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Flashcards by Brigitte O'Rooney, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brigitte O'Rooney
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Birth/Death Dates of Emily Carr? | 1871-1945 |
| Birth/Dates Wolfgang Paalen? | 1907-1959 |
| Abstract / Abstraction The two ways of approaching | 1. Start with a recognizable subject and alters, distorts, manipulates or simplifies elements in it 2. Creates purely abstract forms that are unrecognizable ; no direct reference to external reality |
| What is non-representational art? | - when an artist creates purely abstract forms that are unrecognizable and have not direct reference to external reality |
| What is Abstraction-Creation? | An assoc of abstract artists set up in Paris (1931), aim of promoting abstract art through group exhibitions to counter the influence of Surrealist group led by Andre Breton. |
| What is Contemporary Art? | - Art created in the last 30 yrs - most contemporary artists are living artists |
| What are First Nations? | - aboriginal cultures of Canada - currently 634 recognizied FN govs/bands in Canada - 1/2 in Ont &BC |
| What is Fumage? | - A Surrealist art technique - created/ popularized by Paleen - smoke of candles/kerosene lamb is applied to paper/canva - Dali used and called ii "sfumato" |
| What is Landscape | - artwork in which the subject is a view of the exterior world - traditional have been ptgs/drawing depicting natural scients -often concented with light, space & setting |
| What is Modern Art? | - an historical period of art pracitice - from 1850 - 1970 - approaches to art embraced new ideas in science, political thought and many other areas |
| What is a Modernist? | Artists that rejected the restrictions of past art traditions and stressed innovation over all other values |
| What is Surrealism? When did it begin? | - a cultural movement -beganearly 1920's - |
| What is Surrealism known for? | visual artworks writings |
| What did Surreal Artist Paint? | -PAINTED unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects - DEVELOPED painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself and/or and idea or concept |
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