Ism quiz Flashcards
Rococo
Painting style which shuns straight lines, fragrantly erotic, sensual appeal to viewer. Teases imagination with playful scenes of love and romance
Romanticism (romantic painting)
Impressed by the sublime in art. Artists wanted to create fantastic, unconscious, haunted, and the insane
The sublime
Any cathartic experience from the catastrophic to the intellectual, which causes the viewer to marvel in awe, wonder, and passion
Realism
Painting things that one could experience with the five senses, often translating into painting the lower classes in their environment
Impressionism
Captured the dappling effects light across a given surface. Often working Plein-Air, concentrating on landscape and still life
Plein-Air
Painting or drawing in the outdoors to directly capture the effects of light and atmosphere on objects
Post-Impressionism
Next generation impressionists, moved beyond painting light and shading, and combined these ideas with analysis of the structure of a given subject
Symbolism
Reaction against the literal world of realism, things that are deeply felt, rather than seen, were influential in painting
Aquatint
A print that achieves a watercolor effect by using acids that dissolve onto a copper plate
Avant-Garde
An innovative group of artists who generally reject traditional approaches to art making in favor of more experimental techniques
Cubism
The breakdown of the human/object form into angles and shapes. Viewing a subject from multiple angles simultaneously
Art nouveau
Sought to eliminate the separation among various artistic media and combine them into one experience. Relies on vegetal and floral patterns and complex designs
Fauvism
Artists in the Fauvist movement used bright and violently contrasting color. Expressive effects were maximized. “Wild Beasts”
Expressionism
Group of artists inspired by Fauvism, formed “The Bridge” as a means to bridge the gap from traditional to modern painting. Second group called the “Blue Rider” began to forsake representational art, and move toward abstraction, filled with artistic representation
Constructivism
Dramatic use of materials to create works
Surrealism
Inspired by students of Freud and Jung, sought to represent the unseen world of dreams, subconscious thoughts. Reality based subjects put together in unusual ways. Meant to puzzle, challenge, and fascinate
Harlem Renaissance
African Americans moved in great numbers to Harlem, NYC. Subsequent infusion of talent created a deep cultural center that expressed itself in painting, theatre, music, writing, and photography
Dada
A term directed at a movement from 1916-1925. Dadaists rejected conventional methods of representation and the manner in which they were exhibited. Oil and canvas abandoned, accepting ready-mades as an art form. Challenging the relationship between words and images
Abstract expressionism
First American avant-garde movement. A reaction against the minimalist (such as Mondrian) approach to abstraction
Pop art
Draws on materials of the everyday world, items of mass pop culture like consumer goods or famous singers. Brings viewer face to face with everyday reality
Happenings
Describes an act of performance art that is planned, but involved spontaneity, improvisation, and audience participation. Flash mobs, improv theatre, performance art
Color field
Relies on subtle tonal values, often variations of monochrome’s
Site art
Or earth art, dependent upon the location, often temporary
Abstract
Works of art that may have form, but little or no attempt at pictorial representations
Installation
A temporary work of art made up of assemblages created for a particular space
