Definitons
What is Cubism?
when natural forms are reduced and fragmented into abstract, often geometric structures on a flat plane
What is Dadaism?
-art movement that came from a negative reaction toward WW1
-rejected reason and logic and went toward nonsense and irrationality in their art works
What is Expressionism?
artists aimed to express meaning or emotion rather than the physical reality
How did the artists in the Expressionist, Cubist, Dadaist, and Surrealist movements challenge traditions in art?
-instead of showing objects the way they appeared in life (realism) they used line, shape, and color to show emotions these objects brought up
What is Realism?
-artists representing something exactly the way it is shown
Example: an apple was drawn as close to an apple as possible
How did World War I shape Dadaism?
-These artists felt that the war was caused by human reason and intellect
-the only way to avoid another war was to set aside reason and behave irrationally
What is Surrealism?
-artists creating works that brought together a dreamlike feeling with elements from reality
How did World War I and the period following it affect the artistic world?
-the feelings of anxiety and hopelessness were reflected in the style and subject matter
-the artistic movements challenged tradition and reflected the general unrest of the world at that time