Western Art Movements

Vocabulary flashcards covering Western art movements and their defining characteristics based on the lecture notes.

Pre-historic art

The foundation of what people would know as art.

Pre-agean art

Art by inhabitants of the Aegean Sea, encompassing 3 distinct periods of Aegean art.

Cycladic, Minoan, Mycean Art

Art movements that showed a move toward life-like proportion.

Ancient Greek Art

Art focused on sculpture and architecture.

Ancient Roman Art

Art that carries characteristics of Greek art and other influences.

Classical Antiquity art

Art centered around the belief in Jesus.

Early medieval Art

Art focused on portraying Jesus.

Gothic Europe

Art and architectural period known for famous cathedrals.

Early Renaissance

Art movement characterized by realism.

Mythology

Served as an additional subject in Renaissance art.

High Renaissance

Art movement focused on representing figures.

Mannerism

Art style characterized by exagerated forms.

Baroque

Art movement aimed at producing drama.

Rococo

Art style where interior design is evident in manifestation.

Neo classicalism

Art movement returning to classical art.

Romantism

Art movement driven by a desire of freedom.

Realism

Art movement focused on depicting what is "Real".

Empressionism

Art movement focused on capturing fleeting movement.

Post-Impressionism

Art movement highlighting the properties of line.

Art Noveau

Art movement characterized by natural form and international architecture.

Favvism

Art movement featuring undisgressed brush strokes and being the first to break from impressionism.

Expressionalism

Art movement depicting increasing conflict.

Cubism

Art movement exploring the 2 dimensionality of canvas.

Sarrealism

Art movement characterized by dreamlike quality.

Hyper realism

Art style depicted in crisp detail.

Automatism

Artistic method characterized as uncensored.

Abstract

Art movement that uses color instead of object.

Assemblage

Art created using pre-existent elements.

Photograpy

Art form focusing on the rendering of an optical image.

Pop Art

Art movement utilizing identifiable imagery.