ART APP Midterm Examination - The subject of Visual Arts Flashcards
What are the Four Ways of Presenting the
Subject of Visual Arts?
- Realism
- Abstraction
- Distortion
- Surrealism
When objects are depicted in the way they would normally appear in nature – the
presentation is said to be realistic.
Realism
When an artist becomes so interested and engrossed in one phase of a scene that he/she
does not show the subject at all as an objective reality, but his idea of it, or his feeling about
it, this is referred to as an ______.
Abstraction
- It is s technique employed by the artist to dramatize the shape of a figure to create an emotional effect.
- When the figure has been drawn so that proportions differ obviously from the natural
appearance and measurements, the said figure is sound to be distorted.
Distortion
- A combination of realism and distortion.
- A way of presenting the subject that has to do with dreams and the subconscious.
- Subjects of this sort attempt to show what is in man’s mind, as well as the appearance of
his outside world.
Surrealism
What are the 11 Styles of Presenting the
Subject of Visual Arts
- Abstractionism
- Expressionism
- Impressionism
- Realism
- Hyperrealism
- Pointilism
- Symbolism
- Surrealism
- Fauvism
- Dadaism
- Futurism
The artist becomes so engrossed in one phase of a scene or
situation thathe failsto show the subjectas an objective reality.
➢ The artist shows hispersonal feelingsor ideasabout it.
➢ Sometimes it does not reference to reality.
Abstractionism
Variations of abstraction:
Geometric Abstraction
Organic Abstraction
or hard edge, which often suggests
rationality and is associated with such modern movements as
constructivism, cubism,and concrete art.
Geometric Abstraction
it is associated with such modern
movements as abstract expressionism.
Organic Abstraction
is characterized by large gestural brush
strokes, spontaneous, abstract imagery, and fields of intense
color.
Abstract Expressionism
is a style of painting in which objects are broken up into
fragments and patterns of geometric structures and are depicted
on the flat canvas as if from several points of view.
Cubism
➢ The exponents of expressionism believed in the necessity of
spiritual rebirth for man in an age that was fast becoming
influencedby materialism.
➢ The emotional expressions in expressionistic paintings could be
described as involving pathos, morbidity, violence or chaos, and
tragedy.
➢ It sometimes portrays defeat. In expressionistic art, form, and
color, are freely distorted by the artist in order to achieve or
heightened emotional impact.
Expressionism
➢ It is a movement that aimed to bring out the effects of experience
upon the consciousness of theartist and audience rather than the
objective quality of the subject of the artwork. Works of this
period are concerned with the technique of suggesting light and
color rather than the subject matter.
➢ The exhibition included works by the eminent artists associated
withthe Impressionist movement.
➢ It is characterized by broken color and brushwork, this is a style
of paintingthat originated inFrance.
Impressionism
supports the doctrine that material objects exist and are
actual facts.
suggests copying of the actual appearance of objects,
warts ,and all.
Realism
the painter should paint according to what is seen in
everyday life and artists should portray objects and situations
that are seen and experienced first-hand with emphasis on the
sordid.
Naturalism
is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a
high-resolution photograph.
is considered an
advancement of photorealism by the methods used to create the
resulting paintings or sculptures
means works of art which create a life-like copy
of reality with the help of photography with extremely high
resolution. The goal of hyper realistic art is often to create a kind
of false reality.
Hyperrealism
involved the application of paint in carefully placed
dots of pure, unmixed color. This would be blended by the viewer’s
eye to create a more striking image than any made after mixing
colors conventionally on a palette
This was done by painting small but separate dots of unmixed
colors side by side, which were placed in various patterns in
order to form an image.
Pointillism
in general, is a visible sign of something invisible such
as an idea or a quality
was an art movement in response to Realism and
Impressionism. Symbolist painters wanted their pictures to
depict a meaning beyond just the figures they drew.
shifted the emphasis from the direct
representation of nature to the world of the imagination. Instead
of describing something with precise, realistic detail or stating
facts they used personal metaphors and symbols, evoking a
meaning or feeling instead.
Symbolism
It intends to express the true function of thought in the absence
of all control exerted by reason and outside all aesthetic and
moral preoccupation.
portrayed dream imagery, fantasies, and
hallucinations.
is the opposite of abstraction, a modern art that
attempts to portray the subconscious mind through
unconventional means.
Surrealism
It is described as using brilliant primary colors in favor of color
illumination on subjects like pictures of comfort, joy, and leisure.
Most of these artists tried to paint pictures of comfort, joy, and
pleasure. They used extremely bright colors. The subject matter
centered on traditional nudes, still life, and landscapes.
Fauvism
➢ It was the first conceptual art movement where the focus was not
on crafting aesthetically pleasing art, but on creating things that
challenged traditional art, the role of the artists, and societal
issues.
rejected cultural standards and values and were
thus dissatisfied with traditional definitions of what art could be.
Duchamp advocated for a philosophy of total freedom in art, and
many followed suit. Artists used assemblage, collage, and mass-
produced everyday objects to reject cultural standards.
Dadaism
was an Italian art movement of the early twentieth
century that aimed to capture in art the dynamism and energy of
the modern world.
was the depiction of movement or
dynamism. The group developed a number of novel techniques to
express speed and motion, including blurring, repetition, and the
use of lines of force. This last method was adapted from the work
of the Cubists and the inclusion of such lines became a feature of
Futurist images.
Futurism
