Art Club: Styles and Periods of Art (Term XIX, Activity 4)

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Activity: Styles and Periods of Western Art
Points: 2 points per correct answer (1 point for the identification, 1 point for the artist; 10 point minimum to receive participation points).
Deadline: Sunday, March 20th, 19:59 EST / 23:59 UTC (timezone conversion)

Details: For each of the following descriptions, identify the style or period of art and name an artist or architect who exemplifies it.

Personally, I love activities that are a little bit 'educational,' in a sense, while still not being too insanely difficult, so hopefully this is on par with that!



1. Movement began in the early 1920s. Dream-like art where normal objects are rendered strange or mysterious, intended to open the viewer's mind.
2. Decorative art movement that arrived just before the 20th century. Characterised by curvy, asymmetrical decoration. Often erotic or symbolic.
3. Early twentieth century northern European art that distorts reality to convey and accentuate emotions.
4. European movement which began in France in the 11th century. Known mainly for architectural developments, such as the use of pointed arches and flying buttresses on cathedrals, which allowed them to be built taller and incorporate more windows for lighting.
5. A type of Ancient Greek art that depicted dramatic, emotional scenes. Shift from idealised renderings to more realistic ones.
6. French for 'wild beasts.' Simplistic, spontaneous renderings. Bright and unusual colours and patterns. Lasted only four years.
7. Began in the US and UK in the 1950s. Uses mass media and pop culture ironically, isolating objects by removing them from their original context and sometimes combining them with other objects.
8. Painting style developed in the 1880s which consisted of small spots or strokes that blend together from far away.
9. Began in the 19th century and describes works by painters who were dissatisfied with impressionism (edited: 4pm, 03/15). Mainly still-lifes and landscapes. Uses a lot of shadow and colour.
10. Important to the transition between Byzantine and Gothic art and architecture. Architecture characterised by thick walls, rounded arches, and groin vaults.
11. During/after the High Renaissance; in response to the attention popularly devoted to harmony and proportion during the time. Poses were stretched and distorted, canvases were crowded, and lighting and colouring were blunt.
12. Developed in France in the late 19th century. Conveyed fleeting visual perceptions. Characterised by vivid colours and light effects; often depicted nature scenes.
13. "Rebirth" in French. 1400-1600; began in Italy; stressed a resurfacing of Greek antiquity and humanism. Focused on perspective and realistic renderings. Often secular.
14. Early 20th century avant-garde movement. Uses fragmentation and mixed points of view to portray subject.
15. 17th-18th century Europe. Works characterised by vigorous movement, rich lighting and colouring, and fierce emotion. Associated with drama, tension, and vitality.


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Edited to Note: Please read the instructions, guys! Of the people who've entered so far, only a couple even have the potential to receive full points. Most of you got the hard part but then skipped over the easier part of naming a corresponding artist. Sooo, heads up! Do you want those house points or not? : )

Double-ETA: Many apologies, but number nine has been corrected, thanks to pixie_riot. It should read "dissatisfied with impressionism" rather than "with expressionism." Anyone who answered before 4pm on 03/15 will get points for that one automatically.


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Comments

QUESTIONS / CONCERNS.

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Voice them here!

Re: QUESTIONS / CONCERNS.

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Correct, you can earn up to 30 points.

Re: QUESTIONS / CONCERNS.

[canarycream.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, you're completely right. I think it was a typo on the site I was taking information from... I should've realised that made no sense. XD Number nine should say "impressionism," not "expressionism." I'll change it now and give that one free to anyone who answered it previously (I was wondering why everyone was getting it wrong, haha).

Thanks for pointing this out!

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Hey - sorry to tell you this, but this activity ended on the 20th! You can find the results for it here (http://community.livejournal.com/hh_clubs/1415343.html#cutid1).