ to justify the importance of your artwork.” Referring to the article, describe why this unwritten rule exists.
18. What is the difference between modern art and contemporary art?