ART

• Cubism

  is an art style characterized by the reconstruction of objects based on geometric figures.
• Cubism art

  it is also the most influential art movement of the century
• Dadaism artists

  using art expression, they protested against modern society of war, capitalism, and the degradation of art.
• Marcel Duchamp

  the most well-known dadaist.
• dadaism art traits

  characteristics:

  • satirical, silly, absurd
  • experimented with laws of chance
  • did not favor any medium
• surrealism


  means showing the image of the subconscious mind -- as a means to unlock the power of human imagination
• Salvador dali


  is among the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20th century and the most famous surrealist.
• Realism


  creates realistic interpretations of real objects.
• Abstraction

  it does not depict real objects and may not have a definable focus.
• Abstract realism


  this art is not easy to define because it combines two contradictory terms, "abstract" and "realistic"
• abstract realism's goal

  is to use hypothetical painting techniques to somehow change the perception of a real object.
• popular art


  is the artstyle of popular culture. it was am art movement with a view of positivity about the post-war consumer boom during the 1950s and 1960s.
• pop art traits


  it has:

  • recognizable imagery
  • with bright colors
  • uses humor
• pop art pioneer Richard Hamilton described pop art as "designed for a mass audience, with a short-term solution, expendable or easily forgotten, etc..."
• optical art


  is art about physical sensations. developed in the US in the 1960s, its artists create and organize lines, patterns, and designs that sharpen the viewer's eye perception.
• Hungarian-born Victor Vasarely was one of the key figures on the creation of op art.
• optical illusions


  employed special effects made possible by merging old technique and new technology.
• a performance art piece by Allan Kaprow, 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, paved the way for the birth of performance art. It was the first ever "Happening".
• Happenings


  are interactive, participatory, and experimental.
• Racquel de Loyola


  A Filipino who performed before another form of new art called Installation.
• Installation


  a space is presented as an artwork that can be experienced, entered, explored, and reflected upon.
• art mob


  is a form of spectacle that grew out as an extension of performance art and became popular with its eclectic combination of art and showmanship.
• digital art


  is artwork that involves the use of a computer.
• computers


  it allows artists to save changes in work and create an endless number of variations.
• morphing


  can reveal the interspaced steps between two or more images.
• photography


  is the art and science of making images through recording light. it involves the use of a camera.
• computer-generated image (cgi)


  is any image made with the use of a computer-based program or processor.
• point-and-shoot cameras


  also referred to as "compacts"
• lens


  is a transparent glass that can form the image of an object by focusing rays of light on it.
• ISO settings


  refer to the camera's sensitivity to light
• shutter


  is a part of the camera that regulates the length of time or exposure that light is allowed to fall on a digital camera sensor.
• aperture


  also referred f/stop, controls the size of the opening of the lens that allows light into the camera
• depth of field


  is the area of the image that appears sharp