Styles & Movements In Art, Ch 4, Ch 9 & Evolution Of Sculpture

since the subject matter of this painting is not identifiable, this is nonobjective

Baroque art was created for palaces and churches, which required large-scale objects.

abstractions are simplifications of objects found in nature

Royals were typically stylized, made of precious materials, and large in scale.

Naturalism (verism) was highly sought by the Romans. Portrait busts and equestrian statues were their own inventions.

What you see is what you get. Hard work and Mid-western values were key.

Pop Art was ironic, not serious.

Time united these artists, after Impressionism. Their palettes were colorful, but their styles were very different.

exploded views of an object were used by the Cubists

A placid expression was key to the Classical canon.

Expressionism reflected the subjective inner emotions of the artist. Futurism reflected the speed of the machine and movement. Neoclassical art was the revival of Greco-Roman artistic traditions- idealized naturalism. Conceptual art revolves around an idea.

The French Academy focused on themes of history, religion, mythology, and allegory. Commoners and their activities in the modern world are specific to Realism.

During the Middle Ages, ( Medieval or Dark Ages) in Europe, spirituality was the focus of life. Nude freestanding sculpture was not created. Most sculpture was of the relief type, found on church facades. It's function was to teach (didactic) Bible stories to the illiterate masses.

Tonal modeling is a smooth,gradual gradation of value change. Pointillism would act in a similar way to stiippling.

Cubists deliberately sought to flatten their paintings

form pertains to the physicality of a work of art-- what is looks like, what it is made of

Abstract Expressionism (the New York School) is the first truly American art style. If you were an artist working in any other style during this time period, you were deemed irrelevant by N.Y. art critics.

They key to identifying Minimalism is a repetition of simplified elements, made of industrial materials. There is no inherent content.

Since a placid expression was expected in Classical art, so too should it be expected in Renaissance art.

Post Modernism "after" Modernism is a rejection of all that has come before it. Traditional techniques are not important and artists choose materials and techniques as a means to an end-- whatever gets the point across in the most expedient way. Art is irreverent and often offers social or political commentary. The hand of the artist and the artist as creative genius are ideas of the past. Artists appropriate with abandon. Installation is popular and art is often interactive. Money is a measure of success.

Duchamp's Readymades are included in the movement Dada. Dadaist works were anti-aesthetic & nonsensical.

One of the key characteristics of Greek Classicism was a placid expression- not giving away one's emotions. Remember Doryphoros? Neo-Classicism is a revival of the Greco-Roman classical practices. In painting, they were known for crisp contour lines.

Constructivists used engineering with materials such as glass, metal, concrete.They tried to eliminate the subjective emotions of the artist for a utopian art form.

context is a setting that denotes meaning, such as history's timeline, a museum etc.

Modern sculptors sought to parallel the various experimental painting styles of the day.