Art 101-150 Flashcards
name three advancements in technology since the renaissance that have improved painting
paint tubes, color theory, acrylic paint, and the use of synthetic material in paintbrushes.
when did artists begin to use canvas instead of wood panels for painting
artists began switching to canvas during the late renaissance. In fact, titian was one of the first to do this
who was the author of on the law of simultaneous colour contrast and the arrangement of coloured objects, written in 1839
eugene chevreul
what is print making
the process of producing multiple exact copies of an original design
what are the four main types of printmaking processes
relief, intaglio, lithography, and screen painting
4 powerful european rulers in the 17th and 18th centuries
empress maria theresa, peter the great, catherine the great, and louis XIV
jean jacques rousseau
enlightenment philosopher who protested the low standards of living of the peasantry
baroque
rich color and ornamentation in artworks from the baroque period
caravaggio
italian baroque painter renowned for use of chiaroscuro and naturalism
artemisia gentileschi
painter notable for her adaptation of caravaggios techniques
gianlorenzo bernini
17th century baroque sculptor, architect, painter, and draftsman known for the ecstasy of saint teresa
peter paul rubens
early 15th century painter known for his influential energetic and colorful works
francois boucher
18th century french painter influenced by jean antoine watteau depicting elegantly dressed nobles in the countryside
style that violated artistic subject-matter conventions
pop art
pop art icon whose work mocked the art world
Andy Warhol
pop artist who used comic book style illustration
Roy Lichenstein
pop artist who used industrial stencils in his art
Robert Indiana
artistic style that reduced art to bare essentials
Minimalism
acrylic paint and the airbrush
TWO innovations that enabled Minimalist “hard-edge painting”
Minimalist painter known for large, non-objective works
Frank Stella
David Smith and Don Flavin
TWO sculptors who created large abstract minimalist works
artistic style where subjects are depicted in sharp focus
Photorealism
TWO photorealist artists who revived Gustave Courbet’s Realism
Chuck Close and Duanne Hanson
two artists who “packaged” landscapes with fabric and plastic
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
