Arts Flashcards
It is very much part of our daily lives
Art
The first clearly modern movement in painting. Most of the pictures are outdoor scenes and very bright and vibrant
Impressionism
He was among the first and most important innovators to emerge in the public exhibition scene in Paris. He started to focus on images of everyday life
Edouard Manet
Developed from impressionism and involve the use of many small dots of color to give a painting a greater sense of vibrancy when seen from a distance
Pointillism
The pointillism was first applied to this painting made by George Seurat
La Grand Jette/ A Sunday Afternoon
The effects of this technique, if used well, were often more striking than the conventional approach of mixing colors together
Divisionism
A group of painters headed by Henri Matisse. These painters seemed to have painted with great enthusiasm and passion. Their artworks are characterized by strong colors, dynamic brushwork and expressive depth of their pictures
Fauves or Wild Beasts
A movement of rebellion against the rigid realism of academic art
Fauvism
He was often associated with the Fauves. He was among the first to use color for purely decorative or emotional purposes. His use of colors, and his simplified and non-naturalistic style of painting has made him one of the most important contributors to Modern art
Paul Gauguin
The melancholic, sensual, and beautiful Polynesian woman reaches out to the viewer through the vibrancy of her bright color and heavy outlines
Woman with a Flower
He was also known as Fauves due to the primitive savagery of his style
Henri Matisse
The flurry of primary colors dominated this dazzling painting of the interior of a room with a woman laying a table
The Dinner Table
