MAPEH Expressionism Flashcards
Use of distorted outlines, applied strong colors, and exaggerated forms.
Expressionism
Expressionism Art Movements
- Neoprimitivism
- Fauvism
- Daidaism
- Surrealism
- Social Realism
Uses bold, vibrant colors and visual distortions.
Fauvism or “Les Fauves” (Wild Beast)
Fauvism Works
- Blue Window by Henri Matisse
- Woman with Hat by Henri Matisse
Characterized by dream fantasies, memory images, and visual tricks and fantasies.
Daidaism
Symbolizes the feelings of European artists after the suffering brought by World War 1.
Daidaism
Daidaism Works
- I and the Village by Marc Chagall
- Melancholy and Mystery of a Street by Giorgio de Chirico
Depicts an illogical subconscious dream world beyond the logical, conscious, physical one.
Surrealism
Surrealism Works
- The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
- DIANA by Paul Klee
- Personages with Star by Joan Miro
Expresses the artists’s role in social reform.
Social Realism
Social Realism Works
- Miner’s Wives by Ben Shahn
- Guernica by Pablo Picasso
It is recognized as the most monumental and comprehensive statement of social realism against the brutality of war.
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Incorporated elements from the native arts of South Sea Islanders and the wood carvings of African tribes.
Neoprimitivism
Among the Western artists who adapted these elements was (blank), who used the oval faces and elongated shapes of African art in both his sculptures and paintings.
Amedeo Modigliani
Neoprimitivism Works
- Head by Amedeo Modigliani
- Yellow Sweater by Amedeo Modigliani