modern art movements history and distinct characteristics Flashcards
is a fusion of imagination and innovation brought about by impressionism and expressionism. the artists mix their thoughts, feelings, and emotions into their paintings of real-life objects
abstract realism
the visualization of patterns, colors, textures, and lines without the need for external motivation
abstract art
consists of art forms that aim to copy the original picture or view, such as photography
realistic art
a french avant garde painter, poet, and typo graphist, and associated with cubism. his highly abstract planar compositions were colorful and rich in contrasts.
francis picabia
he was later briefly associated with surrealism, but would soon turn his back on the art establishment and became a follower of abstract realism
francis picabia
what did francis picabia paint?
caoutchouc
a french artist who with his wife sonia delaunay and others, co-founded the orphism art movement which is noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes
robert delaunay
his later works were more abstract, his key influence is related to bold use of color and a clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone
robert delaunay
who painted “windows open simultaneously, huile sur toile”?
robert delaunay
an artistic movement in the early 20th century, practiced by a group of european writers, artists, and intellectuals in protest against world war i
dadaism
the artworks showed rejection of logic, reason, and aestheticism and expressed nonsense, irrationality, and anti-elite protest in their works.
dadaism
it is a style characterized by dream fantasies, memory images, and visual tricks and surprises, as seen in the paintings of __ and __
marc chagall and giorgio de chirico
who painted the “melancholy and mystery of a street”?
giorgio de chirico
who founded the scuola metafisica art movement which profoundly influenced the surrealists?
giorgio de chirico
hist most well-known works often featured roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective
giorgio de chirico
an art style that depicts an illogical and subconscious dream world beyond the logical, conscious, and physical one. it was derived from the term super-realism, with its artworks clearly showing hallucinations, dreams, seeing illusions, and a departure from what is real and natural
surrealism
who painted “persistence of memory”?
salvador dali
a leading proponent of surrealism, the 20th-century avant grande movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious through strange, dream-like imagery
salvador dali
“surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision,” who said this?
salvador dali
credited with the innovation of “paranoia-criticism”, a philosophy of art making he defined as “irrational understanding based on the to meticulously painting fantastic compositions, such as “the accommodations of desire (1929)” and the melting clocks in the famed the “persistence of memory (1931)”
salvador dali
was a prolific writer and early filmmaker, and cultivated an eccentric public persona with his flamboyant mustache, pet ocelot, and outlandish behavior and quips
salvador dali
an early 20th century art movement that made innovations in paintings and sculptures in europe. the art style derived its name from the cube, a three dimensional geometric figure which is composed of measured lines, planes, and angles
cubism
this was considered the most influential art movement in the 20th century
cubism
who was the notable proponent of cubism?
pablo picasso
