Art 3 Study Guide for Final Exam Image Identification
Title: Dome of the Rock Title: The Crucifixion of St. Peter Title: The Great Wave “Built” by: Caliph Abd al-Malik Artist: Caravaggio Artist: Katsushika Hokusai Date: 7th Century Date: 1601 Date: 1831 Art Culture: Islamic Art Art Period: Baroque Art Period: Printmaking in Asia
Title: Madame X (Madame Pierre Gatreau) Title: Luncheon of the Boating Party Title: The Bath Artist: John Singer Sargent Artist: Auguste Renoir Artist: Mary Cassatt Date: 1883 – 1884 Date: 1881 Date: 1893 Art Period: Realism Art Period: Impressionism Art Period: Impressionism
Title: The Kiss Title: The Yellow Christ Title: Oriental Poppies Artist: Gustav Klimt Artist: Paul Gauguin Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe Date: 1907-1908 Date: 1889 Date: 1928 Art Period: Art Nouveau Art Period: Post-Impressionism
Title: Falling Water Title: Constellation: Awakening Title: The Two Fridas Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright in the Early Morning Artist: Frida Kahlo Date: 1935 Artist: Joan Miro Date: 1939 Date: 1941 Art Period: Surrealism
Title: Composition VIII Title: Composition with Large Title: Campbell’s Soup Cans Artist: Wassily Kandinsky Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray Artist: Andy Warhol Date: 1923 and Blue Date: 1962 Artist: Piet Mondrian Art Period: Pop Art Date: 1921
Title: Nighthawks Artist: Edward Hopper Date: 1942
Characteristics of Baroque Art 1. Dramatic theatricality 2. Grandiose design and scale 3. Ornate decoration 4. Emotion intended to draw viewers into the work 5. Religious subject matter
Main Characteristic of Realism Showed truthful scenes from the everyday lives of the working class
Characteristics of Impressionism 1. Use of new techniques such as short, choppy brushstrokes and use of pure bright color 2. An emphasis on light and how it can be represented with color 3. Mundane subject matter (scenes from every-day life) 4. A sense of spontaneity in their artwork 5. Their desire for independence from the official salon in Paris Characteristics of Post-Impressionism 1. They tried to express emotion and symbolism 2. They were not as concerned with depicting color with light and used simplified colors and forms 3. They did not work as a group nor did they exhibit together
Characteristics of Surrealism 1. Creating art from the subconscious 2. Pushing boundaries of socially acceptable behaviors to discover pure thought 3. Artists had permission to express their most basic drives: hunger, sexuality, anger, fear, dread, ecstasy, etc.
Characteristics of Pop Art 1. Recognizable imagery from popular media and products 2. Usually very bright colors 3. Flat imagery influenced by comic books and newspaper photographs 4. Images of celebrities or fictional characters in comic books, advertisements and fan magazines
Know how to use the 4 steps of art criticism to critique an artwork.
Be thinking about the following questions (for a possible essay question): What is art? What is the difference between “Fine Art” and the broad encompassing term, “Art,” that we use for every-day art? How has fine art changed over the years? What phases has it gone through? How have events in history brought about the development of some of those stages? Where do you think art will go next?