Modern Art Part 3 Flashcards
The De Stijl movement was also called…
Cubism
Neoplasticism
Constructivism
Symbolism
Neoplasticism
Fundamental characteristics of the De Stijl Movement include which one of these:
Garish colors, impasto, aggressive brushstrokes
Dreamlike imagery with a focus on subconscious
Primary colors, vertical and horizontal lines, geometric shapes
Absurd and nonsensical subject matter and found objects
Primary colors, vertical and horizontal lines, geometric shapes
What best describes readymade art? Pick one:
Art that focuses on the internal
Art printed on a silkscreen
Art made from manufactured objects
Art designed to transform a space
Art made from manufactured objects
This art movement was proclaimed as the “anti-movement”. Pick one:
Dada
Surrealism
DeStijl
Cubism
Dada
This female artist covered an everyday object in fur. Pick one:
Frida Kahlo
Kathe Kollowitz
Meret Oppenheim
Mary Cassatt
Meret Oppenheim
What significant life event occurred the year Frida painted, The Two Fridas? Pick one:
Her recovery from polio
Her marriage to Diego Rivera
Her divorce from Diego Rivera
Her injury in a bus accident
Her divorce from Diego Rivera
What detail in The Two Fridas is frequently seen in Kahlo’s work as a symbol of union? Pick one:
Exposed hearts
Human blood
Miniature portraits
Mexican attire
Human blood
What subject is most common among Frida Kahlo’s paintings? Pick one:
Native folk tales
Mothers with children
Mexican workers
Self portraits
Self portraits
Which themes are commonly addressed in the work of Frida Kahlo? Pick one:
Her cultural heritage
Emotional suffering
Physical pain
All of the above
All of the above
Dream Of A Sunday Afternoon In The Alameda Park is part of what movement? Pick one:
Surrealism
Cubism
Abstract Expressionism
Mexican Muralism
Mexican Muralism
Where was the original location of Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Park? Pick one:
Hotel Del Prado
Cuba
Alameda Park
Museum of Modern Art
Hotel Del Prado
The technique of painting directly on wet plaster… Pick one:
Impasto
Stucco
Fresco
Intaglio
Fresco
Wifredo Lam’s “The Jungle” represents what country’s culture in a different way? Pick one:
Mexico
America
Cuba
Spain
Cuba
What are the figures doing in Lam’s, “The Jungle” Pick one:
Playing instruments
Working in sugarcane fields
Eating at a restaurant
Enjoying an afternoon at the park
Working in sugarcane fields
Jacob Lawrence painted a series of paintings on this theme. Pick one:
The portrayal of women icons
Deconstruction of traditional representation
The migration of African Americans to the North after the Civil War
Everyday objects for everyday people
The migration of African Americans to the North after the Civil War
De Kooning was more focused on the painting process rather than the finished product.
True or False?
True
What was the main influence of Pop Art? Pick one:
Theories of dreams and the subconscious
Developments in avant garde theatre and dance
Popular and commercial culture
Prehistoric and ancient monuments
Popular and commercial culture
Work included in this art movement transformed a site- specific space. Pick one:
Earth Art
Mexican Muralism
Installation Art
De Stijl
Installation Art
In what decade did Kusama move to New York City? Pick one:
1950’s
1940’s
1960’s
1970’s
1950’s
Works in this particular movement became part of the process of nature. Pick one:
Installation Art
De Stijl
Earth Art
Abstract Expressionism
Earth Art
“Fountain” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
DuChamp
(Style: Dada)
Vocab: Ready-Made
“Object (Le Dejeuner en Fourrure)” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Oppenheim
(Style: Surrealism)
Vocab: Collage
“Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Mondrian
(Style: De Stijl)
Vocab: Neoplasticism
“The Jungle” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Wifredo Lam
(Style: Afro-Cuban)
“The Migration of the Negro, Panel No. 49” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Jacob Lawrence
(Style: Harlem Renaissance)
Vocab: Harlem Renaissance
“The Two Fridas” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Frida Kahlo
(Style: Surrealism)
“Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Diego Rivera
(Style: Mexican Mural Painting)
“Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Oldenburg
(Style: Pop Art)
“Marilyn Diptych” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Andy Warhol
(Style: Pop Art)
Vocab: Silk Screen
“Woman I” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
de Kooning
(Style: Abstract Expressionism)
Vocab: Action Painting
“Narcissus Garden” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Yayoi Kusama
(Style: Installation/Performance Art)
Vocab: Installation
“The Bay” Artist:
DE STIJL/EARTH ART
Frankenthaler
(Style: Abstract Expressionism)
Vocab: Color Field Painting
Prioritizes the visual impact of color itself, rather than representational imagery or emotional expression.
Color Field Painting
A three-dimensional art form that transforms a space, often inviting viewers to become part of the artwork, rather than simply observing it from the outside.
Installation
a style of abstract expressionism that emphasizes the physical act of painting, where the process and gestures of the artist become as important as the finished artwork.
Action Painting
a stenciling method that involves printing ink through stencils that are supported by a porous fabric mesh stretched across a frame called a screen.
Silkscreen
a period of time in the early 1900s when African-American music, literature, and art flourished.
Harlem Renaissance
an avant-garde art theory advocating for a purified, abstract art using simple geometric shapes, right-angled relationships, and primary colors.
Neoplasticism
an artistic technique where various materials like paper, fabric, and photographs are glued or attached to a surface to create a new image or composition.
Collage
a manufactured object, often mass-produced and utilitarian, that an artist selects and presents as a work of art, often by isolating it from its original purpose and giving it a new context and title.
Ready-made
“The Spiral Jetty” Artist:
(De Stijl/Earth Art)
Smithson
(Earth Art/Earth Work)
Conciseness and clarity in art. Focuses on impact.
Brevity
The concept of order - to disorder or decay - then chaos
Entropy
