Expressionism
This art movement focuses on showing feelings and emotions instead of realistic details.
What is Expressionism?
This art movement is inspired by dreams and the imagination.
What is Surrealism?
Frida Kahlo was an artist from this country.
What is Mexico?
If a painting uses dark colors and sharp lines, it might make you feel this way.
What is nervous, sad, or scared?
A symbol is an object that stands for this.
What is an idea or feeling?
Expressionist artists often use these kinds of colors to show strong emotions.
What are bold or unrealistic colors?
Surrealist artworks often look strange because they mix together things that don’t usually go together. This is called ______.
What is the unexpected or dreamlike imagery?
Frida Kahlo is most famous for painting this subject over and over.
What are self-portraits?
When an artist makes part of the artwork stand out most, it’s called this.
What is emphasis?
In Frida’s paintings, animals often represent parts of her ______.
What is identity or emotions?
In Expressionist art, artists often change or exaggerate this to show emotion.
What are shapes or forms?
Surrealist artists were interested in showing ideas from this part of the mind we don’t always control.
What is the subconscious?
Frida included animals, plants, and objects in her paintings to show this.
What are symbols or personal meaning?
Fast, messy brushstrokes might show this kind of feeling.
What is strong emotion or energy?
Stormy skies in art often symbolize this type of mood.
What is sadness, anger, or tension?
This famous painting of a screaming figure on a bridge shows anxiety and fear.
What is The Scream by Edvard Munch?
A painting of melting clocks in a desert scene is a famous example of Surrealism.
What is The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí?
A serious accident when she was young caused Frida to live with this for most of her life.
What is pain or injury?
If a background is filled with twisting shapes and strange objects, the style might be this movement.
What is Surrealism?
Artists use symbols to tell stories without using ______.
What are words?
Expressionist art is more about showing ______ than showing real life accurately.
What are feelings/emotions?
Surrealist art often makes viewers feel confused, surprised, or like they are in a ______.
What is a dream?
Frida said she didn’t paint dreams — she painted her ______.
What is reality?
If a face is painted with exaggerated colors to show emotion, that style connects to this movement.
What is Expressionism?
When viewers think about what symbols might mean, they are doing this.
What is interpreting or analyzing?