Surrealism 1
In Surrealism art, a bird often symbolizes _______
the soul or death
One of the oldest art forms and genres of all time
weaving
Dada artists called mass-produced objects ________________. An example of this was the urinal artwork.
Readymades
A collaborative artwork that is also a game and that uses your imagination, intuition and instincts
Exquisite corpse
A clay hand-building technique that uses only clay and your hands is _____________
pinch pot
T or F? Abstract art attempts to depict reality exactly as it appears in real life.
False
In Surrealism art, a window often symbolizes __________
the wish to free ones spirit or the desire to free the unconscious
An Art Period marked by mostly religious themed art that cost a lot to make, especially due to the use of gold leaf paints.
Medieval Art
Cubism is a type of Abstract art in which the artist took inspiration from looking at real life things and then broke the objects down into ________ __________.
geometric shapes and angles
not thinking about something, just acting spontaneously as you create is called ______________________ in Surrealist art
Automatism
A clay hand-building technique that uses a rolling pin, scratching tool, and the creation of a slab base and cylindrical coils for the sides is ____________
Coil pot
T or F? All abstract art attempts to create the illusion of space by having some shapes, colors or lines appear to be in the background while others appear to be in the foreground.
False
In Surrealism art, scissors often symbolize __________
defiance, loss or heartbreak
The period in art history that was first renowned for the ability to create super realistic paintings of things from life (human figure, portraits, etc.) due to strong use of shadow and light and proportion and form.
Rennaissance
An Art movement that emphasized the importance of indigenous art forms, traditionally female arts and other 'crafts,' and ranked these as equally sophisticated to oil paintings and sculpture.
Arts and Crafts Movement
Surrealism seeks to combine logic and ________, reason and _________.
emotion, intuition
Slab method
Cubism is a style of abstract art in which the artist _____________ .
looks at real objects and simplifies them by breaking them down into basic geometric forms or shapes.
In Surrealism art, a clock often symbolizes __________
the futility of trying to control or outrun time
The Rococo art period prioritized images of the _____ social classes.
higher economic
surrealism art is a style that drew inspiration from __________.
dreams and the subconscious mind
T or F? Surrealism is an art genre of the past that is no longer practiced by artists today.
false- it is ongoing as an art genre
to ensure two pieces of clay stay together as they dry, use the ___________ technique.
scoring and slip
In Abstract Expressionist art, the artist often approaches the art with a spirit of ___________.
spontaneity
In Surrealism art, the ocean often symbolizes __________
the unknowable and untamable parts of human nature and the natural world.
The ___________ art period prioritized images of the working or lower economic social classes.
Realism
One unique thing about installation art is that ___________________
It uses an environment as part of the art itself
A tell tale sign that an artwork is surrealist is if you notice _________
mixing of internal or external space, upside down situations, proportions are unrealistic, half and half creatures
To ensure that clay does not break, _____________.
start by wedging to extract air bubbles, and keep all pieces of clay between 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
_______________ is a genre of abstract art that does not utilize sharply clearly defined edges to shapes, colors or lines in the work.
Informalism