Final Vocab Flashcards
(24 cards)
Sublime
the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual, or artistic
Romantic artists of the 19th century/Goya, Third of May
Picturesque
In the manner of a picture
Associationism
a reductionist school of thought; Pablo Picasso les Demoiselles d’Avignon
French Salon
French academy’s official exhibitions
Marriage a la mode by William Hogarth
Orientalism
imitation or depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures
Grand Odalisque by Ingles
Modernization
Bauhaus in Germany; upsurge of radical experimentation in all the arts
Modernity
evolution of capitalism and industrialization; impressionism, Caillebotte Paris Street; rainy day
Modernism
Western society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; Pablo Picasso Demoiselles d’Avignon
Avant-garde
works that are experimental or innovative; Dali Persistence of Memory
Haussmannization
Renovations and modernization of Paris; Caillebotte’s Paris Street Rainy Day
En plein air (plein air)
act of painting outdoors;
Japonisme
influence of Japanese art on Western art; Claude Monet Water Lilies
Pointillism
small, distinct dots of color; Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Primitivism
visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples; Gauguin Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Daguerreotype
first photographic process; Louis Daguerre
Straight photography
scene or subject in sharp focus and detail; Alfred Stieglitz Third Class Carriage
Collage
Hannah Hoch Cut with a kitchen knife
Manifesto
public declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of an artist or artistic movement
Ready-made
made for purchase and immediate use; Marcel DuChamp, Fountain
Photomontage
process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photograph; DADA Hoch, Cut with a kitchen knife
Action painting
gestural abstraction”, is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied; Franz Kline Number 2
Armory Show
Introducted american to European Art such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism
Assemblage
3D collage; Picasso, still life with chair caning
Postmodernism
deconstructionism; Le corbusier Glass House
