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Chapter 3 METHODS OF PRESENTING ART Flashcards

1
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It is a way of
moving away from reality or separating oneself from the objective truth;

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Abstraction

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is the term used for whatever is
represented in a work of art.

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Subject,

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It answers the question “what is the artwork about?”.

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Subject,

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  1. portraits 7. history
  2. everyday life 8. legend
  3. still life 9. religion
  4. animals 10. mythology
  5. figures 11. dreams
  6. scapes 12. fantasy
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Kinds or sources of art subjects:

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portrays the objective truth about people, life or
situations, whether good or bad, pleasant or harsh, ugly or beautiful.

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realism

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3
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It is subjective, highly
personal, opinionated, and extra-challenging for it constantly asks the viewer to
discover its meaning.

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Abstraction

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3
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is a way of presenting a subject the way it looks in everyday life, the
way as seen by the naked eye.

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Realism

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The artist tries to approximate on canvas or in any
medium how something or someone authentically appears without any addition,

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Realism

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4
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the “Grand
Old Man of Philippine Art”,

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Fernando Amorsolo,

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Below are examples of realism paintings by Fernando Amorsolo,

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LANDSCAPE PAINTING
COUNTRYSIDE SCENE IN OIL
DEFENSE OF A FILIPINA WOMANS’S HONOR
UP OBLATION

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He depicts his
subject the way he thinks or feels about it; he tries to represent his subject (either
visually or verbally) in a manner that eliminates some measure of physical details
and retains, in his mind, only the essential characteristics.

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Abstraction

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The word abstract means to

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“move away” or “to separate from”.

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Abstraction can be used through:

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distortion
cubism
elongation
Mangling
Abstract Expressionism

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the artist bends, twists or misshapes the image to achieve an unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the subject’s
body producing visible deformity. What appears is a subject, misshapen or twisted,
totally unlike as it appears in reality.

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Distortion

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the artist uses geometrical shapes to represent his
subjects. The subjects are presented as a series of cubes, cones, or spherical shapes
which can be seen from different angles or viewpoints all together at the same time.

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Cubism

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Spanish painter _____ is often credited as the first Abstract artist who
co-developed with ____ the Cubist method between 1908 and 1912

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Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque

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example of cubism

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Guernica by Pablo Picasso

Prayer Before Meals
by Vicente Manansala

House of the Black Madonna,
first example of Cubist architecture
in Prague

Ang Kiukok
Fisherman,

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10
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This is a method used by the artist when he intentionally lengthens or
elongates the figure of his subject to achieve a desired effect.

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Elongation

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example of elongation

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Madonna of the Long Neck
in Prague

David by Michaelangelo

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they depicted forms not found
in the natural world

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Abstract Expressionism

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12
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is a movement of painting which began in New York
City that tried to declare its independence from European styles.

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Abstract Expressionism

13
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This is an uncommon way used by the artist to present his subject. He
achieves the effect by cutting, chopping, mutilating, lacerating, or hacking the
image

A

Mangling

14
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In this method, the act of painting becomes an art itself as the process of
painting becomes a drama of its own.

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Abstract Expressionism

15
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This method is also called “action painting”.

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Abstract Expressionism

16
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example of abstract expressionism

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Peculiar Velocity, Jackson Pollock

Vessel by Jose Joya

Mark di Suvero, Aurora, 1992-1993

Forearmed,1967
by Alfonso Ossorio

17
Q

is the artist’s way of presenting his idea or feeling using a
representation or sign to stand for something other than itself.

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symbolism

18
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white
red
dove
snake

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purity
war
peace
traitor

19
Q

Another symbol used
in the play is a raven, which usually represents

A

bad fortune

20
Q

e play MacBeth by William Shakespeare uses blood, both real and
imagined, as a symbol of

A

guilt

20
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Symbolism example

A

Canadian War Museum
UP Oblation

21
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Dadaism
It got its name from the French word “dada which means

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“hobby
horse”

22
Q

was a way to express the confusion felt by many people as their world turned
upside down.

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Dadaism

23
Q

This method ignores aesthetics and intends to offend
man’s sensibilities.

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Dadaism

24
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example of dadaism

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Mona Lisa
painting of da Vinci

Fountain

After Us Motherhood
by Marcel Duchamp

25
Q

Fauvism is rooted in the French word ____ which means

A

“fauve”

“wild beast”

26
Q

marked by the use of bold, often distorted forms and vivid
colors.

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Fauvism

27
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Painters who use this method use bold colors, oftentimes unmixed and
straight from commercially-produced tubes, spontaneous and rough execution
(oftentimes referred to as abnormal painting techniques) coupled with turbulent
emotionalism.

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Fauvism

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Fauvism
The dominant figure of the group was

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Henri Matisse;

29
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example if fauvism

A

Woman with a Hat, 1905
by Henri Matisse

the Dance
by Henri Matisse

30
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Surrealism is a combination of two words,

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super and realism

31
Q

believe in “automatic writing”, spontaneously
writing without censoring one’s thoughts

A

surrealism

32
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it is a method which is a combination of the depictive, the
abstract, and the psychological

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surrealism

33
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example of surrealism

A

The Persistence of Memory
by Salvador Dal

Indecision
by Jon Jaylo

Renewal
by Danny Sillada

34
Q

In this method, the artist draws, paints or chooses subjects borne out of
modern technology or products of modern living and tries to capture the essence and
vitality of modern life.

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Futurism

35
Q

They often painted modern urban
scenes and vehicles in motion while futurist music rejected tradition and introduced
experimental sounds inspired by machinery.

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Futurism

36
Q

capture fleeting moments and use natural colour schemes offering a whole
new pictorial language.

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Impressionism

37
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includes visible brush strokes, light
colors with emphasis on light in its changing qualities to accentuate the effects of
passage of time and unusual visual angles.

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Impressionism

38
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presents a subject through the prism of the
artist’s sensibility and thru the creative process to bring about aesthetic awareness

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Expressionism

39
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refers to “art that expresses intense emotion”

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Expressionism

39
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is “an artistic style in
which the artist attempts to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective
emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in him.

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Expressionism

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