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French Art Traditions

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abstract expressionism
experimental painting of the 1940s featuring individualism, large canvases, spontaneous expression.
barbizon
noun
school of landscape painters who dismissed classical style and based art on direct study of nature
baroque
adjective
extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style
brocade
noun
fabric woven with an elaborate design having a raised pattern
collage
noun
art made by pasting together various materials not normally associated with one another
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cubism
noun
formal structure and reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents
dada
noun
group of artists of the early 20th century who exploited accidental, incongruous effects in art
decalcomania
noun
process of transferring pictures or designs from specially prepared paper to wood, metal or glass
fluxus
noun
movement of international network of artists who mix artistic mediums and disciplines
follies
noun
theatrical revue with glamorous female performers
fresco
noun
technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water
frottage
noun
obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead or chalk over paper laid on a granular surface
gilding
noun
golden surface produced by the application of gold leaf or other precious metal
impressionism
noun
style of painting featuring short brush strokes of color to represent the effect of light on objects
l'art informel
noun
French term for Tachism
pointillist
noun
dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, optically mixed into a resulting hue by the viewer
post-impressionism
noun
1880-1900 movement stressing formal structure or the expressive possibilities of form and color
rococo
noun
design style evolved from Baroque after 1720, distinguished by its elegant refinement
still life
noun
representation of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit
surrealist
featuring the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery.
tachism
noun
featuring the spontaneous application of the paint expressing the emotional state of the artist
gouache
n
a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
fauvism
early 20th century art movement characterized chiefly by the use of vivid colors, abstraction, and contrast.

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