Modern To Contemporary Art Flashcards
Modern Art
-is a term that signifies the philosophy and style of the artworks produced during the 1860-1970 era.
- this art broke with convention dealt with new subject matter, focused on conceptual concerns, and changed the position of the artist within society.
Surrealism
-Combines the unconscious with the conscious, in order to create a new “super reality”.
- the artist tries to capture the subject not from real world, but from the world of dreams, imagination and fantasies.
Ex: the persistance of memory by salvador dali
- the broken column by frida kahlo
-girl with death mask (she plays alone) by frida kahlo
Realism
-in this method the artist tries to present the subject as it is, or objectively
- the realist tries to make a faithful rendition of the work based on what he sees which can be in the form of objects, sceneries, activities and figures
Ex: old spanish church by fernando amorsolo
-dalagang filipina by fernando amorsolo
-portrait of jose rizal by juan luna
-vendedora de flores by juan luna
-the chess players by thomas eakins
-miss amelia van buren by thomas eakins
Impressionisn
-in this method of painting, the artisr is characterized as one concerned more with the technique of suggesting light and color to the picture than with the subject matter.
-Founders: Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Edgar Degas, among thers
Ex: woman with a parasol- madam monet and her son
-the basket of apples still life by paul cèzanne
-girl with peaches by valentin serov
Fauvism
-this style of painting flourished in fancenfrom 1898 to 1908
-the wildness manifested itself mainly in the strong colors and dynamic brushwork to connote joy and hapliness, as well as comfor and pleasure
Ex: portrait of madame Matisse/ the green stripe by Henri Matisse
-the Dessert: Harmony in red by Henri Mattisse
-the estaque by georges braque
Cubism
Cezane, who is known as the Father of —-, advised painters to “treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything in proper perspective, so that each sude of an object or a plane is directed toward a central point.”
-in the Philippines , ang Kiukok is one of the most vital and dynamic figures who emerged during the 60s and continues to make an impact up to the present.
Ex: weeping woman by Pablo Picasso
-factory horta de Ebbo by pablo picasso
-ang magbabayo (pounding rice) by vicente mansala
-self portrait with seven fingers by marc chagall
Futurism
-in this method, the artist portrays the subject that literally relates to the future, and not to the present
-in this modern world, futuristic portrayals are seen on futuristic machines or futuristic human beings like androids.
Ex: memories of a night by luigi russolo
-cityscape by tullio crali
-dynamism of a car by luigi russolo
-street light by giacomo balla
Vorticism
-followed in the same vein as futurism in that it relished in the innovative advances of the machine age and embraced the possible virtues of dynamic change that were to follow.
-the style is defined by bold colors, harsh limes and sharp angles along with a fascination in the machine age
Contructivism
-embraced theory that art should be “constructed” from mkdern industrial materials such as plastic, steel, and glass in order to serve a societal purpose instead of merely making an abstract statement.
-the constructivists believed art should directly reflect the modern industrial world
Suprematism
-kazimir malevich is viewed as its founder
-his central goal was to break art down to its bare bones, often employing basic shapes, such as squares, triangles, and circles, as well as primary and neutral colors.
De stijl
-The name —– (dutch for “the style”) adequately sums up this movement’s aim while also characterizing their intentions on how to achieve that aim: with a simple, direct approach.
-abstract artists who promoted a stylenof art based on a strict geometry of horizontals and verticals.
Dada/Dadaism
-perhaps best summoned up by the famous dadaist poet Hugo Ball, the dadaist goal of art was not to have art be “an end in itself, but (to be) an opportunity for the true perception and criticism of the times we live in.”
Contemporary Art
-the term —– is generally regarded as referring to work made between 1970 and the present.
-it also implies art that is made by living artists, but essentially contemporary art is seen as something that has never been done before
Pop Art
The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects
Photorealism
-a painstsking attention to detail is aimed, without asserting an artist’s personal stylr. These drawings and paintings are so immaculate in their precision that it starts to look like it is a photo without a direct reference to the artist who created it.
