Modernism Definitions Flashcards
Impressionism
Originating in France: focused on capturing fleeting moments and the effects of light and color, using techniques like visible brushstrokes and painting en plein air.
Post-Impressionism
Reaction against the naturalistic depiction of light and color in Impressionism, emerged in the late 1880s and emphasized abstract qualities, symbolic content, and expressive use of color and form, paving the way for later movements like Cubism and Fauvism.
- Extending impressionist Ideas/practices
- Intense, arbitrary colour
- Strong geometric forms
Fauvism
Intense bold unnatural colour (emotive)
Creation of energy (spontaneous) in compositions using dramatic lines and forms.
Matisse is the main artist
Expressionism
Expressionist art refers to the expression of subjective emotions, inner experiences and spiritual themes, as opposed to realistic depictions of people or nature.
Distorted reality for eliciting subjective emotional effect.
Bright colours, unusual dynamic compositions.
Cubism
Movement in art, especially painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and, later, collage.
Futurism
Artistic movement centered in Italy that emphasized the dynamism, speed, energy, and power of the machine and the vitality, change, and restlessness of modern life.
Da Da
Dada was an art movement formed during the First World War in Zurich in negative reaction to the horrors and folly of the war. The art, poetry and performance produced by dada artists is often satirical and nonsensical in nature.
Bauhaus
Its goal was to merge all artistic mediums into one unified approach, that of combining an individual’s artistry with mass production and function. Bauhaus design is often abstract, angular, and geometric, with little ornamentation.
Surrealism
Aiming to express the unconscious mind through illogical or dreamlike imagery, often featuring unexpected juxtapositions and a challenge to conventional reality.
dream-like visuals, the use of symbolism, and collage images
Abstract Expressionism
It is often characterised by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.
Utilization of abstraction as a means to express and/or elicit emotion through artistic works.
Kinetic Art
art that incorporates movement, either real or apparent, and explores the possibilities of motion, time, and the relationship between art and technology
Pop art
draws inspiration from popular and commercial culture, using bold imagery, bright colors, and repetitive techniques, often challenging traditional fine art boundaries.
Op Art
Lowkey just optical illusions
Minimalism
characterized by its focus on simplicity, reducing artworks to their most essential elements, often featuring geometric shapes, clean lines, and a limited color palette.
Extreme abstraction
Superrealism
Super-realism was trying to express something above and beyond ordinary reality. Superrealism was inspired by Sigmund Freud’s analysis of the subconscious.
