ARTS Flashcards
Modern Art Movements:
• IMPRESSIONISM
• POST-IMPRESSIONISM
• EXPRESSIONISM
• ABSTRACTIONISM
• ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
• POP ART, OP ART
• CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS
Define Impressionism
IMPRESSIONISM WAS AN ART MOVEMENT THAT EMERGED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY AMONG A GROUP OF PARIS-BASED ARTISTS.
What was the duration of the Impressionist Movement itself?
THE DURATION OF THE IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT ITSELF WAS QUITE SHORT, LESS THAN 20 YEARS FROM 1872 TO THE MID-1880’s. NEVERTHELESS, IT HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT AND INFLUENCE ON THE PAINTING STYLES THAT FOLLOWED, SUCH AS NEO-IMPRESSIONISM, POST-IMPRESSIONISM, FAUVISM, AND CUBISM –AND EVEN THE ARTISTIC STYLES AND MOVEMENTS OF TODAY
The name Impressionism was coined from?
THE NAME IMPRESSIONISM WAS COINED FROM THE TITLE OF A WORK BY FRENCH PAINTER CLAUDE MONET, IMPRESSION, SOLEIL LEVANT (IMPRESSION, SUNRISE).
The term precisely captured what this group of artists sought to represent in their works:
THE VIEWER’S MOMENTARY “IMPRESSION” OF AN IMAGE. IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE CLEAR OR PRECISE, BUT MORE LIKE A FLEETING FRAGMENT OF REALITY CAUGHT ON CANVAS, SOMETIMES IN MID-MOTION, AT OTHER TIMES AWKWARDLY POSITIONED – JUST AS IT WOULD BE IN REAL LIFE
Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS IN WHICH IMPRESSIONIST ARTISTS MOVED AWAY FROM THE ESTABLISHED PRACTICES OF ART AT THAT TIME. THESE INVOLVED THEIR USE OF COLOR, THEIR CHOICE OF SUBJECT MATTER AND SETTING, AND THEIR TECHNIQUE FOR CAPTURING LIGHT AND CONVEYING MOVEMENT.
Impressionism: A Break from Past Painting Traditions
• COLOR AND LIGHT
• “EVERYDAY” SUBJECTS
• PAINTING OUTDOORS
• OPEN COMPOSITION
• THE INFLUENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Painting conventions and techniques of earlier art periods were concerned with?
-THE PAINTING CONVENTIONS AND TECHNIQUES OF EARLIER ART PERIODS WERE VERY MUCH CONCERNED WITH LINE, FORM, AND COMPOSITION.
-THEY USED SHORT “BROKEN” STROKES THAT WERE INTENTIONALLY MADE VISIBLE TO THE VIEWER.
-THEY ALSO OFTEN PLACED PURE UNMIXED COLORS SIDE BY SIDE, RATHER THAN BLENDED SMOOTHLY OR SHADED.
Color and Light
-THE IMPRESSIONISTS PAINTED WITH FREELY BRUSHED COLORS THAT CONVEYED MORE OF A VISUAL EFFECT THAN A DETAILED RENDERING OF THE SUBJECT
-THEY USED SHORT “BROKEN” STROKES THAT WERE INTENTIONALLY MADE VISIBLE TO THE VIEWER.
-THEY ALSO OFTEN PLACED PURE UNMIXED COLORS SIDE BY SIDE, RATHER THAN BLENDED SMOOTHLY OR SHADED.
The Influence of Photography
-AS IT GAINED POPULARITY, PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED IMPRESSIONISTS TO CAPTURE FLEETING MOMENTS OF ACTION, WHETHER IN LANDSCAPES OR IN THE DAY-TO-DAY LIVES OF PEOPLE.
-BUT WHEREAS CAMERA SNAPSHOTS PROVIDED OBJECTIVE, TRUE-TO-LIFE IMAGES, THE PAINTERS WERE ABLE TO OFFER A SUBJECTIVE VIEW OF THEIR SUBJECTS, EXPRESSING THEIR PERSONAL PERCEPTIONS.
“Everyday” Subjects
-THEY VENTURED INTO CAPTURING SCENES OF LIFE AROUND THEM, HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS, LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES, HOUSED, CAFÉS, AND BUILDINGS.
-THEY PRESENTED ORDINARY PEOPLE SEEMINGLY CAUGHT OFF-GUARD DOING EVERYDAY TASKS, AT WORK OR AT LEISURE, OR DOING NOTHING AT ALL.
