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What technique did Neo-Impressionism rely on?
Who is credited with recording optical sensations in a scientific manner through pointillism?
What effect does Pointillism aim to achieve?
Which art movement is considered a response to the empirical realism of Impressionism?
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What type of lines are characteristic of Art Nouveau?
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Which artist is associated with the introduction of Cubism?
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What art movement rejected traditional renderings of three-dimensional space?
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Which movement's influence spread beyond Europe to Russia?
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What is the term coined by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti to reflect his artistic vision?
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What is the focus of Futurist art and poetry?
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In which country did Futurism originate?
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What style of painting emerged in the mid-to late 1800s in France?
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What was a distinctive characteristic of Impressionist paintings?
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What influenced the themes and techniques of Realism?
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What was a result of artists working within the context of revolutions and social changes?
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What was a key feature of Realist art?
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What was a result of the shift towards Realism and Impressionism?
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Study Notes
Romanticism and the Emergence of New Art Movements
- Revolutionary movements became the focal point of most Romantic works.
- Impressionism, a style of painting that emerged in mid-to-late 1800s France, broke away from traditional European painting.
Characteristics of Impressionism
- Emphasizes the artist's communication through brushstrokes, color distinction, and light and shadow use.
- Incorporated scientific principles to achieve a distinct representation of color.
Realism
- Revolutionized themes and techniques in paintings.
- Influenced by Hellenistic Greek culture, emphasizing the human body.
- Focused on the accuracy of details, depicting reality.
Post-Impressionism
- Led to the development of individual styles, emphasizing defining form with broken colors and short strokes.
- Artists included Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh.
- Emerged in France, influenced by and rejecting Impressionism.
Neo-Impressionism
- Rely on systematic and scientific techniques to achieve predetermined visual effects.
- Pointillism, a technique used by Georges Seurat, utilized discrete dots and ashes of pure color to blend with the viewer's perspective.
Cubism
- Had a huge influence on 20th-century artists.
- Introduced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque between 1907 and 1914.
- Highlighted the two-dimensional surface of the picture plane, rejecting dominant techniques like perspective and foreshortening.
Art Nouveau
- Uses long and organic lines, manifested in architecture, jewelry, and glass design.
- Emerged in Europe and the United States between 1890 and 1910, breaking from Conservative historicism.
Characteristics of Art Nouveau
- Asymmetrical lines, often in the form of insect wings or flower stalks.
- Lines are done in a graceful and elegant manner, evoking a certain power.
Fauvism
- Emerged in France around the turn of the 20th century.
- Characterized by a strong and expressive reaction to subjects, using pure and vibrant colors.
- Rejected conservative and traditional renderings of three-dimensional space, introducing a picture space defined by color movement.
Futurism
- Emerged in early 20th-century Italy, highlighting the speed, energy, dynamism, and power of machines.
- Coined by Filippon Tommaso Marinette, who believed art should embrace and embody change, innovation, and creativity.
- Had a significant impact on poetry and visual arts, branching out to Europe and Russia.
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Test your knowledge on The Water Lily Pond painting by Claude Monet and the Post-Impressionism art movement. Explore how this painting led to the development of individual style, the influence on twentieth-century art, and the limitations of Impressionism.
