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| Who was the basis for western culture today? Examples? |
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The Greeks.
3 act structure of play--> found in Hollywood movies |
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Contrapposta was designed by:
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The Greeks.
pose that has 1 hip higher and all weight on one leg |
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| Greek's invention of the proportion of an aesthetics system used to describe beauty. |
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| Byzantine subject matter? |
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primarily religious and empirical. Saints, apostles, jesus, etc.
(continuation of Roman Empire) |
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| in France, right before the Renaissance |
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| Gothic art was during(age?): |
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| The Middle Ages. Dark times with the black plague. |
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| (typical)Gothic artist and styles/method. |
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Giotto
`Used strong geometric composition.
`Used arrows to point to the heavens.
`Had an unclear understanding of perspective.
`Overlapping and scale creates illusion of depth.
`Closed composition mostly. |
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Golds, browns, flat vermillion red.
Lapis blue was expensive and was reserved for the Virgin Mary. |
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| Gothic church paintings told: |
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| visual stories because most people couldn't read. |
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| Breakthroughs in Gothic Cathedrals consisted of: |
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Arched vaults and flying buttresses.
Vaults pushed out
Buttresses pushed in. |
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| stained glass(letting god's light in), frescoes, biblical stories, illuminated manuscripts. On stretched cat skin. |
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| Gothic art- Vellum was originally : |
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| Gothic artists painted on: |
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| wood panels. canvas wasn't popular. |
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Fresco means:
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Fresh
mix pigment with water and plaster. As it dries, plaster seals in the pigment. |
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| Gothic art: what was used as the binder for paint? |
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Egg yolk. Egg tempera binder is mixed with a pigment to turn to paint.
After egg came linseed(w/oil) |
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| What the end result will look like. |
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| oil paint takes over. Egg tempera as a binder is replaced with linseed oil. |
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| Common in Gothic times. thin strips of gold pounded out. |
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| 15th to 17th Century (100 year overlap by Gothic art) |
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| Renaissance art content: Big shift from what to what? |
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| shift from religious to human experience. |
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| Renaissance subject matter: |
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| renewed interest in science, art, architecture, classical subjects. |
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| Nature, anatomy, medicine, mathematics. |
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| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) |
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| Renaissance religious status: |
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| Catholics and Protestants split. |
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| Laid foundation for the Renaissance in Italy: |
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| Masaccio, Brunelleschi, and Donatello |
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| Renaissance- started excavating and finding ______ which led to________. |
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Greek ruins
Reintroduction to nude and worship of the body |
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| Renaissance- How did the quality of paints improve? |
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More variety in pigments
linseed gave thinner and more translucent paint.
Richer color and smoother gradation. |
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| Renaissance- what replaced wood panels for painting? |
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| Canvas. It offered more flexibilty. |
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el greco
started to add some abstraction |
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1600 - 1750AD
Dominated 17th century. |
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| How did Baroque subject matter differentiate from previous period? |
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| More emotion, more drama, more story telling, more everything. |
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| How did the Baroque period use light? |
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| contrast between light and dark to give a figure dimension |
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| During the Baroque period, the church was _____ so they _______. But it backfired because ________. |
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losing patrons.
tried to make the church more exciting with their paintings.
it made the church look more opulent. |
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| Usually if you see a decapitated head, it is ___________. |
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John the Baptist
or just plain
spooky |
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| Baroque: ________ is the "painter of light." |
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| Baroque: keen sense to _________. |
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empathize w/ the human condition.
Empathy- can relate to subject matter. |
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Rococo took place in the _____
and was_________ |
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18th century
french art for the rich and famous |
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| Neoclassicism took place in the ________ |
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| mid 18th century - end of 19th |
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| Neoclassicism: __________ were discovered which provoked______. |
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2 big Greek cities
synthesizing classic Greek and Roman into current styles. |
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| Neoclassicism: ________ replaced _______. |
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| Important Neoclassic piece: |
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| Neoclassicism was influenced by____ |
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| Neoclassicism: ________ did a lot of trade with ___________. _________ was popular. |
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Europe
Japan
woodblock print- Ukiyo-e |
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| Romanticism took place in________ |
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| the 2nd half of 18th century. |
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| Romantic artist and painting |
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John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott |
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| Romanticism was an escape from_____ because the ___________ hits |
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modern reality
Industrial revolution |
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| Romanticism: Industrial revolution influences ___________. |
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A return to nature
because the machine dehumanizes:
manufactured, mass produced, dreams of modernization |
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________, artist of The Gleaners(1857) and founder of the ________School.
Led to_________, towards _______ and away from___________. |
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Jean-Francois Millet
Barbizon school
impressionism
realism
romanticism |
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| Impressionism: first big__________. |
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| Impressionism and the academy: |
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techniques went against what the academy taught.
Rebellion against academies.
