AH Exam 4 VOCAB

Avant-garde

Art that is innovative and pushes the boundaries of culture and art.

Expressionism

An artistic movement focused on representing emotional experiences rather than physical reality.

Fauvism

A style characterized by bold, non-naturalistic colors and brushwork.

Cubism

An early-20th-century artistic movement that abandoned perspective and focused on geometry and fragmented objects.

Suprematism

An art movement focused on basic geometric forms and pure color.

DeStijl

A Dutch artistic movement characterized by abstraction and a reduction to the essentials of form and color.

Dada

A cultural movement that began in World War I as a reaction to the horrors of the war, often embracing absurdity and irrationality.

Surrealism

A movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.

Mobile

A type of sculptural artwork characterized by kinetic movement, often using balance and suspension.

American Regionalism

An artistic movement that depicted rural American themes and life.

Abstract Expressionism

An art movement characterized by spontaneous, automatic, or subconscious creation.

Color Field Painting

A style of abstract painting characterized by large areas of color and simplified design.

Action Painting

A style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed, or smeared onto the canvas.

Pop Art

An art movement that emerged in the 1950s and drew inspiration from commercial and popular culture.

Op Art

A style that uses optical illusions to confuse and engage the viewer.

Cantilevered structural system

A structural design with an extended overhang, as seen in Fallingwater.

Cast-in-place concrete structure

A construction technique where concrete is poured into molds on site, exemplified by the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Deconstructivism

An architectural movement characterized by fragmentation and non-linear processes.

Environmental Art

Art that brings awareness to environmental issues through the use of natural landscapes.

Minimalism

An art movement focusing on simplicity and eliminating excess.

Land Art

Artistic works created in or with the environment, often using earth or natural materials.

Installation Art

A type of art that transforms a space, often immersive and engaging with the environment.