26 Art Cards Flashcards
Art that breaks the rules; artifice over nature
Tintoretto, El Greco, Pontormo, Bronzino, Cellini
Magellan circumnavigates the globe (1520–1522)
Mannerism (1527–1580)
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Rebirth of classical culture, The Renaissance spreads north- ward to France, the Low Countries, Poland, Germany, and England
Renaissance 1400 - 1550.
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Splendor and flourish for God, art as a weapon in the religious wars.
Baroque 1600 - 1750
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Art that recapture Greco-Roman grace and grandeur.
Neoclassical 1750 - 1850
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The triumph of imagination and individuality.
Romanticism 1780 - 1850
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Celebrating work class and peasants, en plein air rustic painting.
Realism 1848 - 1900
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Capturing fleeting effects of natural light, A soft revolt against Impressionism.
Impressionism (1865–1910)
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Harsh colors and flat surfaces (Fauvism); emotion distorting form
Matisse, Kirchner, Kandinsky, Marc
Boxer Rebellion in China (1900); World War (1914–1918)
Fauvism and Expressionism (1900–1935)
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Pre– and Post–World War 1 art experiments: new forms to express modern life
Picasso, Braque, Leger, Boccioni, Severini, Malevich
Russian Revolution (1917); American women franchised (1920)
Cubism, Futurism, Supremativism, Constructivism, De Stijl
(1905–1920)
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Ridiculous art; painting dreamsand exploring the unconscious.
Dada and Surrealism(1917–1950)
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Post–World War II: pure abstraction and expression without form; popular art absorbs consumerism.
Abstract Expressionism (1940s–1950s) and Pop Art (1960s)
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Art without a center and reworking and mixing past styles.
Postmodernism and Deconstructivism (1970– )
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Composition includes:
- Line. 2.Shape & Mass
- Light, Value & Color. 4. Space. 5. Texture. 6. Motion & Time
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Principles of Design include:
- Balance. 2. Contrast, Emphasis & Focal Points
- Rythm. 4. Unity & Variety. 5. Scale & Proportion
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Styles include:
- Naturalist. 2. Realism. 3. Idealism. 4. Abstraction
- Non Objective Abstraction
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