Modern Art Part 1 Flashcards
Art
What characterizes Modern Art?
Shift away from traditional styles to more experimental
Manet modernized the tradition of female nudes by “rejecting” academic conventions of……pick 2
The relationship of the nude to the viewer
Modeling of the figure’s form
Traditional sensual female nudes were disguised in mythology, religion, and idealism
True
Manet found inspiration for Olympia from which artist’s work?
Titian- Venus of Urbino
What was the purpose of The Salon of Paris?
To display French artistic achievements
Which of the following paintings focuses on the play of light through layers of smoke?
Saint Lazare Train Station
Why was Muybridge’s Horse in Motion significant?
It proved that all 4 hooves of a galloping horse leave the ground same
What was the name of the device that Muybridge used to show The Horse in Motion?
Zoopraxiscope
The Mexican government commissioned Velasco/ Valley of Mexico to proclaim ready for industry?
True
What is the concept of “sublime” in art?
The human emotion of awe in the face of nature’s grandeur
What is the media used in The Burghers of Calais?
Bronze
What is a burgher?
A respected citizen or councilman
Which king seized Calais, France during the 100 years war?
King Edward III
What is impasto?
A thick, textured painting technique
What do the dark spires represent in Van Gogh’s Starry Night?
Cypress trees
Which of the following best describes Plein-air painting?
Painting outdoors capturing natural light
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? By Gauguin… Is about what?
Past Present Future
This artist painted women and children
Mary Cassatt
This art style focused on the internal rather than accurate representation
Symbolism
What Polynesian island did Paul Gauguin move to?
Tahiti
Van Gogh
https://www.wikiart.org/en/vincent-van-gogh/self-portrait-with-a-japanese-print-1887
Self-Portrait with a Japanese print
Date: 1887
Style: Post-Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism
Genre: self-portrait
Medium: oil, canvas
Gauguin
Title: Landscape with two breton women
Artist: Paul Gauguin
Date: 1889
Medium oil,canvas
Style: Post-Impressionism
Mary Cassatt
10 Prints; name one:
Title: The Bath
Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise)
Printer: Jointly printed by the artist and Monsieur LeRoy (French, active 1875–1900)
Date: 1890–91
Style: Post-Impressionism
Medium: Drypoint, soft-ground etching and aquatint, printed in color from two plates; seventeenth state of seventeen (Mathews & Shapiro)
Manet
Olympia- Flattened Perspective
Munch
The Scream- Flattened Perspective
Appropriation
Practice of artists using pre-existing objects or images with very little transformation of the original
Japanese Characteristics
Post-Impressionist art was influenced by Japanese art, or Japonisme, in several ways, including:
Flatness: Japanese art often uses flat, decorative shapes and large planes of color.
Bright colors: Japanese art often uses bright colors, sometimes for symbolic reasons.
Asymmetrical compositions: Japanese art often uses asymmetrical compositions.
Floral motifs: Japanese art often features decorative, brightly colored floral motifs.
Aerial perspective: Japanese art often uses aerial perspective.
Abstract elements: Japanese art often uses abstract elements of color and line.
Recording fleeting moments: Japanese art often records fleeting moments in time.
Japonisme
A French term that describes the popularity of Japanese art and design in the West in the 19th century.
What is intaglio?
A printmaking technique that involves carving an image into a plate, then pressing paper into the plate to transfer the image. The word comes from the Italian word intagliare, which means “to cut in”.
What does E.L.B.O. stand for?
ELBO: Environment, Light, Brushstrokes, Outdoors.
Manet-Olympia
French Impressionism;Flattened Perspective
Monet-Saint Lazare Train Station
French Impressionism;Post Impressionism
Avant garde
a French term that means “advance guard” or “vanguard”. It is used to describe something that is innovative, experimental, or cutting-edge
Rodin-Burghers of Calais
Post Impressionism-Bronze Statues (6)
Velasco-The Valley of Mexico from the hillside of Santa Isabel
Mexican Painting; Post Impressionism
Muybridge-The Horse in Motion
Photography; Post Impressionism
Van Gogh- The Starry Night
Post Impressionism;Post Impressionist
Cassatt-The Coiffure
Print;Impressionism;Post-Impressionism
Munch-The Scream
Symbolism;Post Impressionism
Gauguin- Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Post Impressionism
7 Elements/Principles of art
line, shape, space, value, form, texture, and color.
