Art Final

Fauvism

A short-lived French painting movement (1905-1907) known for bold and clashing colors.

Expressionism

An early 20th-century movement centered in Germany emphasizing psychological and emotional content through distorted forms.

Similarities between Fauvism & Expressionism

Both movements feature bold colors and were influenced by Vincent Van Gogh.

Key Features of Fauvism

Bold color, clashing color, and arbitrary color.

The Big 3 of Fauvism

Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck.

Dada

An art movement that emerged during WWI, characterized by anti-art sentiments and deliberately nonsensical works.

Surrealism

A European movement starting around 1921 focusing on dream imagery and spontaneous methods of image creation.

Cubism

A movement centered in Paris around 1907 that fragmented forms into geometric facets, viewing them from multiple angles.

Key Artists of Expressionism

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele, Emil Nolde, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Edvard Munch.

Analytic Cubism

The first phase of Cubism, prior to 1912, characterized by small planes, neutral colors, and difficulty identifying subjects.

Synthetic Cubism

The phase of Cubism after 1912 involving larger planes, a greater range of color, and easier identification of subjects.

Non-Objective Art

20th century art that represents feelings and ideas through formal elements, also known as Non-Representational Art.

Abstract Expressionism

A painting style from the late 1940s-1950s characterized by abstract forms, emotional content, and spontaneous techniques.

Pop Art

An art style from the late 1950s-1960s that derives imagery from popular culture and mass production.