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Which art movement is characterized by light-hearted depictions of domestic life in upper-class homes?
Which art movement is characterized by light-hearted depictions of domestic life in upper-class homes?
Which artist is associated with the artwork 'The Lesson of Love'?
Which artist is associated with the artwork 'The Lesson of Love'?
Which art movement is characterized by the use of cubes and geometric shapes?
Which art movement is characterized by the use of cubes and geometric shapes?
Which art movement celebrated the industrial landscape and modernity?
Which art movement celebrated the industrial landscape and modernity?
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Which artist is associated with the artwork 'Composition 5'?
Which artist is associated with the artwork 'Composition 5'?
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What is a characteristic of the DADA ART MOVEMENT?
What is a characteristic of the DADA ART MOVEMENT?
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Which artist is associated with the PRECISIONISM ART MOVEMENT?
Which artist is associated with the PRECISIONISM ART MOVEMENT?
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What is a characteristic of the SURREALISM ART MOVEMENT?
What is a characteristic of the SURREALISM ART MOVEMENT?
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What is the title of Marcel Duchamp's famous artwork?
What is the title of Marcel Duchamp's famous artwork?
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Which artist is associated with the artwork 'Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red'?
Which artist is associated with the artwork 'Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red'?
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Study Notes
Rococo Art Movement (1720-1760)
- Characterized by light-hearted depiction of domestic life in upper-class homes
- Features elegantly dressed aristocrats at play, usually in pastoral landscapes
- Themes include courting, beauty, romance, fun, playfulness, and sexual symbols
- Often features mythological themes and uses pastel colors
- Notable artists and artworks: Jean Antoine's "The Lesson of Love" and Jean Honore Fragonard's "The Stolen Kiss"
Realism Art Movement (1840-1870)
- Characterized by realistic depiction of everyday life of ordinary people from middle and lower classes
- Features sympathetic portrayal of poor, urban and rural workers in bent postures, struggling with hard manual labor
- Uses a palette of dark colors to emphasize the plight of workers
- Notable artists and artworks: Gustave Courbet's "The Stone Breakers" and Honore Daumier's "Third Class Carriage"
Cubism Art Movement (1908-1920)
- Characterized by use of cubes and geometric shapes
- Features application of multiple perspectives and monochromatic color palette
- Notable artists and artworks: Georges Braque's "The Portuguese" and Pablo Picasso's "Girl with a Mandolin"
Futurism Art Movement (1908-1918)
- Characterized by depiction of objects in motion, using repeated parallel lines and spirals to convey dynamism
- Features fascination with modernity, industrial landscape, and machinery
- Notable artists and artworks: Luigi Russolo's "Dynamism of a Car" (1913) and Gino Severini's "Armored Train in Action" (1915)
Abstract Art Movement (from 1910)
- Characterized by large canvases with blobs, swirls, and splatters of paint
- Features compositions with flat geometrical shapes in primary colors, often in asymmetry
- Emphasizes minimalism
- Notable artists and artworks: Vassily Kandinsky's "Composition 5" (1911), Kazimir Malevich's "Black Circle" (1924), and Piet Mondrian's "Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red" (1921)
Dada Art Movement (1916-1923)
- Characterized by iconoclastic and playful approach
- Features illogical and absurd compositions, "readymades" (everyday objects as art), and disturbing photomontages
- Notable artists and artworks: Man Ray's "Cadeau" (1921) and Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" (1917)
Precisionism Art Movement (1915-1945)
- Characterized by realistic depiction of objects with emphasis on geometrical form
- Features celebration of industrialization in urban landscapes and country landscapes
- Notable artists and artworks: Charles Sheeler's "Upper Deck" (ca. 1928) and Charles Demuth's "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold" (1928)
Surrealism Art Movement (from 1920s)
- Characterized by strange images or bizarre juxtapositions
- Features unconsciousness as a valid reality, dream-like artwork, and symbolic images
- Often employs automatism techniques to create random effects, distorted figures, or biomorphic shapes
- Notable artists and artworks: TBA
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Explore the characteristics and notable artists of art movements, including Rococo and Realism.
