ART MOVEMENTS AND STYLES II

Question 1

Surrealism

Answer 1

1920s - 1930s

• Realm of Dreams, The Unconscious, Irrationality

Characteristics
- Dreamlike/ Bizarre Scenes
- Automatism
- Psychological Exploration
- Subconscious

Artists
- Salvador Dali
- Rene Magritte
- Max Ernst
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Historical Context
- World War 1
- Freudian Psychology (Escape Rationality)

Question 2

Expressionism

Answer 2

Eary 20th Century

• Inner Turmoil of Individuals

Characteristics:
- Emotionally Charged
- Use of Distortion
- Vivid Colors
- Brushwork: Raw Emotion

Artists:
- Edward Munch
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Egon Schiele

Historical Context:
- Social/ Political Apheaval

Question 3

Abstract Expressionism

Answer 3

Mid-20th Century

• Non-representational Artworks

Characteristics:
- Large Scale
- Gestural Brushwork (Action Painting)
- Fields of Color (Color Field Painting)
- Individual Expression

Artists:
- Jackson Pollock
- Willem de Kooning
- Mark Rothko

Historical Context:
- Post-World War II America
- Individual Expression & Subconscious

Question 4

Pop Art

Answer 4

1950’s-1960’s

• Bold Colors, Repetition, Imagery

Characteristics:
- Popular Imagery
- Commercial Art
- Bright & Bold Colors

Artists:
- Andy Warhol
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Claes Oldenburg

Historical Context:
- Advertising (Post-War Era)

Question 5

Minimalism

Answer 5

1960’s - 1970’s

• Geometric Shapes, Clean Lines, Reduction of Extraneous Details

Characteristics
- Simplicity, Geometric Shapes, Repetition, Use of Industrial Materials

Artists:
- Donald Judd
- Dan Flavin
- Agnes Martin

Historical Context:
- Reaction (Complexity & Emotionalism of Abstract Expressionism)

Question 6

Post-modernism

Answer 6

• Diversity, Irony, Pastiche

Characteristics:
- Eclecticism
- Irony
- Appropriation
- Deconstruction of Traditional Forms

Artists:
- Cindy Sherman
- Jeff Koons
- Barbara Kruger

Historical Context:
- Response to Modernism