Chapter 13 Flashcards
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The group of artists who combined the best of the new as well as making use of older techniques wer
b. The Combinationalists.
In the 20th Century, artists could “deliver” art directly to the public because of
b. Mass communication.
Artists in the 20th Century rejected
a. The Renaissance notion that art must mirror nature.
b. The dominant place of personal feelings of emotions in art.
In order to make a living, many artists in the 20th Century
b. Were also teachers.
The artist who was influenced by the sculpture of primitive Africa was
d. Picasso.
The group of artists that broke away from artistic conventions, and rejected most accepted values were
a. The Sensationalists.
The artist who wrote extensive essays on the psychological and expressive meaning of color was
a. Kandinsky.
The artist whose colors and lines draw the eye from the top of the canvas to the bottom is
a. Kandinsky.
In the area of painting, the three most important movements were
a. Expressionism.
b. Surrealism. e. Cubism.
The French Expressionist who used several artistic styles including pointillism was
c. Matisse.
The art movement or style that was more concerned with how a work is painted and less with what was painted w
c. Cubism.
The group of artists whose primary goal was innovation, and the use of new methods and materials were
b. The Experimentalists.
With the fast pace of the 20th century, and the rapidity with which artistic styles changed, the public acceptance of a style of art was most ofte
c. After it was the currently new form or style.
The artist who focused on the harshness of life, especially as experienced by the poor, was
b. Kollwitz.
The artist who used brilliant colors in a wild manner was
a. Matisse.
The principles that typify the work of 20th Century artists are
a. A rejection of unnecessary ornamentation.
c. A rejection of 19th Century Romanticism.
f. A rejection of realism.
Art which sought to present the inner meaning; the emotional perception of natural phenomena is called
a. Expressionism.
Art in the 20th century could be called an affirmation of
d. The technological age.
The work of at that was a strong protest against the speed and brutality of modern air warfare was
Guernica
The art style that reduced “nature” to basic geometric patterns was
c. Cubism.
The artist whose work is flat, using patterns, some showing Egyptian influence was
c. Klimt.
Art in the 20th Century could be called a revolt against
d. The sentimentality of Romanticism.
The best known of the 20th Century artists is
d. Picasso.
The artist whose art primarily restricted to black, white, and grays was
d. Kollwitz.
