Final Exam for Art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 EXPRESSIONISM | is a term for art that emphasizes inner feelings and emotions over objective depiction |
| Analytical Cubism | Deals with taking apart or breaking down the subject matter |
| Synthetic Cubism | Is a process of building up or combining parts of various materials |
| Changes | Color, texture, patterned surfaced and cut out shapes |
| Automatism | The condition of being automatic; action without conscious control. This allowed the unconscious ideas and feeling to be expressed |
| Suprematism | Focus on supremacy of shape and color in art over external stimuli |
| Social Realism | A socially and politically commetted art form |
| Action Painting | A style of painting inntroduced by Pollock, he dripped poured and flung paint at the canvas in a controlled manner |
| Color Field | Paintings that consist of large areas of color, with no obvious structure, central focus, or dynamic balance |
| Combine Paintings | The combining of ordinnary objects and collage materials with abstract expressionistic brushwork |
| Happenings | Are cooperative events in which viewers become active participants in partly planned, partly spontaneous performances that combine loose senarios and considerable improvisations |
| Minimallism | The late 1960s a nonrepresentational style of sculpture and painting, restricted in the use of visual elements and often consisting of simplee geometric shapes or masses |
| Hard Edge | A paining style characterized by precise shapes, defined by sharp edges |
| Performance Art | A dramatic presentation by visual artists in front of an audience, usually apart from a formal theatrical setting |
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