1. Review of 19th & 20th Century “Isms”

2. What is Romanticism? Emphasized emotion and individualism
Portrayed dramatic and exotic subjects with strong feelings, glorifying nature & the past
Features dramatic use of light

3. What are some Romanticist Techniques?
Use of glowing colors
Swirling brushstrokes
Movement through blurred edges, rapidly applied brushstrokes & spots of bold color
Eugene Delacroix

4. Who are some Romanticist Artists?
Eugene Delacroix
Theodore Gericault
Joseph M.W. Turner

5. What is Impressionism?
Focused on capturing the fleeting effects of sunlight on objects.
Focused on capturing an ‘impression’ of the subject matter, like the way things look when you take a quick glance
Not concerned with adding details or using realistic techniques

6. WHAT ARE SOME IMPRESSIONIST TECHNIQUES?
Quick short brushstrokes
Unmixed colors side by side
Color mixing on the palette rather than on the canvas
A variety of marks, strokes & dabs

7. Who are some Impressionist Artists?
Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
Camille Pisarro

8. What is Post-Impressionism?
It’s what came after Impressionism; it valued:
Freedom of expression
Vibrant & unrestrained color palette
New visions of reality
More concerned with portraying subject matter expressively, colorfully & symbolically than realistically

9. Who are some Post-Impressionist Artists?
Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne
Paul Gauguin
Vincent Van Gogh

10. What are some Post-Impressionist Techniques?
Paul Cezanne
Vincent Van Gogh
Wildly expressive brushstrokes
Blazing color
Paul Cezanne
Flat patches of color side-by-side
Warm in front & cool in back to create 3D appearance
Paul Gauguin
Exotic & Imaginative
Uses flattened forms & solid planes of color
Not interested in the illusion of real space
Interested in pattern

11. What is Cubism?
One of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century
A style in which objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form
Instead of depicting objects from a single viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context

12. Who are some Cubist Artists?
Georges Braque
Pablo Picasso

13. What are some Cubist Techniques?
Georges Braque
Linear & geometric design
Sharp edges
Repetition of lines, shapes & forms
Pablo Picasso
Flattened shapes instead of forms
Multiple angles at once
Vibrant colors

14. WHAT IS DADA ART?
Art that ridiculed contemporary culture & traditional forms
Art that felt that European culture had lost all its meaning
A variety of forms especially collage, sculpture & installation art

15. Marcel Duchamp WHO ARE SOME DADA ARTISTS? Max Ernst Man Ray

16. Marcel Duchamp WHAT ARE SOME DADA TECHNIQUES? Max Ernst
Unrealistic Collage
Man Ray
Experimental, symbolic & absurd photography
Marcel Duchamp
Defaming famous art
Absurd sculptures

17. What is Surrealism? Included heavy use of symbolism
Tapped into the mysterious world of dreams
Tended to ask more questions than they answer, causing the viewer to think deeply about the symbols and the content they carry
Surrealist art involves realistic subject matter composed & presented in an unrealistic way

18. Who are some Surrealist Artists?
Joan Miro
Salvador Dali
Renee Magritte

19. Who are some Surrealist Techniques?
Realistically depicted objects & subjects
Unrealistic composition & arrangement of these objects & subjects
Multiple things happening in each image
Optical illusions for the viewer