Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What art movement did Realism reject?
|
Romanticism and Neoclassicism. Realism rejected the idealization of Neoclassicism.
|
|
|
What are the characteristics of Realism?
|
- rejects that which cannot be seen
- shows the experiences and sights of everyday contemporary life - everyday people, how hard life is, socialism |
|
|
Name the artistic movement this artist was part of:
Gustave Courbet |
Realism
|
|
|
Courbet did what with his paintings that was usually reserved for history painting?
|
very large scale
|
|
|
What artistic concept does Manet represent?
|
modernity = innovation, change, drawing from the modern world around him
|
|
|
What did Modernism mean in regards to the artists of the time?
|
Use of innovative forms, a deliberate departure from tradition, rebellion
|
|
|
Where did Modernism start?
|
Paris
|
|
|
Why was Paris the cultural and art center until the 1940's?
|
It moved to New York in the 1940's because of WWII, Europe became unsafe.
|
|
|
Define Impressionism
|
A continuation of Realism concerned with showing modern everyday life of the middle class, and their leisure activities.
|
|
|
What are some ways to identify an Impressionist painting?
|
- fleeting momentary effects of light and weather
- impressions of light on an object - quick application of paint |
|
|
Who were the key artists of Impressionism?
|
Money, Degas, Renoir
|
|
|
What is the difference between Impressionism and Post-Impressionism?
|
Impressionism was seen as too limited. Artists turned to formalism, experimenting with form and color and either expressive qualities.
|
|
|
Who are the key artists of Post-Impressionism?
|
Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, George Seurat, Paul Cezanne, Munch
|
|
|
what is the mantra of Post-Impressionism?
|
personal vision over external representation
|
|
|
Van Gogh paintings are what types of artwork?
|
emotionally self-expressive
|
|
|
Seurat and Cezanne used what type of approach towards their art?
|
analytical approach.
Seurat = pointillism Cezanne = prefigures cubism |
|
|
How was Munch's work similar to van Gogh and Gauguin?
|
it was very expressive
|
|
|
What are the key concepts of early 20th century art?
|
- originality
- the avant-garde: leaders of artistic change, rejected traditional (the academy) and used innovative expressive forms - newness & change = artistic ideals |
|
|
Expressionism
|
Fauvism
|
|
|
Fauves means?
|
"the wild beasts of color
|
|
|
What was the fauves intent?
|
to liberate color from its descriptive function, use it for both expressive and structural ends
|
|
|
Who was the key artist of Expressionism-Fauvism?
|
Matisse
|
|
|
define Expressionism
|
The distortion of nature in order to achieve a desired emotional effect or representation of inner feelings
|
|
|
what art movements did Expressionism reject?
|
impressionism and realism
|
|
|
Were Van Gogh and Gauguin expressionistic artists?
|
Yes, their artwork displayed the inner feelings of the artist, and were intimate portrayals of subjects colored with emotion.
|
|
|
define the elements of style seen in Die Brucke (The Bridge)
|
- bridging several disparate styles
- influenced by WWI - bold colors - violent scenes - radical distortion - emotionally charged subject matter |
|
|
Der Blaue Rider (The Blue Rider)
|
- abstract forms
- pure colors - aimed to produce emotional response |
