Midterm Flashcards
Modern subjects drawn from the everyday lives of the working class, depicted in a way that rejects the academic conventions of art, a rejection of exoticism and classism
Realism
Happened around the same time period as romanticism but has vastly different tones. Dignity and simplicity of classical style, defined as an aesthetic based upon Greek and Roman art that invokes harmony, clarity, restraint and idealism
Neoclassicism Art
First defined as an aesthetic in literary criticism around 1800, gained momentum as an artistic movement in France and Britain in the early decades of the nineteenth century and flourished until mid-century with its emphasis on the imagination and emotion
Romanticism Art
To increase power, influence and reputation
Aggrandize
In size (grand manner), can also be applied to subject (subject matter)
Monumentality
Somber, even, clear for the period
Lighting in the French state
Precise and clear, no evidence of brushwork
Brushwork in the French state
Rich, saturated, primaries for structure and unity, leads the eye through the composition through repetition
Colour neoclassicism and romanticism
Sharp and precise highlights and shadows creating clear definition in form and contours of figures
Chiaroscuro Neoclassicism and romanticism
Built through colour but look sculptural
Contours neoclassicism and romanticism
Balanced, based on verticals and horizontals
Composition
Figures create a pyramid that underscores the balance and rational reading of composition
Pyramid composition
An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel, or impression, of the piece they were drawing or creating
Impressionism
One of the best known realist artists. Grew up in rural France and studied art 1839 and was rejected by the salon. Big ego
Courbet
Was a part of the realist movement in the 19th century. Most famous for his works of peasant or working class people
Jean-Francois Millet
Often credited for bridging the gap between realism and Impressionism in the 19th century. Would often challenge convention and mocked the masters
Eduardo Manet
- History, mythology, bible narratives
- Portraiture (being able to have a portrait was a sign of wealth and power)
- Genre scenes (social classes, dally life)
- Landscape
- Still life
Hierarchy of themes (French academy)
Associated with the Impressionism movement in the 1870’s. Favouring scenes of contemporary life
Mary Cassatt
An important figure in the founding of the Impressionism movement- much like Cassatt she depicted contemporary life
Berthe Morisot
Places in the world where colonization not only happened, but also replaced the original population of indigenous communities
Settler state
An ongoing system that perpetuates repression and racism, most notable in its eradication of indigenous peoples and their cultures in the name of Eurocentric ideals
Settler colonialism
All encompassing system of power
Hegemonic
A painting or other piece of out that is based upon real imagery of the land of nature
Landscape
Landscape paintings painted to create an image that was influenced by fantasy and bias
Dreamscapes
A settler colonialist trade regarding the travels of settlers and the things that they experienced, in which European settlers came across a body of a victim of an epidemics whist lost in the woods
Haunting
Opposed modern mass production and embraced natural forms, William Morris was a major force. Began in England as a way to advocate for reunification between art and labour. The attempt to counter the degradation of the work caused by the Industrial Revolution
Arts and crafts movement