Modernism and Art Movements: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Degenerate Art
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Modernism; Modern Art
Impressionism, Realism, Post Impressionism; Avant-Garde, Abstract
Pointilism
The act of painting with little dots of solid color allowing them to be mixed by the eye from a distance
Post-Impressionism
Late 19th century french Movement that valued abstractness
Academic Art
Classical forms of art based on stories from ancient Greece or the Bible; Portraiture, Genre Painting, Landscapes, Still Lives
Entartete Kunst
German-Nazi Term for "Degenerate Art," (any form of art that did not fit the aryan aesthetic)
Entartete Kunst
Nazi "Degenerate" Art Gallery to showcase what was usually modern art; 1937
Salon d' Automne
The Autumn Salon, 1903: Annual exhibition in Paris for non-accepted Salon Art; Connected to Fauvism
Fauvism
Connected to french term "Wild Beasts;" Movement of characterized by bold use of space, form and color
Known Fauvist
Deraine, Mattise
Japonisme
French term for the facination with Japanese art by the west
Examples of Japonisme in art
tilted planes, prints and patterns, flat color
En plein Air
In open air
Impressionism
1860 modern art movement characterized by capturing fleeting moments in time using spontaneous colors
How did critics view Impressionism
Critics named it impressionism because they believed it to be a faulty impression of art
What is one art style of impressionism
Pointilism
Avant Garde
French term meaning advanced guard; the forefront of exploratory art in the late 19th century,
Where was Avant Garde popular
France
What did Avant Garde challenge
Representation with abstract, it was art for arts sake
Realism
Coined in 1850; The depiction of the working class in modern art
Where did artsits often go to experience realism
Social areas like entertainment venues and public places
How was realist art viewed?
As unpolished and unrefined compared to classical and academic art
Post-Impressionist artists
Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin
JOY OF LIFE: HENRI MATISSE
What style is Joy of life by Henri Matisse
Fauvist
What inspired Joy of Life by Henri Matisse
Classical Artists like TItian, his French mentor, Bouguereau, women and his problematic observation of them
Why was Joy of life frowned upon?
Because the figures were in the nude in a non-conventional way, especially because it was representational of modern life
What era of artistic history inspired Henri Mattise?
Japonisme, Pointilism
What does Henri Mattise consider his art work?
He does not consider his work impressionist, its something more
What material was used for JOy of life by henri mattise
oil on canvas
What size is Joy of Life by henri mattise
69.5 in × 94.75 in
Paula Modersohn-Becker, "Self-Portrait with Amber Necklace," 1906
Paula Modersohn-Becker
She was the first female painter to create nude and seminude self-portraits
HOw did Paula Modersohn Becker study art?
She eventually went on her own to study artistry in Berlin, and later returned earlier than expected
How was Paula Modersohn Becker's art perceived
Her husband didn't seem to take her art seriously
What were common themes Paula Modersohn Becker's art
Motherhood, healing
What materials did Self-Portrait with Amber Necklace use?
Oil on cardboard
What era of art represented Paula Modersohn Becker
Fauvist: It represents the feeling when she looks at herself, not the true physical form
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, "Street, Dresden," 1907
What inspired Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
photography, impressionism, fauvism
What material was used in Street Dresden
Oil on Canvas
What size was Street Dresden
59 1/4" × 6' 6 7/8"
Shows the less desirable aspects of society
The women in the painting ar sex workers, definted by their large hats and lack of men
What was Street Dresden of
It was painted on a german bridge in dresden depicting the german working class
What movement was Ernst Ludwig Kirchner apart of
Die Brücke; The bridge
What was happening in German during the production of Street, Dresden
Germany was trying really hard to catch up to the rest of europe in terms of art and exploration
Analytic Cubism
A style of art invented bt Heorges Braque and Picasso which things are turned into cubes
Vasily Kandinsky, "Improvisation 28 (Second Version)," 1912
What material did Improvisation 28 use?
OIl on canvas
What size was improvisation 28?
44 5/16 × 64 inches
What was Vasily Kandinsky Inspired by
Synesthisia; he said color directly influences the soul; Fauvism
Is Vasily Kandinsky's art representation
yes, but it is of something that cannot be percieved
What was happening in Russia at the painting of Improvisation 28
Russian art was full of propoganda. World war 1 was in two years
It's said that the painting has biblical inspiration
art historians say that they see biblical events like the great flood included in Vasily's works
How does Kandinsky begin his paintings?
black outline, establishing the initial impression of the music and then refining it with color, in which he kept a guide
What do the black lines represent in Improvisation 28
Art historians say they represent canons or destruction and rebirth
What artist movement is improvisation 28-second version
Spiritual expressionism
Die Brücke/The Bridge
group of early Modern German Expressionist painters led by Kirchner that expressed feelings of alienation and loss with the urbanization of germany
Die Blaue Reiter/The Blue Rider
Oil on carboard painting by Kandinsky, submovement for kandinsky’s improvisation 28
What artist inspired Paula Modersohn-Becker?
Cezanne Gauguin while in Paris
What art movement is Paula Modersohn-Becker’s art?
Paula Modersohn-Becker’s art does not follow a specific art movement but it is rooted in fauvism.
What colony was Paula raised in that allowed her to be one with nature:
Worpswede