Happenings: a performance, event or situation
meant to be considered art.
Action painting: a style in which paint is
spontaneously dribbled, splashed, or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being
carefully applied, resulting in a work that emphasizes the physical act of
painting itself. Also know as “gestural
abstraction.”
Dada: Lack of reason. Nonsense.
Supposed to bring out laughter and embraces comedic nature. Lighthearted response to dramatic events.
Photomontage: a work created from pasted photographs
and popular images
Readymade: a mass-produced object selected by
an artist and displayed as a work of art.
Analytical Cubism: A style created by Picasso and Braque from
1909-1912 that focused on the breaking up or, “analysis” of forms
Synthetic Cubism: The second major phase of
Cubism, originally made by Braque and Picasso from 1912-14 that combines or
“synthesize” extant objects
Dionysian and Apollonian: Human tendencies discussed by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
that refer to emotion and instinct (Dionysus) and rationality, order, and
simplicity (Apollo)
Benday dots: Dots that convey a sense of
texture and tone in printed and typeset material.
Earthwork: a work of art consisting of
modification of a large piece of land.
Primitivism: The
borrowing of subjects or forms usually from a nonwestern prehistoric source. Originally practiced by Western artists as an
attempt to infuse their work with naturalistic and expressive qualities
attributed to some other culture.
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