Coach Nihart’s Fine Arts Survey Class

Impressionism

 Opened the door for all contemporary art movements  2 Main Principles:  Painting on the spot to catch the right light  Use range of colors in the spectrum, not black and brown

Leaders of the Movement  Monet  Pissaro  Renoir  Cezanne  Seurat

Cubism

 Broke down or took apart the forms of nature and reorganized the geometric elements  Cubist’s added what they considered the 4 th dimension-Time

Leaders of the Movement  Picasso  Braque  Lager  Gris

Abstract

Abstract Art  Creation and organization of shapes/forms/colors which have no relation in nature  Complete rejection of known objects  Wassily Kandinsky was a pioneer of modern abstract painting

Pop

Pop Art  Originated in England and quickly adopted by artists in the U.S. around 1960  Focused on familiar images

Contemporary

Contemporary Art  Art produced at this present time or after World War II  May combine or overlap with modern art

Expressionist

Expressionism  Any type of art in which the personal emotions of the artist were important.  Originated in Germany  Van Gogh and El Greco

Abstract Expressionism

 Violent action of splashing/slapping/dribbling paint onto a surface usually laid flat  American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris  Accidental in nature to give the artist ideas for a more controlled design  Jackson Pollock/pioneer