L6: EXPRESSIONS OF ART PRODUCTION Flashcards
Attempts to portray the subject as it is; describes accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through the senses
REALISM
An example of realism art
WOMAN WITH A RAKE (NICOLAS POUSSIN)
Used when the artist becomes interested in one phase of a scene or a situation.
ABSTRACTION
Does not show the subject as an objective reality; only the idea or feelings about it
ABSTRACTION
Was painted in 1910 and is considered by art historians as the first purely abstract painting.
WASSILY KANDINSKY’S UNTITLED
Manifested when the subject is misshapen or the regular shape is twisted
DISTORTION
Achieved by lengthening, protracting or extending an aspect or feature of a subject.
ELONGATION
An example of abstraction - elongation
THE PORTRAIT OF LUNIA CZECHIUWSKA (AMADEO MODIGLIANI)
An example of mangling art
THE FLOPPY BOOT STOMP (GINA LITHERLAND)
Subjects are hacked and cut with repeated blows and is rarely used by artists today.
MANGLING
The subject is either cut or mutilated
MANGLING
Uses cones, cylinders, or spheres at the expense of other pictorial elements
CUBISM
An example of cubism
CONNECTED (THOMAS C. FEDRO
Subjects represent an idea or concept devoid in the image but rather expressed through the various elements in the piece
SYMBOLISM