REVIEWER IN ARTS
LESSON 1
Impressionism – art movement in France in 1860s
- rejected by the Official Paris Salon
- paintings are characterized by short brisk strokes if bright colors
-often applied impasto
- leading impressionist painters: Edouard Manet, Camille Pisarro,
Pierre Renoir, Henry Matisse, Edgar Degas, and Claude Monet
Claude Monet – French impressionist painter
- painted Impression: Sunrise
- Water Lillies Series
Pierre-Auguste Renoir – leading developers for impressionist style
- notable for their vibrant light and saturated colors
- focused mostly on people intimate and candid
compositions
- Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin Galette)
- Adopted principles of art such as balance, repetition,
and harmony
Post-Impressionism – coined to describe the works of artists in the late 19th
Century
- emphasize geometric forms for expressive effect
- most important arists were: Paul Cezanne, Paul Gaugin,
Vincent Van Gogh, and George Seurat
Paul Cezanne – Father of Modern Painting
- one of the first post-impressionism artists
- more interested in form and structure
- well known for his landscapes, still life, and portraits
Paul Gaugin - experimented with bold colors
- found inspiration on South Pacific Island of Tahiti
- Masterpieces: Where Do We Come From? What Are We?
Where Are We Going? And Tahitian Women on the Beach
Vincent Van Gogh – Dutch post-impressionism artist
- vivid colors painted thickly on canvas
- did not care for photographic exactness
- His masterpieces were numerous self-portraits
- Starry Night
George Seurat – developed Pointtilism
Pointillism – technique wherein dots of pure color are applied
Fernando C. Amorsolo – Grand Old Man of Filipino Painters
- first Filipino impressionist
- Planting Rice, Winnowing Rice and
Sunday Morning Going to Town
Principles Of Art
1. Balance
2. Contrast
3. Emphasis
4. Movement
5. Pattern
6. Rhythm
7. Unity or Variety
Elements of Art
1. Line
2. Shape
3. Space
4. Value
5. Form
6. Texture
7. Color
LESSON 2
Expressionism – art movement that has root in France and Germany in 1910
- first used to describe a group of painters in Der Blaue Reiter
- distortion of form and strong colors
- involving fear, anguish, violence, chaos, morbidity, and tragedy
Edvard Munch – Norwegian painter
- one of the members of De Blaue Reiter
- The Scream
Ernst Ludwig Kirncher – early leader of the expressionist movement
- The Street
Oskar Kokoschka – Austrian artist
Cubism – developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
- form of abstraction where objects are reduced to cubes
Pablo Picasso – outstanding cubist painter
- Les Demoiselle de Avignon
Dadaism - founded by Tristan Tzara and Jean Hans Arp
Dada – random French word meant hobbyhorse
Marcel Duchamp – most complex and intelligent of the Dadaist
- L.H.O.O.Q (reproduction of Mona Lisa with beard)
Surrealism – introduced in 1924
- founded by Andre Breton
- interpretation of dreams
Max Ernst – German painter
- Two Children Frightened by a Nightingale
Frottage – involves making rubbings of textured surfaces
Decalcomania – painting on a glass then pressing it to the canvas
Abstract Realism – realistic depiction of the world
Pop Art – dominance against Abstract Art
- Originated in England
- Introduced by Richard Hamilton
Pop - first coined in 1954 by Lawrence Alloway
Op Art – optical art
- hard edged pattern shown in strong colors
Victor Vasaraly - Grandfather of Op art movement
- leading exponent of op art
LESSON 4
Performance Art – innovation of art that includes theater, dance, music, cinema
- started in the United States at 1960s
Happenings – popular events
Flash Mob – organized assembly of people who meet in public for the purpose of
doing an unusual activity
- May include dances songs
- Created in Manhattan in 2003 by Bill Wasik
