art 312 final Flashcards
What are the specific characteristics of dada art?
ART THAT REBELLED AGAINST ANYTHING.
characteristics:
- random and provocative
- humorous
- spontaneous
- intuitive
- all about chance
- process > end result
techniques:
- collage
- photomontage
- assemblage
- ready mades
- automatic art
subject matter:
- children
- art of insane
- anyone outside of norms
- influenced by cubism and expressionism
What are the specific characteristics of surrealism?
techniques
- automatism
- “Exquisite Corpse”
- Frottage
- Decalcomania Paper
subject matter:
- dreams and unconscious
- psychoanalysis
- sexuality and desire
What are the specific characteristics of abstract expressionism?
- when art shifted from paris to new york
- non-objective imagery
- first american movement to become internationally famous
characteristics:
- large abstract canvases
- Energetic and gestural lines
- New Artistic processes
- No Focal Point
- lack of perspective
subject matter:
- emotion and expression
- sublime
- personal expression
How did Dada differ based on the locations studied in class?
Dada Art in Zurich focused more on literature and protest of WW1 in 1914
Dada art in Berlin focused more on political and social upheavals and used lots of collage and photomontage.
New York Dada focused more on humor and irony to critique art and society.
Who was Sigmund Freud? How is he related to art?
Sigmund Freud was a psychologist and used different techniques to dig into the subconscious. Surrealist artists borrowed many of the techniques to stimulate their art. Believed a person’s creativity came from deep within their subconscious, that it can be more powerful and more authentic than any product of conscious thought.
What are the characteristics of the four Surrealist techniques?
- automatism: involuntary actions not under the control of the conscious mind
- “Exquisite Corpse”: a game of free association of images to words
- Frottage: or rubbing, as a way to probe the unconscious mind
- Decalcomania Paper: or wet glass on surface then pulling it back to achieve textural effects
Who was Andre Breton?
the pope of the surrealism movement, referred to as that because he had a very strong hold of the movement, and anyone who disagreed with him was pushed off the inner circle.
How is Surrealism related to Dada?
it’s related to Dada in the sense that it is a literary, intellectual, and artistic movement, as well as the fact that it also relies on chance, much like dada.
What is the relationship between art and science (Cubism) and art and music (Kandinsky)?
Art and Science: It helped launch cubism by drawing inspiration from theory of relativity and non-Euclidean geometry, leading to the fragmentation of objects from multiple perspectives
Old ideas of matter, time, and space are shattered
Kandinsky explored the relationship between color and form to create a visual experience. He believed that music and art were tied to one another. He connected sight, sound, and emotions of the viewer. He also tried to paint what music sounds like by equating color, form, and composition in his paintings with the harmonies, rhythms, and emotional resonances because music evokes feelings and moods. This offered a possibility of profound expression and questioned the relationship between art and music.
How did the Mexican Revolution impact the artists that painted murals in Mexico?
After the mexican revolution they were trying to establish their identity visually. Most Mexicans didn’t know how to read so they used murals as a way to educate the people on Mexican history and current identity. Government sponsored the art for the people, even though it sometimes criticized the government. They often emphasized Mexico’s pre-columbian past to create a new national identity. (Mestizo created as a result of mixing races with indigenous people)
