Art History Exam 3

German Expressionism

Form of expression that emphasized the artists inner feelings or ideas over replicating reality. Characterized by simplistic shapes, bright colors, and gestural strokes or brushes.

Modernism

Not a style but an umbrella term for a variety of styles from 1900 to 1950 including fauvism, german expressionism, cubism, surrealism, futurism, dada, suprematism, and stise art.

De Stijl

This movement was launched in the Netherlands in the late summer of 1917. Working in an abstract geometric style, the leaders of this movement sought universal laws of equilibrium and harmony for art, which could then be a prototype for a new social order. They worked within a visual vocabulary that was reduced to the use of primary colors, straight horizontal and vertical lines, and flat planes limited to rectangles and squares. They advocated the absorption of pure art by applied art. The spirit of art could then permeate society through architectural, product, and graphic design.

Avant-garde

A form of expression for things that are "edgy." In war, the front-guard was the first to go battle

Fauvism

Henry matisse was a famous colorist who used fauvism. Fauvism is haracterized by bold colors, non-naturalistic scenes, and textured brushwork