Exam 2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
Where was Joaquin Torres-Garcia from?
Uruguay
Where did Torres-Garcia spend 40 years of his life?
Europe
What effect did Europe have on Torres-Garcia?
He brought the first challenge to the dominance of Muralism
What childhood influences had effect on Torres-Garcia?
His father owned a toy shop which influenced his works.
What group did Torres-Garcia join up with?
the Constructivists
Who were the constructivists opposed to?
the Surrealists
What symbolic objects did Torres-Garcia use in his art?
fish, clocks, anchors, keys, stars and ships
Define Constructivism
a style or movement in which assorted mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile structural forms.
What is Torres-Garcia’s most indigenista work?
Cosmic Monument
What was Wifredo Lam’s ethnic background?
His father was chinese
Mother was mulatto with American Indian blood
Where was Wifredo Lam from?
Cuba
Where did Wifredo Lam study?
Spain
What famous artist had an impact on Wifredo Lam?
Picasso
What type of art did Wifredo Lam focus on?
Cubism
What is Wifredo Lam’s most famous painting?
The Jungle
What technique did Lam use in his paintings?
polymorphism
define polymorphism
associates human, animal and vegetable life
Where is Matta from?
Chile
What artistic school did Matta belong to?
Surrealist
According to the book, why did women play such a large part in Latin American art?
machismo
True or false, the work of Frida Kahlo was autobiographical
true
What childhood trauma did Kahlo experience as a child?
Her bus was crushed by a train
What type of paintings did Kahlo do?
Retablos
Define retablos
narrative with inscriptions and images describing traumatic events in the life of the creator.
