History of Modern Art Quiz 2
Glass of Absinthe
1st Assemblage
Houses at L'Estaque
1st cubist painting. Structure of houses (flattened) perspective doesn't line up - looking from multiple points of view. Shading and highlights that make them look like different planes. Color palette is subdued with minimized colors
Violin and Palette
Analytic cubism. Materialization of a new space - see space that gives an idea of depth but in a new way. Creates a visual pun.
Asemblage
Art form where objects that already exist are attached and incorporated into the art medium
London Bridge
Combines Neo-Impressionist brushstrokes and color with Fauvist style. Abstraction and looseness.
Le Luxe II
Connects the great historical and mythological paintings of the past with the new modern art. Painting about forms and how they are depicted
Le Bonheur de Vivre
Considered an outrage at the time because of the simplicity of forms and bright unstable colors
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Figures have mask like faces - on the right based on African art. Used the African mask as shock effect. Connected to cubism because he treated the background and the foreground as in the same plane. Hard to tell what is the subject and what is not. Last of the Rose Period paintings. Made this painting and didn't show it for 9 years. Became a rumor and people wanted to come to the studio to see it. People didn't know how to take it - they knew that it would change the way things were being done
Analytic Cubism
Form of cubism based on direct observation. Done in the studio. Focused on still life and using them as a springboard for painting
Die Brucke
German Expressionism. Means "the Bridge." Influenced by Van Gogh and Edvard Munch
Strong Abstraction
Has no basis in reality, and comes from the artist's imagination
The Open Window
Historical reference to classical paintings that would use the window to create depth. This painting doesn't really have depth. Very little distinction between what is happening inside/outside the room. Gives enough info to give you an idea of what you are looking at but obfuscates the rest.
Fauvism
Movement that emphasized painterly qualities over representation. Strong use of color not necessarily descriptive of the actual form. Translates to "Wild Beast".
The Belle Epoque
New excitement and optimism about technology Innovation was key
Weak Abstraction
Observation of the natural world that has been broken down into various forms
La Vie
Painting done in response to his Casa Jamis committing suicide. Female models are from prison (often with syphilis or prostitutes. Portrays them as femme fatales - sad women that bring doom to the men around them. Lived in the Bateau Le Voir, Bohemian Lifestyle
Portrait of Madame Matisse, The Green Line
Painting of the artist's wife. Used as a vehicle to use the colors and different planes. Playing with radically different flesh tones to separate the face out into different planes.
Harmony in Red
Playing with Pattern - same pattern used for the wall and the tablecloth, makes your understanding of depth confusing. Bold use of color. Framed in an unusual way - chair is cut off and has more depth than the rest of the painting
Still Life with Chair Caning
Printed chair caning. Also used oil and rope - rope used to make fun of the gold frames in gallery shows. Used lettering - JOU - may have come from the newspaper, but also from JOUE which means to play - reference to playing with each other
Dance (II)
Radical painting because of its simplicity
Bird in Space
Representational of something that cuts through the air. Sent to Paris for an exhibition. Held up at customs. Caused an argument: what is art?
Young Lady with an Umbrella
Used color starches that were applied to the photographic emulsion