Art 157 Test 4: Key Terms and Concepts

Impressionism and Pointillism

representing natural light

Post-impressionism

experimental styles after impressionism

Fauvism

bright color

Cubism

manipulation of pictorial space

Futurism

movement, energy, technology

Abstract

representing the underlying forms of an object

Non-objective

arrangement of shapes, lines, and color without representation

Pre-fabricated construction

construction was built beforehand and set up on the scene

Isaac Newton’s prism experiment

discovered the color spectrum by shining light through a prism

Impressionist color theory

shadows created with pairs of complimentary colors

en plein air

painting outdoors

cadmium pigments

yellow, red, blue

Art Nouveau

decorative art style that flourished in Europe and North America in the 19th century

Japanese prints

Japanese art inspired many post-impressionists

Polynesian wood carving

African masks

Collage

A technique of art created by adhering materials to canvas

Non-objective