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Visual Art Art movements

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Abstract expressionism. a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the spontaneous creative act (e.g. action painting). Leading figures were Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

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Impressionism. a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and colour. Which artwork is impressionist?

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Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium.. Which artwork is photorealistic?

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Baroque was the dominant style in art and architecture of the seventeenth century, characterized by self-confidence, dynamism and a realistic approach to depiction. Which artwork is Baroque?

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Neoclassicism is a return to Greek and Roman ideas of logic and reason. Which artwork typifies this?

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Art Nouveau was an art movement influenced by Japanese art and Arts and Crafts. It was very ornate and frequently featured exotic plants. It was called Tiffany style in the US. Which artwork typifies this?

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Fauvism was an art movement names Les Fauve, which in French means "the wild beasts", because of their extremely distorted figures and unnaturally vivid colour. The fauvists were very interested in scientific colour theory and the context of colour. Their art was sometimes abstract. . Which artwork typifies this?

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Fauvism was an art movement names Les Fauve, which in French means "the wild beasts", because of their extremely distorted figures and unnaturally vivid colour. The fauvists were very interested in scientific colour theory and the context of colour. Their art was sometimes abstract. . Which artwork typifies this?

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Romanticism: an art period where artists honored nature, individualism, intuition, and emotion. The movement was an idyllic and dramatic reaction to the artists’ dislike of the Neo-Classical movement, the Industrial Revolution, and the Age of Enlightenment.. Which artwork typifies this?

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Expressionism: (1905-1933)Expressionism was an art movement centered in Germany where the artist distorts reality in order to express emotion. They were inspired by Post Impressionist and Symbolist painters.. Which artwork typifies this art movement

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Post Impressionism (1886-1905)Post Impressionism is an art movement in reaction against Impressionism and the Impressionists’ determination to depict light and color naturally. Post Impressionist artists explored abstractionism and focused on creating art that was a window to the artist’s mind and soul (where traditionally, art had been a window into the world). They used a lot of patterns and put emphasis on symbolism. Within Post-Impressionism was a wide variety of art. The geometric end of the spectrum led to Cubism and the Expressive end led to Abstract Expressionism. Which artwork typifies this art movement

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Dadaism (1916-1924)Dada was an art movement where artists focused on making satirical or unpleasant art in an effort to shock the complacent middle class into asking themselves hard questions about materialism, war, and society. It was largely in reaction to the horrors of WWI and was associated with anti-capitalism and the far left. Which artwork typifies this art movement

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Cubism: (1907-1922)Cubism was an art movement that viewed the subject from multiple angles and portrays it using geometric shapes, resulting in abstract art.. Which artwork typifies this art movement

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Post-Modern (1960s – current)Postmodernism is an art period or movement that is a reaction to the utopian ideals of progress, clarity, and simplicity from the Modern Period. It is characterized by cynicism and rejection of the idea of universal truth and objective reality. Embracing contradictory layers of meaning, artists believe an individual’s experience is truer than an abstract idea. The art from the period usually has anti-authoritarian, rebellious themes and is full of irony as it aims to break down classes or undermine authenticity. This movement encompasses several other movements including Pop Art and Conceptual Art. Which artwork typifies this genre

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Op Art (1960s)Op Art was a movement that used lines, space, repetition, and sometimes color to achieve the illusion of depth and movement. Which artwork typifies this genre

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Pop Art: (1955- 1979)Pop Art is an art movement where iconic or everyday items were celebrated by making them the focal point.. Which artwork typifies this genre

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Conceptual Art (1960s)Conceptual art is an art movement that holds the idea of the work of art is more important than the creation of the work of art, therefore, the art doesn’t have to be physically created to be valuable. The theory also holds that and aesthetics, expression, skill and marketability of a work of art are irrelevant. Which artwork typifies this genre

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