cubism
style of art in which the subject is boken apart and reassembled in an abstract form
expressionism
a style of art begun in Germany early in the 20th century. the artists working in this style sought to communicate strong personal and emotional feelings to the viewer
surrealism
a style of 20th century art in which artists combine normally unrelated objects and situations typically from unconscious thoughts or dreams
fantasy
a style of 20th century art characterized by whimsical, child-like depictions of semi-realistic subject matter
super realism
20th century style of painting that emphasizes photographic realism
realism
a mid 19th century style of art based on the belief that subject matter should be true to life
Impressionism
a style of painting begun in France about 1875. it stresses how light momentarily effects color
post Impressionism
the style of late 19th century French art that had two strains: one emotional and the other more concerned with permanence and form
archaic
a period of art that attempted to create the ideal human form in sculpture
romanticism
a style of art that emphasizes the personal, emotional, and dramatic aspects of exotic, literary, and historical subject matter
Baroque 17th
century style of art that emphasizes light and color
Renaissance
a revival or rebirth of cultural awareness and learning
post-painterly abstraction
one of a movement that relies solely on flat fields of color
abstract expressionism
20th century painting style that emphasizes large- scale works and expression through slashing, active brushstrokes
pop art
a style of art in the 50's and 60's that used mass media as subject matter
pointillism
a style of painting in which color was applied in dots of color to achieve optical color mixing
dada
nonsense art
surrealism characteristics
repetition, picture in picture, levitation