Art History 180

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Neo-Classicism AM

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(Neo meaning new)

A western art & architecture movement in the late 18th century and early 19th century that returned to the values and aesthetics of antiquity

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Antiquity

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Values and aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome

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The Enlightment

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A cultural movement in 18th century Europe and America where science and intellect trumped religion, and fact replaced faith. There was radical questioning of traditions, customs and morals. It was from recent achievements in science that 18th century society believed reason could bring about social, intellectual, and moral re-forums.

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Moralistic Neo-Classical art

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Art that used the reforming powers of antiquity

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Aesthetic beauty Neo-Classical art

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Picturistic scenes as souvenirs for the upper class

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Moralistic Art

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Classical and civic virtues: Actions done for the greater good, rather than oneself.

Ex: Moral incorruptibility, heroism, patriotism, self sacrifice, courage, and doing the right thing

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Decorum

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Expectations of good or appropriate behavior and/or appearance

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Naturalism

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A style in art where the goal is to create an exact likeness of the subject

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Idealized

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Naturalistic looking bodies but there are NO flaws, in fact, the bodies are perfect

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Romanticism

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Emotion over realism. Importance of the individual, and emphasis on emotion, intuition, imagination, and anything else over reason.

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Chiaroscuro

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ITALIAN: Chiaro meaning light, scuro meaning obscure or dark. Its the use of highlighted areas against shaded areas to create dimension.

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BONUS: What did Neo-Classicism use?

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Neo-Classicism used naturalism

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BONUS: What did Romanticism use?

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Romanticism used realism

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Realism (the art movement)

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The focus on everyday life including the ordinary, human experience and realities of everyday.

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Positivism

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Authentic knowledge comes from what can be perceived with your senses and studied

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Genre paintings

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Images of everyday life: domestic scenes, marrymaking, landscapes, ordinary people and activities are depicted, subject matter is represented in a mostly realistic way

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PRB (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood)

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A group of 7 whos goals were to reform art, make imitation of nature, and to create a bold new realism using sacred (religious subjects) and later urban life (prostitutes EXC)

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Iconography

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When objects are symbolic

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Tableau (pl; tableaux)

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Deliberately staging a scene for the purpose of photographing it

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Combination printing

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Piecing together images to create a new image

EX; a collage, or multiple exposures

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Collaging

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Cutting and pasting photos together

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Multiple exposures

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Separate exposures on one piece of paper

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Pictorialism AM

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A personal artistic expression, using a choice of subject matter, and using specific photographic processes and techniques including platinum, gumbichromate, and photogravure print

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Naturalism AM

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point the camera at reality and shoot

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Impressionism AM

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impressionaism is about truth to the artists visual experience not about visual accuracy

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Impasto

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highly visable; short thick strokes of paint

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Chalk pastel

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dry pigment chalk in stick or crayon form

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En plein air

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Going outdoors to paint

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Salon de Refuses

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A salon in Paris with 5000+ pieces submitted and only accepted 2,217 were accepted. Artists protsted the Salon;s rejection and went to Napoleon the 3rd, who declared for the salon to show the rest of the paintings in a new show, la salon de refuses, a show of the rejected. This reject show brought on tons of new art movements.

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Japonisme

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The widespread fascination with japan and its art

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Woodblock print

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Where the artist traces their design onto a woodblock, and whatever they wanted white is what was carved away

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realism

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realistic almost photographic way

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history painting

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subject matter drawn from classical history, mythology, and the bible

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one-point linear perspective

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where all perspectives lead to one point on the horizon

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formalism

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the study of art based solely on its form and they way it was made

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expressionism

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art reflective of the artists feelings