Art history Flashcards
(81 cards)
a style of painting, which began in France in the 1860s, in which the artist tries to represent the effects of light on an object, person, area of countryside, etc.
Impressionism
Monet is one of the great …
Monet is one of the great Impressionists.
a type of 20th-century art and literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening
Surrealism
relating to or producing a type of 20th-century art or literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening:
… painters
…. art
relating to or producing a type of 20th-century art or literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening:
surrealist painters
surrealist art
But there was that crazy almost s…… contradiction.
The hall was decorated with the …. artworks.
But there was that crazy almost surrealistic contradiction.
The hall was decorated with the surrealistic artworks.
belonging or relating to a style of modern art in which an object or person is shownas a set of geometric shapes, or typical of this style of painting:
a ….. painter/painting/sculptor
She painted a mountainous, almost ….. landscape.
belonging or relating to a style of modern art in which an object or person is shownas a set of geometric shapes, or typical of this style of painting:
a cubist painter/painting/sculptor
She painted a mountainous, almost Cubist landscape.
…… is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European ….. (p) and sculpture, and inspired related movements in …. (m), literature and architecture.
Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture.
In Cubist a….., objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an a…. form—instead of d….. objects from a single viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of view….. to represent the subject in a greater context.
In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from a single viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.
Cubism has been considered the most i….. art movement of the …..th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide variety of art produced in Paris (Montmartre and Montparnasse) or near Paris (Puteaux) during the 1910s and ….. (t) the 1920s.
Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide variety of art produced in Paris (Montmartre and Montparnasse) or near Paris (Puteaux) during the 1910s and throughout the 1920s.
….. was a cultural movement which developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War …. and was largely influenced by …..a.
Surrealism was a cultural movement which developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and was largely influenced by Dada.
The movement is best known for its visual artworks and writings and the j…… of distant realities to activate the unconscious ….. through the imagery.
The movement is best known for its visual artworks and writings and the juxtaposition of distant realities to activate the unconscious mind through the imagery.
the fact of putting things that are not similar next to each other:
the …… of two very different cultures
An odd …… of talents worked exceedingly well on the project.
the fact of putting things that are not similar next to each other:
the juxtaposition of two very different cultures
An odd juxtaposition of talents worked exceedingly well on the project.
The film uses a suggestive ….. of word and image.
The j….. of these different ideas creates a rich musical world.
The film uses a suggestive juxtaposition of word and image.
The juxtaposition of these different ideas creates a rich musical world.
a type of modern art that uses patterns that do not existnaturally in order to create images that appear to move or to be something that they are not
Op art
…., short for ….. art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
… …. works are abstract, with many better known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or of swelling or warping.
Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
Op art works are abstract, with many better known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or of swelling or warping.
old-fashioned : an unskillful painter:
His wrath against this upstart artist who secretly entertained his sister in his studio grew with the minutes. It would be his privilege very shortly to read that scrubby …. a lesson in deportment which he would remember.
old-fashioned : an unskillful painter
His wrath against this upstart artist who secretly entertained his sister in his studio grew with the minutes. It would be his privilege very shortly to read that scrubby dauber a lesson in deportment which he would remember.
to consider or judge something in a particular way:
It is ….. bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.
The president asked Congress for authority to take whatever steps he …. necessary, including the use of force.
to consider or judge something in a particular way:
It is deemed bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.
The president asked Congress for authority to take whatever steps he deemed necessary, including the use of force.
The Surrealists were initially …. crazy.
The Surrealists were initially deemed crazy.
art movement
However, nowadays, liking Surrealism or Op-art is considered perfectly accceptable, and images from those …. …. … appear everywhere, from posters to advertising campaigns.
art movement
However, nowadays, liking Surrealism or Op-art is considered perfectly accceptable, and images from those school of arts appear everywhere, from posters to advertising campaigns.
Does he regret not going to art … to get a formal qualification?
Does he regret not going to art school to get a formal qualification?
having knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge:
computer ….
visually ….
having knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge:
computer literate
visually literate
They wanted to make sure their child was computer ….
They wanted to make sure their child was computer literate.
If you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and ableto accept and bear it:
After spending some time on the island they became ….. to the hardships.
If you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and ableto accept and bear it:
After spending some time on the island they became inured to the hardships.
Perhaps becaus of u.b…. of advertising, people tend to be more visually l….. than they used to be, and so are perhaps …… to surprises.
Perhaps becaus of ubiquity of advertising, people tend to be more visually literate than they used to be, and so are perhaps inured to surprises.
