Art Appreciation 100 Final

In what ways is Claude Monet's work, Impression Sunrise symbolic of impressionism?

emphasized the feeling of it and an individuals perception

What two directions did Abstract Expressionism take?

dynamic energetic gesture, open feilds of color

Abstract Expressionism

1940-1950 aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act.

Who are the Guerilla Girls?

A group of feminists who sought to have women's art more appreciated by making satirical posters and art, they also wear gorilla masks to hide their identity.

Romanticism

A movement in the 18th century that emphasized inspiration,subjectivity and the primacy of the individual.

Expressionism

A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than the external world

Aaron Douglas

Aspects of Negro life

How is Sherrie Levine's fountian different from Marcel Duchamp's version?

Duchamp's is just a plain urinal with little symbolism while levines is painted gold and symbolizes more.

Andy Warhol

Gold Marilyn Monroe

Henri Matisse

Joy of Life

Pablo Picasso

Les Demoiselles D'Avignon

Mark Rothko

Orange and Yellow

Impressionism

Originating in the 1860's, depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color.

Who is Robert Raushenberg and what is he best known for?

Painter and graphic artist, create the combine paintings

List artistic movements in order

Stone Age, Ancient Roman, Gothic, Renaissance,Rococo, Neo-classicism, impressionism, Dada, conceptual art, pop art

Judy Chicago

The Dinner Party

Vincent Van Gogh

The Starry Night

Salvador Dali

The persistence of memory

Piet Mondrian

Trafalgar Square

Pointillism

Using tiny dots of various colors that became blended in the viewers eye.

Robert Rauschenberg

Winter Pool

List 10 artists. Five men, five women.

Women: Kathe Kollwitz, Mya Lin, Dorothea Lange, Barbara Kruger, Louise Beorgiouse Men: Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Andy Warhol, Ed Rushca

Minimalism

a trend in sculpture and painting that arose in the 1950's and used simple. typically massive forms.

Pop Art

art based on modern popular culture and the mass media especially as a critical or ironic comment.

Dada

based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values. Very Anti

Harlem Ranaissance

celebrated black culture, traditions and ways of life.

How is Donald Judd's work, Untitled (stack), representative of minimalism?

he fabricated from industrial materials, doesn't have emotional content, avoids symbolism and it was made in a factory

Cubism

made up of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes and later collage.

How is Surrealism different from Dada?

neoplastic-ism, dutch, consisted of artists and architects. Pure abstraction and universality, explore the subconscious mind, dream like states.

The Harlem Renaissance had to do with what 3 experiences?

rich heritage of Africa, slavery in america and the realities of modern urban life.

What does "avant garde" mean?

something before its time

De Stijl

sought to create harmony between individual lives and modern industry and technology

Surrealism

sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind for example the irrational juxtaposition of images.

Feminist Art

the efforts and accomplishments of feminist internationally to produce art that reflects women's lives and experiences.

How was Fauvism crucial to the development of modern art?

using bright colors and expressing emotion

Fauvism

vivid expressionistic and non-naturalistic use of color that flourished in Paris . Matisse was regarded as the movements leading figure.