Ah Final Exam V

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Large Bathers by Paul Cezanne - 1898-1905 - post-impressionism - repetition of shapes; part of series re-visited for him to find his "realization"; no atmospheric perspective

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Mt. St-Victoire by Paul Cezanne - 1902-04 - post-impressionism - repeated color motifs; series painting to discover permanence (not to capture individual moments)

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Japonaiserie: Bridge in the Rain by Vincent Van Gogh - 1887 - post-impressionism - japonisme

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japonisme

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interest in Japanese art that develops in mid-19th century

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Night Cafe by Vincent Van Gogh - 1888 - post-impressionism - colors used to convey meaning

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Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh - 1889 - post-impressionism - use of colors to express

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Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh - 1889 - post-impressionism - conveys particular psychological/emotional response to what he sees; arguably more of a portrait of Van Gogh than of the night sky

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Vision After Sermon by Paul Gauguin - 1888 - post-impressionism - red meadow for passion (color to express)

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Spirit of the Dead Watching by Paul Gauguin - 1892 - post-impressionism - meaning carried across by colors

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The Apparition by Gustave Moreau - 1874-76 - symbolism - portrayal of evil woman

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The Cyclops by Odilion Redon - 1898 - symbolism - pure fantasy

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Symbolism

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Sub-movement: trenched label of late 19th century; overlaps with post-impressionism & expressionism; Primarily a literary movement: Manifesto published 1886; Rejection of everyday, contemporary world; Interest in trans-historical myth; interior states, the visionary; horror/sci-fi

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Les Fauves

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wild beasts; a term alluding to expressionism and the Salon d'Automne

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The Scream by Edvard Munch - 1893 - symbolism - illustrates ideas of modernism; whole painting conveys a scream

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Le Bonheur de Vivre by Henri Matisse - 1905-06 - Expressionism - dependency on color & shape to convey message; "The Joy of Life"

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The Red Room/Harmony in Red/Dessert by Henri Matisse - 1908-09 - Expressionism - to be enjoyed as dessert; color does not indicate three-dimensionality; use of primary colors

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Die Brücke

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"The Bridge" - German expressionist movement founded in Dresden

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Primitivism

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the primitive as a "purely expressive art" found outside one's own artistic tradition OR the primitive as a "pure" moment within one's own artistic tradition

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Street, Dresden by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - 1908 - Die Brücke - people unaware of one another & without identities

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Der Blaue Reiter

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"The Blue Rider" - German expressionist movement located in Munich, 1911-14; includes artists such as Wassily Kandinsky

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Girl with a Mandolin by Pablo Picasso - 1910 - Cubism - the "truth" by showing what nature is not

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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso - 1907 - Cubism - new approach to primitivism

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Improvisation #28 by Wassily Kandinsky - 1912 - Der Blaue Reiter - liberation of art from subject; use of independent shapes; "improvisation" = musical term

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synaesthesia

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Goal of German expressionism movement Der Blaue Reiter; experiencing senses with non-traditional sensory receptors (i.e. hearing colors, seeing music)