Art 180 Midterm 2

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Site-specific

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Artwork created to exist in a certain place.

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percent for art programs

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A cultural system where a certain percentage of the cost of a public building be applied towards art and decoration to enhance the space or its surrounding.

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Passage technique

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the blending of overlapping planes into one another.

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Simultaneity

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Rendering of a space using shifting views.

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Papier Collé

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A type of collage close to drawing or painting. The shape of the pieces act as the subject

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Gouache

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A type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. Thicker than water colour.

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Manifesto

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Public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives.

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Photodynamism

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Photographs that capture the sensation of speed and motion.

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Avant-garde

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French for before the group. The introduction of experimental ideas.

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Ephemeral

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Not long lasting

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Readymade

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Object that were already made placed in a different to change their meaning.

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Photomontage

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Pasting together images to create a whole new image

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Assemblage

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A 3D artistic composition made from assembling found objects

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Frottage

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French for rubbing. Creating an image by placing paper over a textured surface and running crayon or pencil to create an impression

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Grattage

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Canvas prepared with layers of paint, allowed to dry. Canvas places over textured surfaces then scraped.

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Decalcomania

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A transfer technique created when placing glass or paper on a wet canvas then pulling it off.

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automatism

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Techniques for spontaneous writing, drawing or painting with an emphasis on the subconscious over the conscious.

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Medium specificity

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Manipulating aspects of a particular medium that are unique to that medium.

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Gestural painting

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Also known as action painting, this is a way of working where paint is applied to the canvas by dribbling, splattering, and pouring. The work is created by chance.

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Soak-stain method

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Oil paint is diluted with turpentine or kerosene and applied to an unprepared canvas.

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Colour field painting

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Paintings characterized by large areas of colour.

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Hard edge painting

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An abstract style that combines the clear composition of geometric abstraction with intense colour and bald, unitary forms of colour field painting.

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Gestalt

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The brain's way to self-organize; recognizing figures and whole forms as opposed to simple shapes.

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Phenomenology

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Experience things as they are. A pure response to the object itself.

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Form follows function

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The shape of something should be based on the intended use of it.

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Reinforced concrete

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Steel rods, beams or mesh that are within concrete to add strength and flexibility.

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Cantilever

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An extended balcony without structural support. Held in place by the weight of the house itself.

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Analytical Cubism

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An art movement focusing on the reduction and fragmentation to the point of abstraction.

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Synthetic Cubism

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A reaction to all the thought that happened in analytical cubism. Focused on play and the suggestion of things.

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Futurism

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An art movement that detested formal antiquity ingrained in contemporary society. Instead, celebrating advancements in modern technology.

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Constructivism

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An art movement in soviet Russia aiming to be utilitarian, easy to understand and aesthetically pleasing.

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Suprematism

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Avant-garde artists exploring abstract art in attempts to create a new desirable future through art. Freed from all social and material associations.

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De Stijl

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An art movement focusing on the idea of bringing spirituality back through abstract art.

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Dada

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A shocking art movement attempting to provoke thought. It doesn't make sense because society does not either.

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Automatism

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An abstract art movement heavily influenced by advancement in psychology. Focusing on the subconscious mind.

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Veristic Surrealism

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An art movement using art as a metaphor acting as a gateway to an inner reality. Although objects were distorted, they were still recognizable.

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Abstract Expressionism

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The first truly american art movement, this was a safe art practice in the McCarthy era.

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Minimalism

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An art movement that focused on extreme simplicity and form.

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Post-Minimalism

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A art movement reaction to closed geometric forms, reinserting humanity into the art.