Surrealism
This French artist is known for his surrealist photography, including The Great Blondin series, where he used distorted perspectives to evoke dreamlike imagery
Who is Man Ray?
Known for his "color field" paintings, this artist created works like No. 61 (Rust and Blue)
Who is Mark Rothko?
This Expressionist painter and sculptor is known for his emotionally charged, distorted self-portraits and portraits of others, with works such as The Self-Portrait with Model
Who is Egon Schiele?
This Dada artist’s Bicycle Wheel, created in 1913, is considered one of the first examples of a "ready-made" — an everyday object transformed into art
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
This influential Bauhaus designer is known for his work in furniture design, particularly for creating the iconic Wassily Chair, which revolutionized modern design.
Who is Marcel Breuer?
This Belgian Surrealist artist is known for his eerie, hyper-realistic works, such as The Lovers, which depicts two figures with their faces shrouded in cloth
Who is René Magritte?
Drip painting and a canvas that looks splattered with paint
Who is Jackson Pollock?
This German artist’s most famous work, The Scream, influenced many German Expressionists with its intense emotional and psychological portrayal of anxiety
Who is Edvard Munch?
This artist created "readymade" sculptures from found objects, in this case, a urinal
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
This principle of the Bauhaus emphasizes functional design, where form follows this essential concept, rejecting excessive ornamentation.
What is function/practicality?
A Surrealist painting of a man dressed in formal attire, a bowler hat, and an apple in front of their face. This must be a painting by this artist
Who is René Magritte?
This artist's Woman I is considered one of the most famous Abstract Expressionist works, blending figuration with abstraction.
Who is de Kooning?
Known for his dramatic, distorted figures, this artist's Self-Portrait with a Model is a key work of German Expressionism.
Who is Egon Schiele?
This term, coined by the Dadaists, refers to absurd or nonsensical art and performances meant to subvert traditional values
What is "anti-art" or absurd, disruptive...?
This influential Bauhaus workshop, under the direction of artists like Gropius and Breuer, focused on combining craftsmanship and mass production techniques in furniture design to create a harmony between design and practicality/function- focusing on creating this
What is the furniture?
The Persistence of Memory
Who is Salvador Dali?
This is the city where Abstract Expressionism started
What is New York City?
This German artist's Blue Rider group was a precursor to the Expressionist movement and sought to convey emotional resonance through color and not exactly trying to depict familiar subjects or identifiable objects
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
This Dada artist's collage works, such as Cut with the Kitchen Knife, combined photography and political commentary, challenging both art and society.
Who is Hannah Höch?
This iconic statement of Bauhaus philosophy, "Art and technology: a new unity," was a guiding principle of the school’s curriculum and approach to design
Who is Walter Gropius?
This French poet and writer, known for his influential Manifesto of Surrealism (1924), is considered the leader of the Surrealist movement
Who is André Breton?
This Abstract Expressionist artist, who focused on "all-over" compositions, often times consisting of black strokes on a white background, was influenced by Zen Buddhism and created works that emphasized balance and contemplation
Who is Franz Kline?
Vibrant colors, often dark bold outlines of objects/subjects, apart of the German Expressionism movement
Who is Kirchner?
This event caused the start of the Dada art movement: used as an anti-political pushback.
What was World War I?
The Bauhaus school, founded in 1919 by this architect, profoundly impacted modern design, architecture, and art education.
Who is Walter Gropius?