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Neoclassicism
-Include a concentration on Greek and Roman mythology and history for subjects, a priortization of the heroic male nude.
-Neoclassicism spanned all of the arts including painting, sculpture, the decorative arts, theatre, literature, music, and architecture.
-Neoclassicism is defined stylistically by its use of straight lines, minimal use of color, simplicity of form and, of course, an adherence to classical values and techniques. -
The Piazza del Popolo-Neoclassicism
Giovanni Battista Piranesi -
The Oath of the Horatii-Neoclassicism
Jacques-Louis David -
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Romanticism
-Values feeling and intuition over reason
-Shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspolied nature
-Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication -
Saturn Devouring His Son-Romanticism
Francisco de Goya -
Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils-Romanticism
William Blake -
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Realism
-Characters are more important than action and plot.
-Social classes are important.
-Characters display real human qualities. -
Le Désespéré-Realism
Gustave Courbet -
The Iron Rolling Mill-Realism
Adolph von Menzel -
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Fauvism
-Exaggerated, vibrant color
-Moderately thick paint application
-Use of contrasting colors to create volume and structure -
Le bonheur de vivre-Fauvism
Henri Matisse -
Paisaje de La Ciotat-Fauvism
Georges Braque -
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon-Cubism
Pablo Picasso -
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Cubism
-Objects are shown from multiple perspectives at once.
-Everything is portrayed with geometrics shapes.
-A new way of seeing that reflected the moderns age. -
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Surrealism
-Elemets of surprise
-Distortions of reality
-Interest in the subconcious -
The Persistence of Memory-Surrealism
Salvador Dalí -
The dream-Cubism
Pablo Picasso -
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abstract expressionism
-Pieces could be completely abstract but highly thought out.
-Dripping, smearing, slathering paint on canvas
-Titles could be very simple, often containing a simple word with a number -
Autumn Rhythm-Abstract expressionism
Jackson Pollock -
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Pop Art
-Brings back the subject
-Questions art as a commodity and as a unique art form
-Everyday subject matter -
Untitled-Abstract expressionism
Mark Rothko -
Golconda-Surrealism
René Magritte -
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Minimalism
-Repetition of form
-Uniformity
-Absence of metaphor
-Employment of industrial materials -
Crying girl- Pop art
Roy Lichtenstein -
Shot Marilyns-Pop art
Andy Warhol -
Harran II-Minimalism
Frank Stella -
Stack- Minimalism
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