Art 2100 Midterm Flashcards
romanticism
characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical. At its peak from 1800 -1850
baroque
a highly ornate and often extravagant style of architecture, art and music that flourished in Europe from the early 17th until the late 18th century following the Renaissance
neoclassical
art and literature of the 18thand early 19thcentury that embraces rational Enlightenment Era values and looks to the ancient classical eras of Greece and Rome for its content
medium
what the work is made of or discipline
Kinetic Art
moves or appears to move; sculptural
Trompe L’oeil
to fool the eye
Assisted Ready Mades
combinations of one or more remade objects with little to any alterations
abstract
stylized, expressive, generalized, essence
non-objective
art that does not depict a recognizable subject, attempts to take nothing from reality
Chiaroscuro
the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition
rococo
Highly decorative movement of art and architecture favored by European aristocracy from about 1730 to 1780. Favors asymmetry, pastel colors and expensive materials.
ochre
are colored minerals often found in clays and come in many different shades. Some of the earlier binders to hold the pigment for drawing would have been saliva or animal fat.
Escaustic
One of the oldest known painting techniques. Pigments are encased in a hot beeswax binder
Pointillism
techniques of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image
optical mixing
a basis for impressionist painting that involved putting dabs of colors next to each other so that the eye mixes them
binder
a substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface
Der Blaue Reiter
“The Blue Rider”, a German expressionist group began by Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky in 1911 ending in 1914 at the outset of WWI.
De Stijl
Translates to “the style”, The Netherlands-based movement embraced an abstract, pared-down aesthetic centered in basic visual elements such as geometric forms and primary colors
Aesthetics
a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art. A branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste
horizon
the distant point at which sky and ground appear to meet, eye level
tint
Adding white to a color
shade
Adding black to a color
`folk art
encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring trades people. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic.
assemblage
sculpture comprised of found objects and other, mixed-media. Similar to collage
Il Braghettone
“the breeches maker”, nickname given to Daniele da Volterra for painting cloths over the Last Judgement
economy
few subjects are present but the work feels unified
emphasis
centrally placed and dominate much of the composition
Provenance
French term for the history of ownership of a valuable object.
condition
damage?
authenticity
original artist
exposure
popularity of a work or artist
quality
how good is the work?
