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31 Cards in this Set
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Action Painting
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the canvas is “an arena in which to act- rather than as a space in which to reproduce, re-design, analyze, or ‘express’ an object actual or imagined.”
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Color Field Painting
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an abstract style characterized by abstract canvases painted primarily with large areas of solid color. Sometimes referred to as “chromatic abstractions”. Opposite of action painting, meant to evoke serene moods and meditation.
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Formalism
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artists embrace medium’s unique characteristics. Complete rejection of traditionalism, images apolitical and free of subversive ideological content. “Art for Art’s Sake”.
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Drip Painting Technique
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completely eliminates form. Paint is thrown, dripped on. Frees element of line and makes views it as an image as opposed to a tool.
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Op Art
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a short-lived mid-20th century art movement in which artists sought to create an impression of movement on the picture surface by means of optical illusion.
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Minimalism
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A 20th century art movement stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines, and textures. No attempt is made to represent or symbolize any other object or experience.
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Trompe- l'oeil
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Fool the eye
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Anamorphosis
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a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image
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Site-specific art
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art meant to exist in a certain location. Location is taken into account when planning and creating the artwork
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Earth Art movement
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art in which the landscape and art are inextricably linked. Protest against the artificiality, plastic aesthetics, and commercialization of art in the 1960s
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Convergence
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Jackson Pollock
1952 Abstract Expressionism- Action |
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Woman I
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Willem de Kooning
1950-52 Abstract Expressionism- Action |
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The Bay
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Helen Frankenthaler
1963 Abstract Expressionism- Color Field |
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Brown, Blue, Brown on Blue
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Mark Rothko
1953 Abstract Expressionism- Color Field |
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Cubi XIX
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David Smith
1964 Abstract Expressionism- Formalism |
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Vega-Nor
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Victor Vasarely
1969 Op Art |
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Fragments 6/9
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Bridget Riley
1965 Op Art |
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Concave/Convex
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M.C. Escher
1955 Op Art |
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Kitty Hawk
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Richard Serra
1983 Minimalism |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Maya Ying Lin
1981-83 Minimalism |
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Marilyn Diptych
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Andy Warhol
1962 Pop Art |
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Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?
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Richard Hamilton
1956 Pop Art |
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Canyon
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Robert Rauschenberg
1959 Pop Art/ Combine |
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Ice-T
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Kehinde Wiley
2005 Post-Modernism |
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Charles the First
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
1982 Post-Modernism |
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Oh Jeff...I Love You, Too...But...
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Roy Lichenstein
1962 Pop Art |
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Pop Art
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A reaction against Formalism and Abstract Expressionism, it tries to unite art with its surrounding culture using imagery, symbolism, and other references the public would instantly recognize
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Combine
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a painted assemblage that is neither painting nor sculpture, but a mixture of both
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Post-Modernism
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an artistic reaction against modernist formalism which was seen as too elitist. Far more accepting than rigid Modernism, it tries to offer something for everyone by accommodating a wide range of styles, subjects, and formats
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Pluralism
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a variety of styles and trends practiced and accepted at the same time. Believed to be a sign of cultural vigor.
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Benday Dots
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dots used in printing to give tone and value to colors
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