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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
