abstractionism and op/pop art Flashcards
this is an art movement that was logical and ration, and uses geometrical shapes, patterns, lines, angles, textures, and swirls of color
abstractionism
depicts still-recognizable subjects
representational abstractionism
does not recognize any subject at all
pure abstractionism
what are the four styles of abstractionism?
cubism, futurism, mechanical style, non-objectivism
this style derived from the word cube, a three-dimensional geometric figure composed of lines, planes, and angles
cubism
who is a spanish painter/sculptor foremost among the cubists?
pablo picasso
what did picasso paint?
three musician, girl before a mirror
this is a style of art that began in italy in the early 1900s. it is an art of fast-paced, machine-propelled age. artists draw inspiration through motion, force, speed, and strength of mechanical forms. thus, their works depicted the dynamic sensation of all these - as seen in the works of italian painter gino severini
futurism
who painted the “armored train”?
gino severini
in this style of art, basic forms such as planes, cones, spheres, and cylinders all fit together in a precise and neat manner
mechanical style
who painted “discs in the city”?
fernand leger
works in this style did not make use of figures or even representations of figures
non-objectivism
who painted “new york city”?
piet mondrian
another art movement that gives a visual experience - a form of “action painting”, taking place in the viewer’s eye, giving the illusion of movement
optical art (op art)
a movement made of the use of commonplace, trivial, even nonsensical objects that pop artists seemed to enjoy and laugh at
popular art (pop art)
