Modern Arts Flashcards
A shift of style away from the Academic Style.
Modern Arts
Modern Arts Started with the birth of
modernism (Industrial Revolution, 1760-1840)
shows everyday life, captures the fleeting moment of middle class relaxing and doing leisurely activities
Impressionism
impressionism arts were done in
open air
technique used to paint by Impressionists
dabbing method, quick, spintaneous and loose brushstrokes
adapted the impressionist style combined it with emphasis on geometric forms
Post-impressionism
post-impressionism created and utilised
distortions of expressive effect, unnatural and indiscriminate colours
the greatest impressionist artist
Claude Monet
the greatest post-impressionist artist
Paul Cézanne
communicates personal feelings to the subject
expressionism
painting technique used by expressionists
impasto (thick application of paints) to evoke an intense and violent mood,
loose brushstrokes with strong, unnatural colours
another important post-impressionist after Cézanne
Vincent Van Gogh
norwegian painter and printmaker from the expressionist movement
Edvard Munch
inspired by the geometric style and composition of Paul Cezanne
first abstract style of modern art
Cubism
two styles of cubism
analytical and synthetic
special ement of cubism
multiple points of view and at different times; concentrated on 2D surface and rejected linear perspective
anti-art movement
dadaism
dadaism productions are often
satire and nonsensical
two styles of dadaism
readymade and photomontage
art made from found objects, but used differently from their normal context
readymade
clipping of photographs or reproduced images that were pasted together
photomontage
It was influenced by the works of psychologist, Sigmund Freud, who said that dreams were our subconscious way of dealing with personal issues and realities
surrealism
2 styles of surrealism
Representational and Abstract
realistic depiction of objects but is set or distorted beyond the capabilities of reality
representational
based on shapes and forms that does not represent anything found in real life, but rather forms made by subconscious
abstract
technique wherein a piece of paper is places on top of a textured surfsce
frottage
paint is splashed on a piece of paper
decalcomania
painted canvas placed on top of a textured surface, paint will then be scraped away
grattage
paper over a lighted candle to create smoke
fumagw
writing instrument moving around a medium without conscious thought
automatic drawing
paint drips from a moving can of a drip painting
drip painting
one of the most popular surrealist artists
salvador dalì
emphasizes abstract elements of art, stressing on feelings and emotions rather than perceivable subject matter.
abstract expressionism
2 styles of abstract expressionism
action and colourfield
impulsive; an
energetic style in which the paint is splashed, dripped or spilled onto the canvas
action
passive; uses flat areas or field of color, inviting the viewers to contemplate an create an emotional response)
colourfield
visual illusions. It uses scientific knowledge about vision to enable artist to create movement through optical illusion, with the arrangement of lines and complementary colors
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