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Chapter 36.
Terms and Vocabulary Words.
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2011

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Post-war Expressionism.
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A time after WWII when New York received a large amount of European artists and became the art capital of the world instead of Paris.

 
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Existentialism.

 

Definition
A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
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Abstract Expressionism.
Definition
A development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act.
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Action painting.
Definition
A technique and style of abstract painting in which paint is randomly splashed, thrown, or poured on the canvas.
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Pop Art.
Definition
Art based on modern popular culture and the mass media.
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                    Superrealism.

Definition
An artistic and literary movement characterized by extreme realism.
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Feminist Art.
Definition
The efforts and accomplishments of feminists internationally to make art that reflects women's lives and experiences, as well as to change the foundation for the production and reception of contemporary art.
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