Movements

Question 1

3 aims of the arts and crafts movement

Answer 1

1. Provide alternatives to fussy or over ornate mass-produced goods
2. Reestablish pure craftsmanship
3. Improve quality of work process

Question 2

3 influences of the arts and crafts movement

Answer 2

1. Nature
2. Medieval crafts
3. Heraldic detail

Question 3

5 characteristics of the arts and crafts movement

Answer 3

1. Truth to materials
2. Reveal natural material beauty
3. Quality handmade goods
4. Traditional craftsmanship
5. Simplistic

Question 4

2 aims of art nouveau movement

Answer 4

1. Rekindle dying tradition of craftsmanship
2. Establish close links between artists and craftsmen

Question 5

3 influences of art nouveau movement

Answer 5

1. Japanese woodcuts
2. Nature
3. Flowing lines

Question 6

5 characteristics of art nouveau movement

Answer 6

1. Organic forms
2. Asymmetrical shapes
3. Violent whiplash curves
4. Tall plant-like growth
5. Flat area of colour

Question 7

2 aims of art deco movement

Answer 7

1. Create a feeling of sensation
2. Carefree living

Question 8

3 influences of art deco movement

Answer 8

1. Aztec culture
2. Ancient Greek
3. Ancient Egypt

Question 9

5 characteristics of art deco movement

Answer 9

1. Simplistic lines
2. Geometric
3. Symmetrical balance
4. Bold colours
5. Stainless steel used as material

Question 10

2 aims of bauhaus movement

Answer 10

1. Make affordable products
2. Reimage real world

Question 11

3 influences of bauhaus movement

Answer 11

1. Arts and crafts movement
2. Cubist movement
3. De Stijl

Question 12

5 characteristics of bauhaus movement

Answer 12

1. Functionality
2. Simplicity
3. Universal
4. Undecorated
5. Modern materials

Question 13

2 aims of De Stijl movement

Answer 13

1. Create pure form of abstraction
2. Direct expression

Question 14

3 influences of De Stijl movement

Answer 14

1. Plastic maths (??)
2. Urbanization
3. Dutch tradition

Question 15

3 influences of De Stijl movement

Answer 15

1. Plastic maths (??)
2. Urbanization
3. Dutch tradition

Question 16

5 characteristics of the De Stijl movement

Answer 16

1. Formalistic
2. Primary colours
3. No texture
4. Lines are either vertical or horizontal
5. Balanced

Question 17

2 aims of modernism movement

Answer 17

1. Meet demand for goods
2. Create trends

Question 18

3 influences of modernism movement

Answer 18

1. Surrealist art
2. Youth culture
3. Bauhaus

Question 19

4 characteristics of modernism movement

Answer 19

1. New materials
2. Convenient designs
3. Biomorphic
4. Steam bent

Question 20

2 aims of Scandinavian movement

Answer 20

1. Create at low cost
2. Functional but mass-produced

Question 21

2 influences of Scandinavian movement

Answer 21

1. Careful craftsmanship
2. Modernism movement

Question 22

5 characteristics of Scandinavian movement

Answer 22

1. Functionality
2. Elegant
3. Organic lines
4. Natural materials
5. Smooth texture

Question 23

2 aims of postmodernism movement

Answer 23

1. More playful nature
2. Express views and identities

Question 24

3 influences of postmodernism movement

Answer 24

1. Venturi
2. Deconstruction
3. Feminism

Question 25

5 characteristics of postmodernism movement

Answer 25

1. Humour
2. Natural materials
3. Focus on aesthetic
4. Pastiche
5. Inconsistency

Question 26

1 aim of pop art movement

Answer 26

1. Target things to the younger market

Question 27

3 influences of pop art movement

Answer 27

1. Science
2. Popular culture
3. Pop art

Question 28

5 characteristics of pop art movement

Answer 28

1. Bright colours
2. New materials
3. Abstract patterns
4. Animal skin prints
5. New shapes

Question 29

2 aims of deconstruction movement

Answer 29

1. Explore relationship between different parts of a design
2. Question structures that have been accepted over ages

Question 30

3 influences of deconstruction movement

Answer 30

1. Cubism movement
2. Minimalism
3. Futurism

Question 31

5 characteristics of deconstruction movement

Answer 31

1. Materials chosen for their unconventional characteristics
2. Images created in incompleted forms
3. Redefinition of shapes
4. Questioning designs
5. Fragmentation