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FNAR 202
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
04/27/2011

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plein-air painting
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"in the open air"; painting outdoors; french.
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collage
Definition
made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
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polychrome woodblock prints
Definition
japanese art form that influenced impressionism.
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psychic automatism
Definition
german expressionism; a form of surrealism.
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abstract imagery
Definition
an american genre of modern art that used improvised techniques to generate highly abstract forms.
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non-objective painting
Definition
a sub-sect of abstract painting.
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cantilever
Definition
a beam supported on only one end.
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louis sullivan "form follows function"
Definition
linking the relationship between the form of an object & its intended purpose.
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found objects
Definition
common or unusual objects that may be used to create a work of art.
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ready-mades
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created from the undisguised, but often modified, use of objects that are not normally considered art.
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realism
Definition
the depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation.
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social realism
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depicts social & racial injustice, economic hardship, through unvarnished pictures of life's struggles.
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impressionism
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a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, & an emphasis on light & its changing qualities.
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divisionism
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surrah; neo-impressionist painting defined by the separation of colors into individual dots or patches which interacted optically.
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dada
Definition
based on irrationality & negation of the accepted laws of beauty in art.
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surrealism
Definition
used fantastic images & incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts & dreams.
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fauvism
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characterized by bright & nonnatural colors & simple forms; influenced the expressionists.
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cubism
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featured surfaces of geometrical planes.
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futurism
Definition
tried to express the energy & values of the machine age.
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aesthetic movement
Definition
art for art's sake; movement that emphasized aesthetic values over moral or social themes in literature, fine art, the decorative arts, & interior design.
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salon des refuses 1863
Definition
salon of the refused; an exhibition of works rejected by the jury of the official paris salon.
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avant-garde
Definition
any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
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fin de siecle
Definition
denote the last decade of the nineteenth century; a transition period when writers & other artists abandoned old conventions & looked for new techniques & objectives.
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andre breton
Definition
father of surrealism.
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