Academy thought it was sloppy and unfinished so wouldn't show their galleries. |
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| Impressionism, light and style: |
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capture light at the moment.
style is impasto: in order to capture light at the moment you had to paint fast. |
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| Impressionism is driven by: |
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| emotion, expression and surface light |
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| Impressionism: name 2 artists |
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| Impressionism: stopped using ______ pigment. |
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| Impressionism: influenced by? |
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| Photography influenced them to start painting open compositions. |
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| Impressionism: unique style and artist |
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pointillism by Seurat.
artist has his own ideas and styles, says he doesn't have to follow rules. |
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Fauvism was when?
Fauvism means? |
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1905 - 1907
wild animal/ beast in french |
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Fauvism attributes:
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violent use of color in work.
louder movements like expressionism |
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Art Nouveau: was a reaction to?
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sterile industrial age/industrial revolution.
New Art, considered modern. |
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stylized motifs, repeated elements.
flat graphical, illustrative style.
Less painterly, romantic poses. |
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| neoclassicism and modernism. |
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| Art Nouveau was a big influence on: |
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Art Nouveau: new printing process:
embraced______
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Lithography
commercialism
Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) |
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| Arts and Crafts Movement: return to______ against_______. |
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craftsmanship
mass production. |
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Art Deco influenced by:
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Art Nouveau
glamorous
film fashion |
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realistic movement in the US
early 20th century
modern baroque style |
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American Regionalism subject:
distraction from_______ |
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man vs nature, conquering continent
great depression/industrial rev. |
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| American Regionalism was, in a sense ___________ art. |
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early propaganda
lovely attractive American heartland. |
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American Regionalism artist
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John Stuart
tragic prelude
1940 |
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| Early propaganda art may try to capitalize on ___________. |
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| The opposite end of the spectrum |
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Social Realism was when?
led to______
documented_______ |
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1930's
soviet propaganda art
realities of the time |
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Social Realism photographer:
example?
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Dorthea Lange
Migrant Mother
1936 |
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| Expressionism: main focus: |
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| exaggerated color and form for the purpose of expressing emotions |
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| Expressionism: 3 artists: |
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Van Gogh, Gauguin, Munch
extras: Schiele, Modigliani |
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| Expressionism coincided with: |
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| World War 1, ugly desperate times |
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| Expressionism: art movement evolved from: |
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Expressionism was ___________ time.
french word for it. |
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beyond its time.
Avant-Garde |
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| Expressionism rejected ____________. |
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| expressing inner feelings, coincides with what was experienced during WW1. |
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| Expressionism and negative space: |
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| really aware of negative space, painting it and really giving it attention. |
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| Founders of expressionism: |
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| Cubism wanted to________. |
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| redefine painting. invent a new reason to paint. |
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low saturated dull browns, greys, blues.
subdued color palette. |
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| multiple perspectives in composition. |
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Cubism: influenced by ______.
bridged_______ and ________. |
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Cezanne
impressionism and movements that followed. |
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| mostly oil, collage and sculpture. |
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Dadaism was when?
Corresponds with__________.
Marked the beginning of______. |
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1916 and 1922.
outbreak of WW2.
Post Modern Art. |
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| Surrealism originated in __________ |
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| Surrealism's goal was to ___________ |
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| get into your subconscious state. |
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| name 2 styles of surrealism and define: |
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abstract surrealism: unrecognizable images
illusionistic surrealism: hallucinogenic worlds |
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| name 2 famous Surrealistic artists: |
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| new reality, exploring subconscious |
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| Bauhaus was a huge influence on: |
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| typography, designs, etc. |
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| Bauhaus wanted ___________ tied into ________ or _________. |
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functionality
aesthetics
beauty |
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| Bauhaus embraced___________. |
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| Bauhaus didn't study ________. Wanted a __________. |
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| Bauhaus was the originator of _________. |
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| Harlem Renaissance was when? |
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| Abstract Expressionism was when? |
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| Abstract Expressionism was the first ______ |
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| unique American art movement |
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| Abstract Expressionism: ______ was a big influence. |
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| surrealism and expressionism. |
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| Abstract Expressionism: 2 types: |
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| action painting and color field painting(pure color) |
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| Abstract Expressionism: name 2 artists: |
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| Abstract Expressionism: media: |
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| large canvasses, large support, house paint, oil paint |
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| Abstract Expressionism: was a time of _______ for artists. Easy to _______. |
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censorship
get labled as a communist |
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| Abstract Expressionism: marked the rise of _________. |
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| everything everyday part of commercial, mass produced, consumer culture |
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| Pop Art: commented on _____ as viewed by _________. |
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| Pop Art was the last _____ |
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| when were acrylic paints invented? |
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| About acrylic and binder history: |
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binder was plastic, a synthetic binder.
1st invented as house paint then used by Mexican painters |
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| How did photography influence impressionism? |
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| inspired open compositions |
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| Who were the first to paint outdoors? |
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| Who had the first tube paints? |
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| No acrylics prior to ________ |
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