Art terms

Question 1

abstract expressionism

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20th century American movement. Pollock, Rothko

Question 2

art deco

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20’s and 30’s art and architecture style. Chrysler Building

Question 3

art nouveau

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20th century art movement that emphasized nature and floral motifs

Question 4

baroque

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highly stylized movement prominent in Europe in late 16th to early 18th centuries- lavish ornamentation

Question 5

Bauhaus

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20th century architecture and design school emphasizing geometric motifs. Klee, Kandinksy

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Classicism

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art in the style of ancient Greek or Roman art

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Cubism

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Early 20th century movement predicated on the fragmentation of reality. Reaction to Impressionism. Picasso

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Dada

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Absurdist movement of 20th century. Duchamp

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Futurism

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20th century Italian art movement - machine as art

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Gothic

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12th-16th century - elaborate arches, stained glass. Notre Dame is an example

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Impressionism

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French school of art. Monet, Renoir

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lithograph

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Print technique in which plates are pressed onto a crayon drawing

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Minimalism

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late 20th century, stressed cold restrain over emotional expression

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Neoclassicism

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18th century art movement that rejected ornate rococo style and returned to Greek/Roman

Question 15

pointillism

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tiny dots of paints that make up a whole image. Seurat

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Pop Art (Op Art)

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Borrows heavily from popular culture (Warhol)

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Rococo

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18th century, playful and intricate design

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Surrealism

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Magritte, Dali