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19 Cards in this Set
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Fauvism/The Fauves |
French for "the wild beasts" meaning works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the realistic values retained by Impressionism |
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Cubism |
Art movement where objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form; instead of depicting objects from a single viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context |
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Primitivism |
Art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples; borrowings from primitive art has been important to the development of modern art |
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Suprematism |
Art movement, focused on basic geometric forms, such as circles, squares, lines, and rectangles, painted in a limited range of colors |
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Abstract Expressionism |
a development of abstract art that originated in New York and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act |
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Domino Construction |
System of building construction in which reinforced concrete floor slabs are floated on six freestanding posts placed as if at the positions of the six dots on a domino playing piece |
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Analytic Cubism |
analysis of the subjects; pulling them apart into planes |
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Synthetic Cubism |
characterized by the introduction of different textures, surfaces, collage elements, and a large variety of merged subject matter |
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Collage |
technique using torn or cut pieces of paper, cloth, or found materials which are pasted onto another surface |
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Assemblage |
artwork created by gathering and manipulating two- and/or three-dimensional found objects |
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Curtain Walls |
A wall in a building that does not support any of the weight of the structure |
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Dada |
artassociated with nonsense |
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Futurism |
Art movement whose aim was to express the energetic, dynamic, and violent quality of contemporary life; especially as embodied in the motion and force of modern machinery |
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Automatism |
a technique whereby the usual intellectual control of the artist over his or her brush or pencil in foregone; the artist's aim is to allow the subconscious to create the artwork without rational interference |
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Biomorphism |
describes forms that resemble or suggest shapes found in nature |
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Bauhaus |
a school of art, architecture and design characterized by geometric design, respect for practical material, and its severely economic sensibilities |
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Frottage |
a design produced by laying a piece of paper over a textured surface and rubbing with charcoal or other soft medium |
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Surrealism |
Art movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter |
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Grattage |
a pattern created by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas laid over a textured surface. |
