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Art History Final

Joshua DeBurr English 52 cards

Surrounded Islands 1980-83 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Site-Specific Art

Cards in this deck (52)

1overall category for expressionistic forms of art creation after the war-time era.Post-War Expressionism
2Movement in which artists believed that life and human existence was absurd and uncertain; many of the works show emotional and physical ‘scars’ of the psychological effects of war.Existentialism
3contestation of ‘personal faith’ in the individual, and the logical sense to anarchySoren Kierkegaard
4writings over the conflict between ‘oppressive, spiritually destructive conformity’ literally translates into ‘bad faith’, challenge of an “authentic way of being”.Jean-Paul Sarte
5Thin, often frail or desiccated looking sculptures, heavily texturized to represent emotional scarring of the ‘skin’ of the sculpture or surface of the canvas.Alberto Giacometti
6Bold style of displaying very graphic, often visually disturbing imagery, and the emotionally raw content they held. Meant to get a rise or response from the viewerFrancis Bacon
7Embraced art that had been named in a derogatory fashion as ‘low art’ or ‘childish art’, ignored traditional ideas and standards of beauty and style.Jean Dubuffet
8movement that focused on expressionistic forms of art via the use of ‘abstraction’Abstract Expressionism
9- Relies on ‘expressiveness of energetically applied pigments’ - Visual Application & Appearance of Pigments and Artwork More Important than the Subject or Narrative PresentedGestural Abstraction
10- Focuses on ‘Color’s Emotional Resonance’ - Colors are Symbolic of Emotions and AtmospheresChromatic Abstraction
11—Surrounded Islands 1980-83
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Site-Specific Art
12—Painting
Francis Bacon
Existentialism
13—Number 1, 1950
Jackson Pollock
Abstract Expressionism
14—Woman I
Willem De Kooning
Abstract Expressionism
15—Man Pointing (No. 5 of 6)
Alberto Giacometti
Existentialism
16- Calm, ‘Detached’ Process, Very Analytical Application of Color and Pigment - Organized with Tighter Pictorial Control; No Visible Brushstrokes“Early Phase” of Development
17- No ‘Brush’ Application - Poured Diluted Paint onto Unprimed Canvas - No Emotional Input by Artist, Simple Chance of Creation, Focus on Pure Areas of Color.“Advanced Phase” of Development: Color-Field Painting
18- Reduces Sculpture to Bare, Geometric Forms - Emphasizes ‘Objecthood’ and Concrete Tangibility - Artworks often lack Identifiable Subjects, Colors, Surface Textures, and Narrative Elements.Minimalism
19- The Iconization of Social and Cultural Heritage via recognizable symbols and clichés. - ‘Anti’ and Repeatedly Confusing Answers and Guidelines - designed to confuse and create thought and meditation about the ‘art’/ ‘product’; Challenged Viewers to Understand the work without the artists assistance.Pop Art
20- Consumerism/ Classical Ideals & Concepts of Celebrity; Increased Popularity of Airbrushed Works and Use of Technique; - Focused on Portraits and the ‘Image’ of Beauty; Intense inspection and use of grids to create in large scale; Prosopagnosia; - Issues based on Community-Oriented Issues/ Discrimination, Abortion, Life & Death Struggles;Super-Realism
21- Using Early Expressionist Ideals as Inspiration, The Blue Rider Rides Again in Horse Motif; - Believing the Art & Culture of Germany (& the World) could be Re-born;Neo-Expressionism
22- The Feminist Art Movement & Giving A Voice to Women in History; - The Focus of ‘The Gaze’ and How Women are Viewed in Society;. - The ‘Freedom’ of Being Anonymous;Feminist Art
23- Explaining the Evolution of the Artist; - The Donors and the Museum Under the Microscope; - The Plight of the American Homeless; - An Epidemic and Crisis of Humanity in Social Commentary; - Who Decides What Art is Controversial and/or Acceptable?;20th Century Social & Political Art
24- Post-War Abstraction in ‘Sculptural’ Architecture and the Use of Organic Shapes as Inspiration; - Classical Style Inspirations; - Controversial Commemorative Architecture;Modernist Designs
25- Embracing the ‘Urban Jungle’ with Art Nouveau; - The ‘Modern Crystal Palace’; - The Height of Post-Modernist Architecture & Deconstructivism; .Post-Modernist Designs
26Environmental Art Movement – focused on creating a massive artwork outside in the environment, which was created from natural or man-made designs, that co-mingled with said natural environment. - Earth’s Triumph over Man; - Wrapping the Earth with Art;Site Specific
27- The Body as Paintbrush & the ‘Man Who Paints With His Feet’; - Destruction as Art; . - Feminism & Personal Performance;Performance Art
28- Expression in the Idea, not the Form; JOSEPH KOSUTH,One and Three Chairs. - The Height of Conceptual Art & the Popularity of ‘Neons’;Conceptual Art
29- Computer-Generated Images & Electronic Painting through ‘Pixels’; - Message Board Systems & the Light-Emitting Diode; - Connecting the Intangible World of Video Art with the Tangible World of Sculpture;New Media
30—Vir Hericious Sublimis
Barnett Newman
Abstract Expressionism
31—No. 14
Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
32—Red Blue Green
Ellsworth Kelly
Abstract Expressionism
33—The Bay
Helen Frankenthaler
Abstract Expressionism
34—Cubi XIX
David Smith
Abstract Expressionism
35—Hang-Up
Eva Hesse
Abstract Expressionism
36—Marilyn
Audrey Flack
Super-Realism
37—Supermarket Shopper
Duane Hanson
Super-Realism
38—Nigredo
Anselm Kiefer
Neo-Expressionism
39—Dinner Party
Judy Chicago
Feminism
40—Untitled Film Still #35
Cindy Sherman
Feminism
41—Untitled (Your Gaze Hits the Side of My Face)
Barbara Kruger
Feminism
42—The Homeless Projection
Krzysztof Wodiczko
20th C. Social & Political Art
43—The Holy Virgin Mary
Chris Ofili
20th C. Social & Political Art
44—Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd
Modernist Architecture
45—Joern Utzon
Sydney Opera House
Modernist Architecture
46—Portland Building
Michael Graves
Post-Modernist Architecture
47—Facade and Atrium of Guggenheim Museum
Frank Gehry
Post-Modernist Architecture
48—Making a Work with His Own Body
Kazuo Shiraga
Performance Art
49—Homage to New York
Jean Tinguely
Performance Art
50—One and Three Chairs
Joseph Kosuth
Conceptual Art
51—Computer-Generated Color Photograph
David Em
New Media
52—Untitled (Selections from Various Works)
Jenny Holzer
New Media