IMPRESSIONISM
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| impression: sunrise- claude monet 1872, oil on canvas en plein air, no preliminary sketch short brushstrokes of pure color |
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| paris: a rainy day- gustave caillebotte 1877, oil on canvas transitory bc buildings & people are cut off brushstrokes are not like monet's impressionistic ones subject is impressionist setting: junction of new boulevards (redesigning of Paris in 1852) Napoleon III ordered Paris rebuilt composition is asymmetrical & violated academic norms "impression" of modern urban life |
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| the rehearsal- edgar degas 1874, oil on canvas human body in motion high viewpoint & off-center placement of figures antithesis of classically balanced composition center is empty- floor takes up most of the canvas cutting off of people on the right = transitory |
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| the tub- edgar degas 1886, pastel influence of japanese prints unaware of viewers' prescences sharp angle- table & floor seem to be vertical surfaces |
POINTILLISM
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| a sunday on la grande jatte- georges seurat 1884-1886, oil on canvas 19th cent. color theory- study of optical reception applies pure component colors in tiny dots/points the viewers' eyes blend the colors |
POST-IMPRESSIONISM
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| starry night- vincent van gogh 1889, oil on canvas whirling & exploding stars expressive line, shape, & color he was living at the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole communicated feelings about the electrifying vastness of universe church= attempt to express conflicted views about religion? cypress trees |
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| the scream- edvard munch 1893, tempera & pastels on cardboard primal emotions, figural distortion curves = make the scream echo |
SECESSIONISM
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| the kiss- gustav klimt 1907-1908, oil on canvas exemplify the viennese fin-de-siecle spirit reveals only small segments of each lover's body extravagant flat patterning, flamboyance ties to art nouveau patterns signify gender contrasts |
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| walking man- auguste rodin 1905, bronze headless/armless figure in midstride mastery of anatomy & ability to capture transitory motion interest in effect of light on sculpted sculptures |
FAUVISM
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| le bonheur de vivre- matisse 1905-1906 arbitrary color, rejection of imitative colors |
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| woman w dead child- kathe kollwitz 1903, etching & soft-ground etching, overprinted lithographically w a gold-tone plate theme of mother mourning over dead child comes from pieta universal statement of maternal loss & grief |
CUBISM
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| les demoiselles d'avignon- pablo picasso 1907, oil on canvas inspired by "primitive" (African/Iberian) art ambiguous planes |
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| guernica- pablo picasso 1937, oil on canvas cubist techniques, fragmentation of objects dislocation of anatomical features condemnation of the Nazi bombing of the Basque capital |
FUTURISM
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| dynamism of a dog on a leash- giacomo balla 1912, oil on canvas motion by repeating shapes interest in motion & cubist dissection of form simultaneity of views |
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| unique forms of continuity in space- umberto boccioni 1913, bronze expanded figure, curves= movement |
SURREALISM
google AP Art History notes
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| the persistence of memory- salvador dali 1931, oil on canvas images of concrete irrationality realistic landscape 3 decaying/melting watched/clocks allegory of empty space where time has ended |
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| the treachery (or perfidy) of images- rene magritte 1928-1929, oil on canvas painted briar pipe & words saying "this is not a pipe" challenges viewer's reliance on conscious & rational in the reading of visual art trompe l'oeil (pipe) |
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| the false mirror- rene magritte 1928 |
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| object (le dejeuner en fourrure)- meret oppenheim 1936, fur-covered cup flair for magical transformation anthropmorphic quality |
RENEGADE 3
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| the two fridas- frida kahlo 1939, oil on canvas personal, sensual psychological memories sides to artist's personality frida on right represents indigenous culture frida on the left represents imperialist forces |
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
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| number 1, 1950 (lavender mist)- jackson pollock 1950, oil, enamel, aluminum paint on canvas pure abstraction emphasize creative process rhythmic drips, splatters, dribbles of paint gestural abstraction |
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| woman I- willem de kooning 1950-1952, oil on canvas rooted in figuration energetic application of pigment inspired by female models on billboards gestural abstraction |
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| no. 14- mark rothko 1960, oil on canvas chromatic abstractionist painting hazy rectangles of pure color simple but compelling visual experience |
MINIMALISM
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| hang-up- eva hesse |
POP ART
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| green coca-cola bottles- andy warhol 1962, oil on canvas icon of mass produced consumer culture & multiplied it, reflecting coke's presence in american society silk screen technique repetition & redundancy = saturation of product |
