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Who coined the term 'post-minimalism' in 1971?
Who coined the term 'post-minimalism' in 1971?
Which art movement is often seen as a reaction against abstract expressionism?
Which art movement is often seen as a reaction against abstract expressionism?
What is digital art?
What is digital art?
Who was the first artist to break the rules of art?
Who was the first artist to break the rules of art?
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Which artist painted in abstract cubism?
Which artist painted in abstract cubism?
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What was the characteristic of Romeo Tabuena's art?
What was the characteristic of Romeo Tabuena's art?
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Which art style is characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making and the impression of spontaneity?
Which art style is characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making and the impression of spontaneity?
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What is Op art known for in terms of its color usage?
What is Op art known for in terms of its color usage?
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Performance art combines which two elements?
Performance art combines which two elements?
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What does environmental art primarily celebrate?
What does environmental art primarily celebrate?
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Which art movement began post-World War II in Western art and is associated with American visual arts in the 1960s and 1970s?
Which art movement began post-World War II in Western art and is associated with American visual arts in the 1960s and 1970s?
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Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with feminist art?
Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with feminist art?
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Study Notes
Characteristics of Contemporary Art
- Abstract expressionism developed by American painters Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.
Kinetic Art
- Art that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its effect.
Op Art
- A style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
- Works are abstract, created using black and white colors.
Performance Art
- Combines visual art with dramatic performance.
Environmental Art
- Celebrates an artist's connection with nature using natural materials.
- Encompasses "ecological" concerns but is not specific to them.
Feminist Art
- Highlights the societal and political differences women and those of other gender identity experience within their lives.
- Associated with the late 1960s and 1970s feminist movement.
Minimalism
- An art movement that began in post–World War II Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, John McCracken, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt, and Frank Stella.
- Derives from the reductive aspects of modernism and is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism.
Post-minimalism
- An art term coined by Robert Pincus-Witten in 1971.
- Influenced by, or attempts to develop and go beyond, the aesthetic of minimalism.
Graffiti Art
- Writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted, typically illicitly, on a wall or other surface, often within public view.
Digital Art
- An artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process.
- Also known as computer art and multimedia art since the 1970s.
Filipino Artists
Victorio Edades
- First to break the rules of art.
- Did not show natural forms nor perspective.
- Used bold strokes and bright colors.
Carlos "Botong" Francisco and Galo Ocampo
- Influenced by Western artists.
- Worked with abstraction, expressionism, and surrealism.
Romeo Tabuena
- Painted a heavy black carabao on thin legs that disappear in a flat background.
Vicente Manansala
- Painted in abstract cubism.
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Test your knowledge on various contemporary art styles and subject matters such as abstract expressionism, op art, and feminist art. Explore the characteristics and key artists associated with each style.
