Styles of Art

Question 1

Styles of Art

Answer 1

Classical

Cubism

Question 2

Classical

Answer 2

Ancient Greeks, Romans, Persians. Coming out of Athens, focused on Art. Sculpture. Attention to detail, If something looks classical but is not a choice on the test, say Renaissance because it was a rebirth of that.

Question 3

Cubism

Answer 3

Picasso

• was a SUBJECT (but you might not see it) breaking it up into tiny pieces.
• geometric, nonrealistic
• can be bright and vibrant

Question 4

Abstract

Answer 4

Jackson Pollock

• no main subject, can have a background a foreground though
• can literally fling colors on the canvas
• all about shapes and colors for its own sake

Question 5

Baroque

Answer 5

• can often be RELIGIOUS themed
• Paul Rubins -how he creates emphasis below
• eyelines are converging on baby Jesus (everyone is looking at him).
• color contrast. the baby is white and color, everything else is reds, greens, and browns.
• placement- put in the foreground.

Question 6

Impressionism

Answer 6

ex: of someone out on a boat. big bold strokes, blotchy colors
- given a general impression, can figure out what its supposed to be but not super realistic
- Monee
- general, broad strokes
- has a subject, easy to see.
- gives an overall impression.
- fuzzy, less contrast.

Question 7

Expressionism

Answer 7

Expression of human emotion STRONG EMOTION is shown
-Monk
Might ask for thematic interpretation of this on the test. What could you reference in the painting?
-In the scream face, it would be fear. skeletal nature the way his face is drawn.- death. swirling background, panic feel to it, blood red sky. Internal fear, or a response to something external

Question 8

Realism

Answer 8

VERY Realistic. Shading, texture of buildings, duplicate what it would really look like.
Might ask again what the theme is… Look at the elements, stuff in the painting.
Man framed within a frame. In a modern building, looking out. Hes looking at an older style building. Feeling alone in the modern world.

Question 9

Surrealism

Answer 9

-Dolly
-stuff you would never see in the real world
melting clocks
-symbolism
- bizarre weird, dream like things.
-uncontrollable nature of time- theme

Question 10

Dadaism

Answer 10

• challenges the idea of what is art.

- urinal

Question 11

Photography

Answer 11

Migrant mother photo- great depression in the United States
poverty, sadness
find the theme- bring your own understanding and analysis
-discuss lines, colors, shadings