Chapter 24 Flashcards
What are the Fauvists?
Meaning “wild beasts,” it emphasized painterly bold color.
Who was Henri Matisse?
He painted “Portrait of Madam Matisse,” “Joy of Life” and “Red Room” He was a landscape, portrait, and fauve artist.
Who painted “Whetting the Scythe?”
Kathe Kollwitz
What style did Kathe Kollwitz use?
Woodcut
What did Ernst Ludwig Kirchner paint?
“Street” and “Self Portrait as Soldier.”
What was the group “die Brucke?”
Bridging old age with new age German expressionism. It focuses on wrenching distortions of form and ragged outlines with agitated brushstrokes. Kirchner began it.
What was the group “der Blaue Reiter?”
A movement beginning with Vassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc that aided in beginning abstract art.
Who was Vassily Kandinsky?
He began “Der Blaue Reiter” and has an interest in the color blue and horses. He painted “Improvisation 28” which uses color juxtapositions.
Who was Franz Marc?
Founded “Der Blaue Reiter” along with Kandinsky. He painted animals and assigned symbols to color (Blue meaning manly and Yellow being feminine). He painted “Fate of the Animals.”
Who painted “Fate of the Animals?”
Franz Marc
Who painted “Improvisation 28?”
Vassily Kandinsky
Who was Egon Schiele?
He painted “Nude Self-Portrait, Grimacing” with gouache and watercolors. He often painted emaciated body, twisted limbs, and grimacing.
What is Cubism?
Simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collage.
What is Primitivism?
Borrowings from primitive art has been important to the development of modern art.
Who painted “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon?”
Pablo Picasso
Who was Pablo Picasso?
An analytical cubist artist who painted “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.”
What is Analytical Cubism?
Painterly analysis of the structure and form of an object. It’s static, there is no movement, and it’s broken down to geometric forms. Color is monochromatic.
Who was Georges Braques?
an analytic cubist who painted “The Portuguese” who twists the viewer’s perception of 2D and 3D space. He was the first to begin synthetic cubism.
What is synthetic cubism?
Constructed paintings from objects such as cut paper and other objects.
Who began synthetic cubism?
Georges Braques and Pablo Picasso
What was the first synthetic cubist painting?
Still life with Chair Canning
Who created “Still Life with Chair Canning?”
Georges Braques and Pablo Picasso.
Who painted “Girl Before Mirror?”
Pablo Picasso
Who created “Three Musicians?”
Pablo Picasso
Who created “Guernica?”
Pablo Picasso
What is Italian Futurism?
It began with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It’s a lot of motion. They saw war as a cleansing agent to get rid of the past. They glorified war. They advocated for the destruction of museums, libraries and other cultured objects. They were a modern movement.
Who was Umberto Boccioni?
He was a painter and sculptor. He sculpted “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space” and promoted motion. He painted “Street Enters House” and “Elasticity.”
What is Orphism?
A style begun by Robert Delaunay that makes art seem like music!
Who was Robert Delaunay?
A colorful artist that began Orphism which is a style of cubism that promotes the use of color and music. He painted “Homage to Bleriot.”
What did Umberto Boccioni want to portray in his works?
Power, movement, and energy.
Who was Giacomo Balla?
An Italian Futurist artist who painted “Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash” to capture motion.
Who painted “Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash?”
Giacomo Balla
What is Dada?
Cynicism and Pessimism inspired art movement that is spontaneous and intuitive. It’s nonsensical. “What is art?”
Who was Marcel Dunchamp?
The most influential Dadaist who produced “ready made” pieces such as “L.H.O.O.Q.” and “Fountain.”
