Renaissance
Name one realist painting.
Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' is a realist painting.
Who painted 'Moulin De la Galette'?
Auguste Renoir
Give an example of a Surrealist painting.
Salvador Dali's 'Persistence of Memory'
What was Benode Behari's limitation?
Benode Behari's limitation was his poor eyesight and blindness he caught on at a later age.
F.N Souza and M.F Hussain
Why is 'Night Watch' not a suitable name for Rembrandt's painting?
For a long time the painting was kept coated with a dark varnish which gave the incorrect impression that the painting depicted a night scene but when the varnish was removed in 1940 it was discovered to represent broad daylight.
What is Cezanne’s contribution to the development of ‘Cubism’?
Cezanne contributed to the development of cubism by simplifying natural forms into solid geometricals → cone, cylinder and cube.
Mention two of Picasso's Famous periods. What style made him famous?
The two famous periods are the Blue period and Rose period.
His cubist phase made him famous world over.
Which European styles influenced Amrita most?
She was highly influenced by the post-Impressionists including Modigliani and Gauguin.
Name the printmaking technique artists use.
Dry point, Aquatint, Intaglio
Write about the painting ‘The Night Watch’ on the points given below:
Style (c) Artist
Period (d) Medium
(a) Renaissance
(b) 1642
(c) Rembrandt
(d) Oil on Canvas
Mention some of Van Gogh's famous paintings.
Some of his famous paintings are Sunflower, Potato Eater, Wheat Field and Cypresses, his own Self Portrait and his Own Bedroom.
Name three important series of Kandinsky.
The three important series of kandinsky are Impression, Improvisation and Composition.
What were the themes Gaganendranath chose to paint between 1910 and 1921?
His important works from 1910-1921 were:
the sketches of the Himalayas
the life of Chaitanya through art in a sequence
drawings depicting Indian life.
Describe in brief of Panikar's one of the famous paintings.
Words and Symbols is a very different type of experimental work → space is covered with calligraphy
Panikar used (to create a design which looks like a horoscope)
Mathematical symbols,
Arabic figures,
Roman Scripts
Malayalam Scripts
Tantric symbolic diagrams
Colours play a nominal role in this painting.
How is ‘Venus’ being represented in the painting ‘Birth of Venus’?
The painting depicts the classical goddess ‘Venus’ emerging from the water on a shell.
She arrives as a full grown woman, symbolizing beauty and truth.
She is joined by one of the goddesses of seasons, who offer her cloth embroidered with flowers to cover her body.
On the other side emerges wind God like angels free flowing in air.
Describe the painting "Starry Night" in a few words.
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ is a night sky filled with stars.
The painting is composed with various elements → like swirling clouds - glowing stars - a bright moon.
Background → below the hills lies a small town with a church and small buildings.
Left → There is the top of an isolated cypress tree.
This study of the night sky depicts his own inner conflicts and sleepless nights.
Briefly describe Salvador Dali’s contribution to Surrealism.
Salvador Dali is the most popular Surrealist painter.
“Persistence of Memory” is a good example of Surrealism.
He was a Spanish painter, filmmaker, and author.
He utilized his drawings to portray the universe of ridiculous, bizarre, and unusual components.
He died in 1989 and left behind fantastic works such as “Vilabertin”,“Large Harlequin”, “Small Bottle of Rum” and “Honey is Sweeter than Blood”.
Write in brief on enlisted painting ‘The Atrium’
“The Atrium" is a fine example of Cubist influence on his work.
This painting particularly shows a fine blend of light and created a dramatic effect with colours.
In this painting he has used various shades and tints.
This composition looks like a combination of various geometrical shapes put together.
Describe the influences that helped in the development of contemporary art of India.
Contemporary art began with British rule in India. Raja Ravi Varma, Abanindranath Tagore, Amrita Shergil, Rabindra Nath Tagore, and Jamini Roy, were the pioneers of contemporary Indian Art.
These young artists were more exposed to the western art movements → German Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism
In this stage, Indian art merged western technique with Indian spiritualism.
They also tried to use the eastern methods of painting.
Lots of experiments were done with printmaking (Woodcut, Lithograph, Etching etc.)