Art Appreciation Exam 4

Learning module 16-20

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What is the Arts and Craft Movement?
A reaction to the mass production of goods because the quality and aesthetic value of a good decreased. Also, workers only contributed in the making of fragments of a good, not start to finish.
Who is William Morris & what did he do?
Started the Arts and Crafts Movement and designed The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Newly Augmented. His aesthetic was also based on a romanticized view of the Middle Ages.
Who is Louis Comfort Tiffany? Famous for?
Contributor to the Art Nouveau movement. Glass designer that inspired S. Bing. Created glass lights such as the water-lily table lamp.
What is Art Deco?
A movement paralleled toward the geometric as expressed in the architectural advent of the skyscraper. Also Avant-Gardes, De Stijl.... etc. (Red and Blue Chair).
What is Constructivism?
Russian movement toward unification of art and everyday life through mass-production and industry. Most important was their use of nonobjective formal elements in functional ways.
What is De Stijl?
"The Style" emerged in Holland. Based on the cubist work of Picasso and Barque and its emphasis on geometric shape. (Red and Blue Chair)
What is streamlining?
The first technology inspired aesthetic that captured American character. Speed. (Burlington Northern Co.)
Who is Charles Frederick Worth? What did he do?
The British designer _______considered to be “Father of Haut Couture.”