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Visual Art Abstract
7th Grade Abstract Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marc Chagall | 20th century Russian Modernist painter and stained glass artist. Pioneer of the new Modernist art movement. Often painted whimsical abstractions of his childhood memories and was inspired by his wish cultural roots |
| Pablo Picasso | Spanish in birth. Picasso is one of the most influential 20th century Modern artists, due to his long career and constant experimentation within many mediums of artistry |
| Georges Braque | Early 20th century French Fauvist/Cubist painter. His work reflected his interest in geometry, breaking down forms into geometric planes and simple colors |
| Marcel Duchamp | Early 20th century DaDa/Cubist painter, and "ready-made" artist. Rejected art that was created only to please the eye, and believed art was an expression of freedom |
| Paul Klee | Early 20th century German Modernist abstract painter. His work was highly influenced by written symbols, such as hieroglyphics and reflected his deep interest in color theory |
| Kasimir Malevich | Early 20th cent Russian Modernist abstract painter His work consisted of very basic angled shapes, often in only 1 or 2 colors. Pioneer of geometric abst art & founder of suprematism the supremacy of pure artistic feeling over what is visually perceived |
| Piet Mondrian | 20th century Dutch abstract artist. Most known for his later work that simplified painting to systematically arranged primary colors (red, yellow, blue + black)and simple right angles |
| Josef Albers | 20th century German artist Most well known for his simple paintings of squares in various colors and for establishing very influential art education programs |
| Abstraction | This art movement simplified more complicated forms into flat or broken up planes as the artist interpreted them, not how they were actually observed |
| Color theory | The study of color and its visual effects/the way color is applied in the arts |
| Blue Period | Picasso's art period - showing much duller or sad subjects, and mostly using cool colors |
| Rose period/Circus Period | Used brighter colors and depicted the socially obscure life of the circus performer |
| Black Period | Reflected much more broken shape planes |
| Cubism | A kind of abstraction/art movement that broke apart representational objects into multiple, often flat, linear, or angular color planes |
| Suprematism | An art movement, focused on basic geometric forms, such as circles, squares, lines, and rectangles, painted in a limited range of colors |
| Marc Chagall | I and the Village 1911 |
| Pablo Picasso | Les Demoiselles d'Avignon 1907 |
| Georges Braque | The Portuguese 1911 |
| Marcel Duchamp | Nude Descending a Staircase no. 2 1912 |
| Paul Klee | Senecio (Head of a Man) 1922 |
| Kasimir Malevich | The Black Square 1915 |
| Piet Mondrian | Composition II in Red, Blue, & Yellow 1930 |
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: Ascending 1953 |
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