Famous Artists
Born in Coyoacan, Mexico City in 1907, I was in a horrific train accident at the age of 18 which left me bed ridded. I fell in love with Diego Rivera, a famous mural artist who supported me in becoming one of the most famous female artists of the modern era. Unfortunately, I did not receive this global recognition until after my death in 1954.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
I am Picasso's largest canvas made in 1937 as a powerful anti-war statement
What is Guernica?
copy / borrow
What is appropriation?
A progressive period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
What is Renaissance?
1917
When was Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain' made?
Born in Pennsylvania, I removed the 'a' from the end of my last name as I rose to fame. I started as a shoe designer before becoming my own self-funded artist. My studio was famously titled as 'The Factory'
Who is Andy Warhol?
three photographs - smashing ceramics
Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn
painting outdoors
What is en plein air?
A reaction against the invention of the camera, aiming to capture accurate portrayals of everyday life
What is Realism?
Invented in 1436, this automation revolutionised publications and became an accessible way to publicise art.
When and why was the printing press invented?
I founded the group 'Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers' as an independent exhibition from the Academy. Our first show was highly criticised but art critic Edmond Duranty called us a "revolution in painting"
Who is Claude Monet?
72 objects - 6 hours
What is Rhythm 0?
the defining spirit or mood of a time period
What is zeitgeist?
Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko and Cy Twombly are a few famous artists from this art style. We were criticised as too elitist.
What is Abstract Expressionism?
1816 invented by Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
When and who invented the camera?
I am the son of a government administrator who grow up in Florence during the late 15th century. I was an art apprentice by the age of 13 and became known as the one of the great masters of painting, sculpture and architecture.
Who is Michelangelo?
Over the shoulder, iconic jewellery on ear, head-scarf
What is Girl with a Pearl Earring?
the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.
What is chiaroscuro?
Known also as 'anti-art', this style was a reaction against the senseless slaughter of WW1.
What is Dada?
In 1911, _______________, a 30 year old artist, was accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.
Pablo Picasso
I am one of the most famous Australian artists of the 20th century. Represented in all major Australian collections, I won the Archibald prize twice! I died an untimely death in 1993.
Who is Brett Whiteley?
Barren landscape - ant infested stop watch - melted face - clocks
What is Persistence of Memory?
Italian word for fresh, is a form of mural painting in which earth pigments are painted directly on wet, lime plaster.
Fresco
A style that was criticised by art critics at the time as 'the wild beasts'. They adopted this as their group name and rose to fame for their painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values.
What is Fauvism?
What is the Scream?