Open Composition
THEY EXPERIMENTED WITH UNUSUAL VISUAL ANGLES, SIZES OF OBJECTS THAT APPEARED OUT OF PROPORTION, OFF-CENTER PLACEMENT, AND EMPTY SPACES ON THE CANVAS
Painting Outdoors
IMPRESSIONIST FOUND THAT THEY COULD BEST CAPTURE THE EVER-CHANGING EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON COLOR BY PAINTING OUTDOORS IN NATURAL LIGHT.
Europe, Impressionism.
BY THE 1870s, THE STAGE WAS SET FOR THE EMERGENCE OF THE NEXT MAJOR ART MOVEMENT IN EUROPE, IMPRESSIONISM.
Impressionist Artists:
• CLAUDE MONET
• PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
• EDOUARD MANET
Who is Claude Monet?
CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)
WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT ALONG WITH HIS FRIENDS AUGUSTE RENOIR, ALFRED SISLEY, AND FREDERIC BAZILLE.
HE WAS THE MOST PROMINENT OF THE GROUP, AND IS CONSIDERED THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN THE MOVEMENT
Claude Monet is best known for his?
CLAUDE MONET IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS, PARTICULARLY THOSE DEPICTING HIS BELOVED FLOWER GARDENS AND WATER LILY PONDS AT HIS HOME IN GIVERNY
Claude Monet’s Artworks:
• LA PROMENADE (1875)
• THE RED BOATS (1875)
• BRIDGE OVER A POND OF WATER LILIES (1899)
• IRISES IN MONET’S GARDEN (1900)
• POPPIES (1873)
• SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE AT DUSK (1908)
• SPRING FLOWERS (1864)
• THE ARTIST’S GARDEN AT VETHEUIL (1880)
• HOUSE AMONG THE ROSES (1925)
• THE LUNCHEON (1868)
Claude Monet’s Birth date - Death Date?
CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)
Who is Pierre Auguste Renoir?
PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
ALONG WITH CLAUDE MONET, WAS ONE OF THE CENTRAL FIGURES OF THE IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT.
HIS EARLY WORKS WERE SNAPSHOTS OF REAL LIFE, FULL OF SPARKLING COLOR AND LIGHT.
RENOIR BROKE AWAY FROM THE IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT TO APPLY A MORE DISCIPLINED, FORMAL TECHNIQUE TO PORTRAITS OF ACTUAL PEOPLE AND FIGURE PAINTINGS.
Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Artworks:
• THE FROGPOND
• WOMAN IN THE GARDEN (1873)
• PONT NEUF (1873)
• MONET PAINTING IN HIS GARDEN AT ARGENTEUIL (1873)
• LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY (1881)
• BAL DU MOULIN DE LA GALETTE (1876)
• OARSMAN AT CHATEU (1879)
• L’ ESTAQUE (1882)
• TWO SISTERS ON THE TERRACE (1881)
• GARDEN SCENE IN BRITTANY
Pierre - Auguste Renoir’s Birth Date - Death Date?
Pierre - Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Who is Edouard Manet?
EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 19TH-CENTURY ARTISTS TO DEPICT MODERN-LIFE SUBJECTS. HE WAS A KEY FIGURE IN THE TRANSITION FROM REALISM TO IMPRESSIONISM, WITH A NUMBER OF HIS WORKS CONSIDERED AS MARKING THE BIRTH OF MODERN ART.
Edouard Manet’s Artworks:
• ARGENTEUIL
• CAFE CONCERT
• RUE MOSNIER DECKED WITH FLAGS
• LE BON BOCK
• LE DEJEUNER SUR L’HERBE
• THE BAR AT THE FOLIES-BERGERE
• OLYMPIA
• MANET’S SELF PORTRAIT WITH PALETTE
• BOY WITH SWORD
• RACING AT LONGCHAMPS
• MUSIC IN TUILERIES
Edouard Manet’s Birth date - Death date?
EDOUARD MANET
(1832-1883)
What is Post-Impressionism?
AFTER THE BRIEF YET HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL PERIOD OF IMPRESSIONISM, AN OUTGROWTH MOVEMENT KNOWN AS POST-IMPRESSIONISM EMERGED.
Post-Impressionist Composers:
• PAUL CEZANNE
• VINCENT WILLEM VAN GOGH
Who is Paul Cezanne?
PAUL CEZANNE WAS A FRENCH ARTIST AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER.
THE TRANSITION FROM LATE 19TH CENTURY IMPRESSIONISM TO A NEW AND RADICALLY DIFFERENT WORLD OF ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY-PAVING THE WAY FOR THE NEXT REVOLUTIONARY ART MOVEMENT KNOWN AS EXPRESSIONISM.