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Characteristics on Greek art

Parthenon

Ideal Body style

worked with math and proportions

Characteristics of Roman Art

realistic body forms

arch and concrete

road system

Characteristics of Byzantine Art

Rich colors, but flat images

heavily outlined figures

Characteristics of Romanesque Style

Dark interiors, very small windows

heavy walls and stone roofs

Characteristics on Gothic Art

fly buttress, pointed arch

large windows, stained glass

5 Characteristics of Renaissance Art

Realism & Expressionism (showing scenes as they actually are)

Perspective (creates illusion of depth)

Classicism (perfect proportions without religious influence)

Individualism (shows how each subject is unique)

Geometric arrangements (figures were arranged in a way to make geometric shapes)

Characteristics of Baroque art

Colorful and fascinated with light

facial expressions show emotions

scenes of royalty and grand palaces

Characteristics of Rococo Art

unique style that developed in France during the reign of King Louis XV

love and romance are themes

scenes of leisure time of the wealthy

Characteristics of Impressionism

Every day subjects and events

Lighting effect captured in artwork

brushstrokes are shorter with blurred area

outdoor settings common

weather and atmosphere were considered

Characteristics of Post Impressionism

focus of geometric forms in works

distort forms for expressive effects

use of somewhat unnatural colors

thick application of vivid colors of paint

Characteristics of Fauvism

artist were called wild beasts

artist used colors that were so bold and garish that you noticed them before the subject

Characteristics of Expressionism

artists painted grotesque figures influenced by WWI

artists were happy to upset the viewer

Characteristics of Cubism

artists would paint subjects using a geometric arrangement of black, lines, and angles

artists looked at all perspectives of an object

artists included a group of neo-plasticists who used shapes and colors without subject matter

artists included a group of futurists who included movement in their art

Characteristics of Abstract art

artists gave up painting real things for color, line, forms, patterns, or emotions and moods

Characteristics of Abstract Expressionism

artists believed painting was about the process not the result

artist fled Europe and bombing raids for America during WWII

Characteristics of Surrealism

artists painted based on dream, hallucinations, nightmares, and fantasy

artists used real things that they then distorted or placed in an unreal setting

Characteristics of Pop Art

Everyday objects

Making fun of Popular American culture

Characteristics of American Landscape art

Natural Landscapes were being replaced with cities, so artist painted the tranquility and peace of natural landscapes

glorified labor and lifestyle of rural America

Themses of Diego Rivera Murals

social inequality, nature, industry, technology, and history of Mexico

Characteristics of Op Art

giving the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing, vibrating, swelling, or warping

Definition of Shape

flat geometric and organic forms

Definition of Line

many different types (idk bro)

Definition of texture

the look of feel of a surface

definition of space

illusion of depth (also IDKKKKK)

Definition of value

how light or dark a given color of hue is

Definition of Color

idk what Darrel wants for some of these definitions

Definition of form

Shapes become forms when 3-D is included

Definition of Movement

the visual flow or pathway the eye takes when looking at a piece of art

definition of variety

differences of art elements that create visual interest

definition of unity

cohesiveness of an artwork, makes an artwork feel complete and finished