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40 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first artist to use colour to express emotion in painting? |
Vincent Van Gogh |
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In his early work, Van Gogh's primary subject is... |
The working class in Holland |
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Who did Van Gogh take inspiration from in his early days of being an artist? |
Millet |
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Around 1886, Van Gogh travels to Paris and is inspired by which art movement? (Hint: he attempts to copy the style of Seurat in this painting) |
Post-impressionism |
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Paul Gauguin is renowned for being able to paint from memory, and harmonize _____ and _____ together in one painting. |
Reality and vision. |
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The background in this particular self-portrait symbolizes Van Gogh's loss of _______? |
Control. This painting was completed within the asylum Van Gogh was banished to after supposedly attacking Gauguin. The swirling lines represent his unstable emotional state. |
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What does the term cloisonné refer to? |
A style of medieval decorative work in which colour and form are the most important elements. Gauguin was inspired by this. |
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This piece and Gauguin's major work during his time spent in Tahiti was radical because? (Hint: think of the red river) |
It pushed colour to the limits of what was believable. Gauguin used colour to express themes of sexuality and maturity, rather than concerning himself with painting the scene in realistic colours. |
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What art movement: - Has NO formal style - Focuses on the subconscious mind, and religious and mythical experiences - Rejects social consciousness of Realism - Is a reaction to the Impressionism and the adherence to representation |
Symbolism |
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How is symbolist art different than classical art? |
Symbolist art examines the perverse and poetic myths, while classical art is concerned with heroic myths. |
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Who said it: "Do not copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction. Derive it from nature while dreaming in front of it and think more of the creation that will result” ? |
ur boi Paul Gauguin |
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During the Symbolist movement, paintings often depicted a women with a snake around her naked body. What do these paintings symbolize? |
The femme fatal. Women were symbolized as objects of great desire for sex, however the snake revealed the negative consequences that occurred when you ~sin~ |
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Who was the major figure of the Symbolist movement and precursor to Surrealism?? |
it's yo boy Odilon Redon |
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Which symbolist painter's work appeared innocent/childlike, but the subject matter was actually far from being lighthearted? |
Henri Rousseau |
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Rousseau's painting, 'The Sleeping Gypsy' symbolized artist's position in _________. |
Society. Artists were ostracized in society, and had no clear place in the structure, much like gypsies. |
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Who said dis: "Remember that a painting – before being a battle horse, a nude woman, or an anecdote of some sort – is essentially a flat surface covered with colours, put together in a certain order." |
The man, the myth, the mystery himself, Maurice Denice. |
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Which group of artists within post-impressionism movement were associated with the avant-garde, were interested in the flat potential of a picture frame and the notion of the 'arabesque' (perfect linear line)? |
Les Dabis (means prophet in Hebrew) The two most known artists from the group were Maurice Denis and Pierre Bonnard. |
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Pierre Bonnard, member of the post-impressionist, avant-garde group, Les Dabis, believed that art was a subtle balance between _______ and _______. |
Lies and truth. In his well-known painting, 'Nude in the Mirror' he paints his wife from memory to look like she did when she was younger. |
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Symbolist artists like Franz Von Stuck and Henri Rousseau were inspired by which 20th c. neurologist? (Hint: he invented psychoanalysis) |
Sigmund Freud (here he is looking dapper in a suit with his cigar) |
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Which art movement believed that the 'essential principle of art is to cloth the idea in sensuous form' ? |
Symbolism |
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Which art movement was a climax of the prior movements that pushed against academic principles of the salon, attempted to unify various mediums, and break down distinction between fine art and craft? |
Art Nouveau |
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Which Art Nouveau artist looked back at ornamental gothic art and organic forms for inspiration and favoured craftsmanship over mass production? |
The arts & crafts master: William Morris |
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Which Art Nouveau artist created a poster for a Sarah Barnhart play and it was such a hit that he had to distance himself from the movement he was commissioned to create so much similar work? |
Gismonda Alfons Mucha |
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What does aestheticism mean? |
'Art for art's sake' or the justification of art being its intrinsic beauty rather than morality. |
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Who gives Art Nouveau its name and style? |
Alfons Mucha |
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Which Art Nouveau artist was known for her use of highly decorative line and androgynous figures? |
Aubrey Beardsley |
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Which famous writer was a supporter of the arts & crafts / aesthetic movement? |
My boi Oscar Wilde (go read his sh*t, it's v beautiful and poetic and tragic) |
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The most well-known Art Nouveau design, the Paris Métropolitain subway entrance, was designed out of cast iron and was an interplay between manmade vs. ________ forms. |
Organic. The subway entrance is often thought to mimic the appearance of a tree. |
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Why was building in the Art Nouveau style problematic? |
It was hella expensive. It cost top dollar $$$ to make an original design compared to the regular post and lintel style. |
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What was the Spanish Art Nouveau movement known as? |
Modernmissimo movement |
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Who was the main figure of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement? |
Dat boi Antoni Gaudi |
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What is the name of the church that Antoni Gaudi designed and has been under construction since 1882? |
Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family) |
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Which artist was best known for his high-backed chairs, which he designed for the "Ladies Luncheon/Tea Room in Glasgow"? |
Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
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What is the name of the movement created by a group of artists from Vienna that wanted to distance themselves from the academy and exhibit their own work independently? |
The Vienna Sucession |
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What is the idea behind Gustave Klimt's painting, "The Kiss" ? |
The painting strives to give definition to the male and female forms being two halves of a whole. The rectangular forms represent the male, and they intersect with the space of the female's circular forms. |
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What does Edvard Munch's painting, "The Scream" depict? |
An anxiety attack. However, the scream is not emanating from the figure, but rather from nature, as expressed in the blood-red of the skies. |
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Why was Edvard Munch known for challenging the system of selling art? |
Munch would never settle for one original piece. He would reproduce the same work several times over, exploring the process of reproducing art. |
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What is the story expressed in Gustave Klimt's "Beethoven Frieze" ? |
The human condition. The frieze depicts humanity's struggle to overcome hostile power and find unity andlove.
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What quotation was engraved on the Secession Exhibition building? |
"To every age its own art, and to every art its freedom." |
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Gustave Klimt's painting, "Danae" has erotic undertones, which mirror Sigmund Freud's theories of ________ _____________. |
Sexual repression. Freud believed that neuroses (ex. mental illnesses like anxiety) were disguised as suppressed thoughts about sexual desire. |
