LESSON 3 Flashcards
(11 cards)
This is a method of presenting the subject where the artist moves away from reality. The artist usually alters the shapes and colors in rendering a particular art piece.
Abstraction
refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a
natural setting.
Naturalism
is generally the attempt to represent subject
matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements.
Realism
is the alteration of the original shape
(or other characteristic) of something.
Distortion
is when the art subject is
lengthened, protracted or extended.
Elongation
Artists show the subject as cut,
lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated
=blows
Mangling
is the name applied to the work
produced by a group of artists which included Henri Matisse and André Derain) from around 1905 to 1910, which is characterised by strong colours and fierce brushwork
Fauvism
is a protest movement in the art that is
playful and experimental. “Dada” means a “hobby horse”. Dadaism is most often nonsensical. Marcel Duchamp is the famous painter using this method.
Dadaism
This was developed in Italy about the
same time as cubism appeared in France. Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the mechanical energy of modern life.
Futurism
This method mirrors the evils of the
present society.
Surrealism
This features art works describing
pathos, morbidity, chaos or even defeat and was introduced in Germany from 1900 – 1910
Expressionism
