Art Movements Flashcards
Cubism, Cubist
twentieth-century movement and style in art, especially painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and, later, collage; the Cubists were artists who formed part of the movement. “Cubist” is also used to describe their style of painting (See Chapter 1.1, page 47)
Surrealism, Surrealist
an artistic movement in the 1920s and later; its works were inspired by dreams and the subconscious (See Chapter 1.2, page 74)
Renaissance
a period of culture and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century (See Chapter 1.3, page 78)
Impressionism
a late nineteenth-century painting style conveying the impression of the effects of light; Impressionists were painters working in this style (See Chapter 1.4, page 100)
Modernist, Modernism
a radically new twentieth-century art and architectural movement that embraced modern industrial materials and a machine aesthetic (See Chapter 1.4, page 106)
Futurism, Futurist
an artistic movement originating in Italy in 1909 that violently rejected traditional forms in favor of celebrating and incorporating into art the energy and dynamism of modern technology; Futurists were artists working in this style (See Chapter 1.5, page 114)
Abstract Expressionism
a mid-twentieth-century artistic style characterized by its capacity to convey intense emotions using non-representational images (See Chapter 1.10, page 173)
Expressionism, Expressionist
an artistic style, at its height in 1920s Europe, devoted to representing subjective emotions and experiences instead of objective or external reality (See Chapter 1.10, page 182)
Gothic
Western European architectural style of the twelfth to sixteenth century, characterized by the use of pointed arches and ornate decoration (See Chapter 1.7, page 142)
