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Post-Painterly Abstraction
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Defined by Clement Greenberg: "[post-painterly abstraction] moves towards a physical openness of design , or towards linear clarity, or towards both."
two tendencies in Post-Painterly Abstraction: 1.) Soft Edge-thin veils of paint with often large areas of empty space painted directly onto the unprepared canvas. 2.) Hard Edge- coined by Jules Langsner in 1959, consists of unified field or fields of color without fore-or background *no symbolic content* |
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Op-Art
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short for "optical art" based on the principles of the working of the eye and the ways in which the eye can be fooled.
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Kinetic Art
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Art that moves, propelled by motor or by the wind.
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Minimal (ist) Art
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Art of "extreme visual reduction" (there is not much to see). Objects are often geometric and severe, repetitive, site-specific, have no symbolism.
*against the clutter of POP Art* |
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"Specific Object"
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coined by Donald Judd to indicate the work is to be taken literally rather than as a symbol or representation of something else.
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Site-specific
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The work is made for a specific environment (a gallery, a park, etc). When the work is moved to another site, it becomes a new work of art.
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Characteristics of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural style.
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!. the house fits in with environment
2. Cantilevers are characteristic 3. cantilevers are large overhangs unsupported by additional posts. 4. The materials are exposed "brutalism" 5. interior and exterior space integrate through large areas of glass. 6. hearth is at the center of the house 7. interior floor plan is open and flowing 8. interior shows structure, such as beams 9. Frank designed the windows, carpets, lamps, and furniture for a complete work of art. 10. the house is functional and devoid of superfluous decorations. |
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Machine for Living
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Le Corbusier's ideas about architecture
1. Storage and utilities areas at ground level 2.the living space is elevated on pilotis 3. an open floor plan 4. interior and exterior are connected 5. the horizontal long window 6. the roof garden |
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Brutalism
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The use of concrete as an aesthetic form. The surface is left exposed and raw.
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International Style
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Architectural style characterized by glass curtain facades, steel frame construction, and a total absence of decorative elements.
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Conceptual Art
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This movement deals with the "dematerialization of the art object" (Edward Lucy Lippard)
the idea becomes the machine that makes the art. conceptual art is against the commercial aspect of POP Art. |
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Feminist Art
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Art the deals with often intimate femal issues and is performed or created for by women.
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Racial and Political Art
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OBAC, Afri-COBRA, and SPARC were groups advocating for the rights of African Americans through art and other cultural events.
Part of the Civil Rights movement |
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Process Art
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Art that allows for change by creating works that are left t decay, sag, rot, or otherwise return to another state of being.
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Earth Works
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Works of art that are constructed of earth materials. rocks, soil, water and other natural materials.
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Entropy
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The tendency of all systems including the universe to return to a state of chaos and disintegration.
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"Nonsites"
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Term coined by Robert Smithson to describe work that includes topographical maps and elements from nature such as rocks ad are installed in a gallery to provide a dialogue between indoors and outdoors.
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Photo-Realism
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ultra-realistic renditions of objects and portraits.
projecting the image onto a canvas and then painting it. response again the cold and stark art of minimalist |
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Installation Art
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Art that includes a variety of media and fills large areas.
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