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11/11/2013

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Greenberg
Definition
Art critic for Abstract Expressionism.
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Rosenberg
Definition
Art critic; named Action Painting.
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Action Painting
Definition
Abstract Expressionism; emphasis on gesture, brushwork.
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New York School
Definition
Abstract Expressionists.
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Gesture
Definition
Loose brushwork; Painterly; Pollock.
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Color Field
Definition
Abstract Expressionism; Large areas of color; Rothko.
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Abstract Impressionism
Definition
Small brushwork; Guston; Riopelle.
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Junk Art
Definition
Assemblage of found Objects.
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Dubuffet
Definition
Artist known for art brut.
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Art Brut
Definition
Raw, rough art.
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L'art Informel
Definition
'Formless'; European expressionists against geometric abstraction; emphasis on texture, gesture.
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Un Art Autre
Definition
'Another Art'
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Tachisme
Definition
Blot; Drip.
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Tapie
Definition
Art critic for l'art Informel
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Fontana
Definition
Artist known for spatial concepts; Concrete Art.
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Spatial Concepts
Definition
Abstract paintings using real space, depth, shadows.
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Cobra
Definition
Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam; European figurative expressionists.
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Appel, Jorn & Alechinsky
Definition
Artists; members of Cobra.
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Neo-Dada
Definition
Early works in Pop Art.
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Factualists
Definition
Reference to Pop Art.
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Rauschenberg
Definition
Artist known for combines.
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Combine
Definition
Combination of painting and sculpture; 2D & 3D.
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Warhol
Definition
Artist known for underground movies and photo-silkscreen paintings.
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Underground Movies
Definition
Experimental movies.
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Photo-Silkscreen
Definition
Printing process using photography to create stencils.
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Kaprow
Definition
Artist known for Happenings.
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Happenings
Definition
Series of events.
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40° Above Dada
Definition
New Realism; Yves Klein.
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John Cage
Definition
Musician; artist; known for mixed media productions; experimental music.
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Mixed Media Productions
Definition
combination of music, art, etc.
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Fluxus
Definition
International group; emphasis on Performance; Happenings.
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Christo
Definition
Artist Known for empaquettages.
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Empaquettages
Definition
Wrapped objects.
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Alloway
Definition
Art critic for Post-Painterly Abstraction.
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Post-Painterly Abstraction
Definition
2nd generation New York School; part reaction against, part continuation.
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Systemic Painting
Definition
Following a set method; exact scale.
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Stained Canvas
Definition
Thin washes of paint on unprimed canvas (without gesso).
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Painterly
Definition
Loose application of paint.
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Linear
Definition
Clearly defined shapes.
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Hard Edge
Definition
Clearly defined; use of masking tape; eliminates figure/ground relationships.
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Cool Art
Definition
Hard Edge Paintings.
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Shaped Canvas
Definition
Irrigular form; painted image and the canvas shape are the same; 2D & 3D
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Chevreul
Definition
Known for color studies.
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Retinal Paintings
Definition
Op Art.
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Vasarely
Definition
Artist Known for Yellow Manifesto.
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Yellow Manifesto
Definition
Experiments in kinetic works; plastics; against traditional easel paintings.
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Tinguely
Definition
Artist; kinetic works; metamatics.
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Metamatics
Definition
Painting machines.
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E.A.T.
Definition
Experiments in Art and Technology; Kinetic works.
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Primary Structure
Definition
Minimalism; Large scultpure; simplified, usually geometric forms.
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ABC ART
Definition
Minimalism
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Fuller
Definition
Architect; Known for geodesic domes.
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Geodesic Dome
Definition
Construction with prefabricated geometric forms.
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Soleri
Definition
Architect; Known for experimental dwellings.
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