Vocabulary Breakdown
This term describes art that is temporary, short-lived, or not meant to last forever.
What is ephemeral?
This movement used wild, non-naturalistic colors, earning its artists the nickname "wild beasts".
What is Fauvism?
A 17th-century genre of art that uses symbolic objects like skulls to remind viewers of mortality and the transience of life.
What is vanitas?
This movement launched a war on tradition, embraced irrationality, and used nonsense to protest the horrors of WWI.
What is Dada?
Marcel Duchamp used this term for ordinary, manufactured objects that an artist selects and modifies, elevating them to art.
What is a readymade?
Jackson Pollock used this fluid, energetic term to describe his action-oriented method of pouring and dripping paint onto canvas.
What is gestural?
This surrealist technique involves creating art without conscious thought, allowing the subconscious mind to take control.
What is automatism?
Pop Art directly critiqued and mirrored this modern social system, which is driven by the buying and selling of mass-produced goods.
What is consumerism?
Placing two contrasting things close together to create a shocking or thought-provoking effect.
What is juxtaposition?
This movement prioritizes the artist's idea or instruction over the final physical object or craft.
What is conceptual art?