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• What is the title of Kitagawa Utamaro's woodblock print from 1893?

  Komurasaki of the Tamaya Teahouse
• What style is Kitagawa Utamaro's Komurasaki of the Tamaya Teahouse representative of?

  Ukiyo-e style
• Who created the poster Japanese Setee in 1893?

  Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
• What composition style influenced Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's work?

  Ukiyo-e style of composition
• What are the key characteristics of Art Nouveau design?

  • Intensely ornamental with decorative designs based on plant forms
  • Intricate and flowing lines in asymmetrical fashion
  • Emphasis on surface decoration and shallow space
  • Use of decorative color and fluid contour lines
  • Simplified forms and dramatically cropped compositions
• What does "Art Nouveau" mean in French?

  New art
• What are the influences of the Arts and Crafts Movement on typography?

  • Origins of the Graphic Design profession
  • William Morris designed the font "Chaucer" based on Gothic script
  • Goal to create beautiful books through typography
  • Handcrafted, elegant creations rejecting mass manufacture
• What was the goal of William Morris in his typography work?

  To create beautiful books by force of mere typography
• What are the characteristics of the Arts and Crafts Movement's design philosophy?

  • A return to craft traditions inspired by Medieval practices
  • Abundant forms in nature: curvilinear, organic, rectilinear, and geometric
• What are the key features of Cubism?

  • Fragmentation and geometric reconstruction of subject matter
  • Analysis of form into abstract compositions
  • Depiction of simultaneous multiple viewpoints of three-dimensional objects
  • Ambiguous pictorial space
• Who are the main artists associated with Cubism?

  Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
• What is Synthetic Cubism characterized by?

  • Use of collage and mixed media
  • Greater use of rich color and texture
  • Flattening of space and image
• What defines Analytical Cubism?

  • Fragmentation and geometric reconstruction
  • Analysis of form into abstract compositions
  • Simultaneous multiple viewpoints and ambiguous pictorial space
• What is the title of Marcel Duchamp's work that integrates Cubism and motion?

  Nude Descending a Staircase, No.2
• How did E. McKnight Kauffer apply Cubism and Futurism in his work?

  • Applied basic planar forms of Cubism
  • Used dynamism of Futurist painting with graphics
  • Achieved energy suited to modern life
• What are the characteristics of Dada art?

  • Nonsensical, spontaneous, whimsical, satirical, and humorous
  • Provokes emotional reactions through obscenities and irrationalism
  • Uses fantastic or incongruous imagery
• What is the main focus of Surrealism?

  • Display of the unconscious mind
  • Use of bizarre or "meaningless" imagery
  • Eliciting emotional reactions through irrationalism
• What is the significance of photomontage in art?

  • Combines parts of various photographs
  • Creates fantastic or incongruous imagery
  • Spurred creation of images derived from the unconscious
• What are the key principles of De Stijl movement?

  • Simplicity and rectilinearity
  • Use of simple geometric forms and rejection of ornamentation
  • Pure abstraction based on vertical and horizontal composition
• Who are the main artists associated with the De Stijl movement?

  Piet Mondrian and Theo Van Doesburg
• What is the Bauhaus philosophy in design?

  • Functionalist approach with emphasis on visual structure
  • Integration of arts and crafts with fine arts
  • Avoidance of emotions and embellishments
• What are the characteristics of the International Typographic Style?

  • Precision and devotion to simplicity
  • Effective communication through visual design
  • Preference for photographic images over illustrations
• What defines Minimalism in art?

  • Reaction against expressionist art
  • Non-representational and objective artworks
  • Use of repetition of simple geometric forms and colors
• What is the tenet associated with Minimalism?

  Less is More