Art History Alphabet Powerpoint

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2. 20th Century Art International 20th century 20th century art, also known as modern art, include the products of a series of artistic movements beginning with Modernism. Some of these movements include: Cubism, Dadaism, and Futurism. Pablo Picasso – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

3. Art Nouveau International 1890-1905 Focuses on organic and plant like motifs as well as highly-stylized curvilinear forms. Seen as the bridge between Neoclassicism and Modernism.

4. Baroque Western Europe 17th – early 18th century Sculptures and paintings of the Baroque are characterized by strong emotion, violent movement, and dramatic lighting. Artists of this period include Bernini, Caravaggio, and Rubens. Bernini – Ecstasy of St. Teresa

5. Cubism Europe 1908-1911 Cubism is defined by the breakdown of the natural forms into geometric and abstract shapes in order to create a new perspective. Introduced by Picasso and Braque. Pablo Picasso – Le guitariste

6. De Stijl Dutch 1917 Artists of De Stijl sought to express an utopian ideal of harmony and order. They also wanted to reduce art into pure abstraction of only form (vertical and horizontal lines) and color (the primary colors, black, and white). Piet Mondrian – Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red

7. Expressionism International 20th century Expressionists distort reality and replace the adherence to realism with their own emotional connection to the subject, which varies from artist to artist. Edvard Munch – The Scream

8. Fauvism France 1905-1907 Les Fauves = Wild Beasts Fauvists painted with bold and strong colors that originated from Impressionism. They also emphasized painterly qualities over representational values. Henri Matisse – The Green Line

9. Gothic Europe 13th century The Gothic style of architectures is often seen in great European cathedrals. Its characteristic features include flying buttresses, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults. Ambulatory of Saint-Denis

10. Impressionism France 19th century Characteristics of Impressionistic paintings include visible brush strokes, open composition, ordinary subject matter, movement, and the emphasis on light’s changing qualities. Claude Monet – Impression, Sunrise

11. Japonism International 19th century Japonism refers to the influence of Japanese art on the West. Japanese woodblock prints became a source of inspiration for European impressionist painters. Artists became influenced by the lack of perspective and shadow, flat areas of color, and the compositional freedom of Japanese art. Van Gogh – The Blooming Plum Tree

12. Lyrical Abstraction France/America 1960’s-1970’s Lyrical Abstraction represented an artist’s personal expression; it is characterized by loose paint handling, spontaneous expression, and illusionistic space. Ronnie Landfield – For William Blake

13. Mannerism Europe 16th century Mannerists are notable for their use of artificial qualities in their works as opposed to naturalistic ones. These qualities include distortion, asymmetrical composition, and body elongation. Parmigianino – Madonna with the Long Neck

14. Neoclassicism Europe Late 18th – early 19th century Neoclassicists drew inspiration and ideas from Classical art of Greece and Rome. They emphasized balance, order, and harmony. Neoclassicists include David and Canova. David – Oath of the Horatii

15. Op Art International 1960’s Op art, or optical art, is a type of abstract art that makes use of optical illusions in order to create effects such as hidden images, flashing, vibrations, and warping. Bridget Riley – Movement in Squares

16. Pointillism Europe 19th century Artists of Pointillism combines small distinct points of primary colors together to form an illusion of secondary and intermediate colors. This technique relies on the human eye to perceive the points as a whole so that the colors will blend together. Pablo Picasso – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

17. Rococo Europe/France 18th century The Rococo style employs refined, elegant, and highly decorative forms. Artists of the Rococo include Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard. Fragonard – The Swing

18. Surrealism Europe 1920’s Surrealists used the subconscious as a source of inspiration and ideas. Surrealist paintings depict strange and irrational objects in a fantastic and dreamlike scene. Max Ernst – The Elephant Celebes

19. Tonalism America 1880’s Tonalism is a style of landscape forms that are painted with dark, neutral hues, such as gray, brown, and blue. Tonalists also apply an overall tone of colored atmosphere or mist to landscapes. James Whistler – The Falling Rocket

20. Utrecht Caravaggism Europe Early 17th century Utrecht Caravaggists are a subclass of Baroque artists who are influenced by Caravaggio and live in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Although this movement lasted less than 20 years, it had a major impact on artists such as Rembrandt. Van Baburen – Prometheus Chained

21. Verism Rome ~1st century Verism was used by Roman sculptors to create realistic features of the subject that showed imperfections such as wrinkles. Differs greatly from the idealized subjects in Greek sculpture. Veristic Sculpture