Famous World Contemporary Artists MCQs with Answers
Who is known for his iconic artworks such as “Campbell’s Soup Cans” and “Marilyn Monroe”?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Andy Warhol
d) Leonardo da Vinci
Answer: c) Andy Warhol
Who is recognized for his vibrant and colorful artworks depicting flowers, landscapes, and self-portraits?
a) Salvador Dalí
b) Frida Kahlo
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Henri Matisse
Answer: b) Frida Kahlo
Who is known for his unique style of street art and political activism?
a) Banksy
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Jeff Koons
d) Yayoi Kusama
Answer: a) Banksy
Who is recognized for his sculptures made from stainless steel and mirrored surfaces?
a) Damien Hirst
b) Anish Kapoor
c) Takashi Murakami
d) Ai Weiwei
Answer: b) Anish Kapoor
Who is known for his large-scale, colorful balloon animal sculptures?
a) Damien Hirst
b) Anish Kapoor
c) Jeff Koons
d) Yayoi Kusama
Answer: c) Jeff Koons
Who is recognized for her polka dot artworks and immersive installations?
a) Banksy
b) Yoko Ono
c) Yayoi Kusama
d) Marina Abramović
Answer: c) Yayoi Kusama
Who is known for his distinctive abstract expressionist paintings?
a) Salvador Dalí
b) Frida Kahlo
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Henri Matisse
Answer: c) Jackson Pollock
Who is recognized for his surrealist artworks featuring melting clocks and dreamlike landscapes?
a) Salvador Dalí
b) Frida Kahlo
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Henri Matisse
Answer: a) Salvador Dalí
Who is known for her controversial artworks exploring themes of death, life, and consumer culture?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Tracey Emin
c) Cindy Sherman
d) Damien Hirst
Answer: d) Damien Hirst
Who is recognized for his graffiti-inspired artworks and fusion of high and low art?
a) Banksy
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Jeff Koons
d) Yayoi Kusama
Answer: b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Who is known for his sculptures made from everyday objects, such as vacuum cleaners and basketballs?
a) Damien Hirst
b) Anish Kapoor
c) Takashi Murakami
d) Ai Weiwei
Answer: d) Ai Weiwei
Who is recognized for her provocative performance art and exploration of the human body?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Tracey Emin
c) Cindy Sherman
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Marina Abramović
Who is known for her conceptual artworks, including her piece “My Bed”?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Tracey Emin
c) Cindy Sherman
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: b) Tracey Emin
Who is recognized for her photographs exploring themes of identity, gender, and popular culture?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Tracey Emin
c) Cindy Sherman
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: c) Cindy Sherman
Who is known for her avant-garde art and her influential role in the Fluxus movement?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Tracey Emin
c) Cindy Sherman
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: d) Yoko Ono
Who is recognized for his paintings featuring fragmented geometric shapes and bright colors?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Wassily Kandinsky
d) Piet Mondrian
Answer: d) Piet Mondrian
Who is known for his multimedia artworks combining painting, sculpture, and installation?
a) Olafur Eliasson
b) Ai Weiwei
c) Anish Kapoor
d) Damien Hirst
Answer: a) Olafur Eliasson
Who is recognized for her performance art and exploration of feminist themes?
a) Yoko Ono
b) Marina Abramović
c) Tracey Emin
d) Cindy Sherman
Answer: c) Tracey Emin
Who is known for his paintings depicting distorted and elongated figures?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Salvador Dalí
d) Francis Bacon
Answer: d) Francis Bacon
Who is recognized for his vibrant and energetic paintings of flowers and nature?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Georgia O’Keeffe
d) Jackson Pollock
Answer: c) Georgia O’Keeffe
Who is known for his large-scale sculptures made from steel and other industrial materials?
a) Antony Gormley
b) Jeff Koons
c) Anish Kapoor
d) Damien Hirst
Answer: a) Antony Gormley
Who is recognized for her use of repetitive patterns and motifs in her paintings and installations?
a) Yayoi Kusama
b) Marina Abramović
c) Tracey Emin
d) Cindy Sherman
Answer: a) Yayoi Kusama
Who is known for his realistic and detailed paintings of urban landscapes?
a) Edward Hopper
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Banksy
d) Keith Haring
Answer: a) Edward Hopper
Who is recognized for his bold and colorful pop art paintings and sculptures?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Andy Warhol
d) Roy Lichtenstein
Answer: d) Roy Lichtenstein
Who is known for her immersive installations featuring mirrors and infinity rooms?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Yayoi Kusama
c) Tracey Emin
d) Cindy Sherman
Answer: b) Yayoi Kusama
Who is recognized for his large-scale sculptures made from steel and other industrial materials?
a) Antony Gormley
b) Jeff Koons
c) Anish Kapoor
d) Damien Hirst
Answer: a) Antony Gormley
Who is known for his realistic and detailed paintings of urban landscapes?
a) Edward Hopper
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Banksy
d) Keith Haring
Answer: a) Edward Hopper
Who is recognized for his bold and colorful pop art paintings and sculptures?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Andy Warhol
d) Roy Lichtenstein
Answer: d) Roy Lichtenstein
Who is known for her immersive installations featuring mirrors and infinity rooms?
a) Marina Abramović
b) Yayoi Kusama
c) Tracey Emin
d) Cindy Sherman
Answer: b) Yayoi Kusama
Who is recognized for his innovative use of unconventional materials and transformation of everyday objects into art?
a) Banksy
b) Ai Weiwei
c) Jeff Koons
d) Anish Kapoor
Answer: c) Jeff Koons
Who is known for his large-scale environmental installations and land art?
a) Christo
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Damien Hirst
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Christo
Who is recognized for his abstract paintings and use of vibrant colors?
a) Wassily Kandinsky
b) Piet Mondrian
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: a) Wassily Kandinsky
Who is known for his use of bold patterns and bright colors in his paintings and sculptures?
a) Piet Mondrian
b) Jackson Pollock
c) Damien Hirst
d) Keith Haring
Answer: d) Keith Haring
Who is recognized for his large-scale installations and sculptures made from everyday objects?
a) Ai Weiwei
b) Anish Kapoor
c) Damien Hirst
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Ai Weiwei
Who is known for his use of vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes in his paintings?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Vincent van Gogh
c) Wassily Kandinsky
d) Henri Matisse
Answer: d) Henri Matisse
Who is recognized for her exploration of identity and cultural heritage through photography and video art?
a) Cindy Sherman
b) Marina Abramović
c) Tracey Emin
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Cindy Sherman
Who is known for his large-scale environmental installations and land art?
a) Christo
b) Jean-Michel Basquiat
c) Damien Hirst
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Christo
Who is recognized for his abstract paintings and use of vibrant colors?
a) Wassily Kandinsky
b) Piet Mondrian
c) Jackson Pollock
d) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: a) Wassily Kandinsky
Who is known for his use of bold patterns and bright colors in his paintings and sculptures?
a) Piet Mondrian
b) Jackson Pollock
c) Damien Hirst
d) Keith Haring
Answer: d) Keith Haring
Who is recognized for his large-scale installations and sculptures made from everyday objects?
a) Ai Weiwei
b) Anish Kapoor
c) Damien Hirst
d) Yoko Ono
Answer: a) Ai Weiwei