Art Appreciation Exam #2 Part 1 (Post-Impressionism to Fauvism)

Who were the most well known artists of Post-Impressionism?

Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin

Which two Post-Impressionism artists had a more analytic (intellectual) style?

Seurat and Cezanne

Which two Post-Impressionism artists had a more emotional (spiritual) style?

Van-Gogh and Gauguin

The goals of Post-Impressionism

A return to the structural organization of the pictorial form (less abstract, more structure)

An increased emphasis on the picture surface for the sake of pictorial unity and unique patterns

A conscious distortion or exaggeration of natural appearances for emotionally suggestive effects (changing colors and size)

What technique is Seurat known for?

Pointillism

What did Seurat call the technique he was known for?

Divisionism

The term that describes the scenes of everyday activities of the people in Paris

La Vie Parisienne

Who was given the title “Father of Cubism?”

Cezanne

Name the three shapes Cezanne try to break down every object in his paintings?

Cone, cylinder, and sphere

What concept of space and color did Cezanne implement in his work?

Plastic color theory

Concept of plastic color theory

Warmer, vibrant, and intense colors will move forward while cooler and neutral colors fall into the background to create a 3D space

Two most important series of paintings Cezanne created

Still-lifes and landscapes of Mt Ste. Victoire at different perspectives

Where did Gauguin first move to during his art career?

Brittany, Southern France

Term that Gauguin describe what he’s doing in his paintings

Synthetism

Meaning of synthetism

Synthetizing the use of broad areas of unnatural color and primitive subject matter

Where did Gauguin end up to free himself from the limitations of Western art?

Tahiti

How do we know about Van Gogh’s goals and painting process?

Through letters to his brother, Theo

Time period of Symbolism

1880-1910

How is Symbolism defined as?

Any art that was made in opposition to academicism and impressionism

Which artist used colors straight from the tube?

Van Gogh

What is Pierre’s full last name?

Puvis de Chavannes

Who was Moreau’s favorite subject in his paintings?

Salome’

What influenced Redon?

Microscopic organisms and lithography

What influenced Expressionism?

Art nouveau

Gesamtkunstwerk

A total work of art (all of the art forms into one)

Term that describe Austrian (Viennese) Expressionism

Jugendstil

What was Gustav Klimt inspired by?

Byzantine mosaics and Egyptian art

Name of the group Klimt helped lead

The secessionists

Purpose of the secessionists

To separate themselves from the Academy

Where is Munch from?

Norway

Where did Munch mostly work at?

Europe

Major themes within Munch’s work

Sickness and death and femme fatale

How did Fauvism get its name?

Through an art critic calling the piece “Le Fauves” wild beasts

Where did the artists of Fauvism based?

Paris, France

Influences of Fauvism

Post-Impressionism and African and Polynesian cultures

Two major artists in Fauvism

Matisse and Rouault

How is Matisse’s work different from other Fauve artists?

Work was more abstracted, classical, and used economy

How is Rouault’s work unique from other Fauve artists?

His work was darker in comparison to the bright colors of other Fauvism works

Inspriation of Rouault

Moreau

Defining features of Rouault’s work

Black outlining and stain glass-like colors

Rouault was a master of

Printmaking