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Color Symbolism
100
Die Brucke members believed their work would be a bridge to the future.
What is True.
100
Throughout his career, color and line were the elements this artist used to express his offbeat outlook on life. a Munch b Kandinsky c Redon d Klee
Who is Klee
100
The major contribution to the Expressionists was a revival of the ________________________.
What is the woodcut.
100
The greatest Norwegian painter and an important inspiration and forerunner for the German Expressionist movement was _________________.
Who is Edvard Munch.
100
Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, passion
What is red
200
In Germany, a group known as the Expressionists insisted that art should show the world around them.
What is False.
200
This artist believed his fantastic, childlike landscapes – full of strange lurking animals and tree-sized flowers – were realistic paintings in the academic style. a Redon b Rousseau c Klee d Ryder
Who is Rousseau
200
A type of art that is completely imaginative, and the image is not derived from anything visually perceived by the artist is known as _____________________.
What is non-objective.
200
The forerunner of Surrealism, _______________ was an artistic and literary movement that thrived in the last decade of the 19th century.
What is Symbolism
200
The emotional attributes to Pink
What is symbolizes love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.
300
Symbolists emphasized that the intellectual response to art is more important than the emotional response.
What is False.
300
Painters make use of dreams, nightmares, and distorted circumstance in this style of art. a Impressionism b Nightmarism c Symbolism d Expressionism
What is Symbolism
300
The creatures in __________________'s imagination were even more bizarre than his friends: gruesome insects, monsters like his nose-less cyclops, plants with human heads, and a hot-air balloon that is simultaneously an eyeball.
Who is Redon
300
Explain Color Symbolism
What is when artists use color to evoke emotions and to get their point across.
300
Power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, mourning, death seriousness, detachment.
What is Black
400
Both Expressionist groups explored the destruction of genuine feelings by a society which, they felt, needed to be 'cleansed' or 'purified.'
What is True
400
This American Symbolist painter was another fan of Edgar Allen Poe who, like Redon, painted pictures from his imagination. a Ryder b Kandinsky c Klee d Rousseau
Who is Rousseau
400
The second, more loosely organized group of the German Expressionism was called Der Blaue Reiter, or The Blue Rider, after a painting by its leader _____________________
Who is Wassily Kandinsky.
400
Describe the two types of paintings Kandinsky experimented in.
What are: Compositions- when he consciously arranged geometric shapes Improvisations- where he exerted no conscious control over the paint he applied spontaneously.
400
The emotional attributes to Brown
What is earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.
500
The color Gray represents the following feelings: royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance.
What is False. The correct color is purple.
500
Expressionist artists were loosely gathered into which two groups? a Die Reiter and Die Stunde b Die Libelle and Der Blaue Reiter c Die Bruke and Der Blaue Reiter d Die Heimat and Die Bruke
What is Die Bruke and Der Blaue Reiter
500
In ___________________________, Ryder's most famous painting, a menacing cobra uncoils in the foreground as a ghostly figure holding a scythe gallops across a barren landscape.
What is "Death On A Pale Horse."
500
Pick a color and list 5 of their emotional attributes.
Red- excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, passion, Pink- symbolizes love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm. Yellow- signifies joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship. Orange- energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention. Blue- peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant. Turquoise- calm, sophistication. Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal. Purple- royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance. Lavender- femininity, grace and elegance. Green- nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor. Beige and ivory-  unification, quiet, pleasantness, calm, simplicity. Brown- earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort. Gray- security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm. White- reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage, cold, clinical. Black- power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, mourning, death seriousness, detachment.
500
Pick 2 colors and name their emotional attributes.
Red- excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, passion, Pink- symbolizes love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm. Yellow- signifies joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship. Orange- energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention. Blue- peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant. Turquoise- calm, sophistication. Aquamarine symbolizes water. Lighter turquoise has a feminine appeal. Purple- royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance. Lavender- femininity, grace and elegance. Green- nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor. Beige and ivory-  unification, quiet, pleasantness, calm, simplicity. Brown- earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort. Gray- security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm. White- reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage, cold, clinical. Black- power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, mourning, death seriousness, detachment.
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