WGU C100 CH. 9 MODERNISM Midterm Exam Questions And All Complete Answers.
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Pragmatism - Answer Theory that the truth or meaning of an idea or a proposition lies in its observable practical consequences. Charles Sanders Pierce
Bauhaus - Answer German art and architectural style of early 20th century known for its simplicity, functionalism, and craftsmanship.
Walter...
WGU C100 CH. 9 MODERNISM Midterm
Exam Questions And All Complete
Answers.
Pragmatism - Answer Theory that the truth or meaning of an idea or a proposition lies in its observable
practical consequences. Charles Sanders Pierce
Bauhaus - Answer German art and architectural style of early 20th century known for its simplicity,
functionalism, and craftsmanship.
Walter Gropius
found object - Answer Any item found by an artist and presented as a work of art. Also called
"readymade," "found art" and "objet trouvé."
free verse - Answer Poetry without any fixed pattern of meter, rhythm, or rhyme.
internalization - Answer To focus on one's internal growth by taking what you have learned externally,
processing it internally and very individually, and developing one's own set of beliefs accordingly.
Internalization is tied to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory.
existentialism - Answer Philosophical movement that emphasizes personal experience, choice,
freedom, and responsibility and sees the individual as a moral free agent. Jean-Paul Satre
Fauvism - Answer Art movement of the early 20th century that emphasized spontaneous, bold
reactions to nature and employed vibrant, wild colors, unfinished looks.
urbanization - Answer The movement of diverse populations into urban areas.
improvisation - Answer Variations on a musical theme spontaneously created.
,psychoanalysis - Answer A collection of theories and practices, developed originally by Sigmund Freud,
that emphasized the role of the unconscious, experience, and the bridging of the internal and external
mind.
Harlem Renaissance - Answer Period of vibrant African-American cultural and intellectual life during the
1920s and 1930s, centered in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
Aaron Douglas
fragmentation - Answer The process or act of breaking down a whole into parts or pieces.
Minimalism - Answer Art movement of mid-20th century that emphasized a nonrepresentational style
of sculpture and painting and extreme simplicity of form.
Tony Smith
Geometric Abstraction - Answer Art movement of the early 20th century that stressed the two-
dimensionality of painting as observed subjects were converted into geometric shapes.
Modernism - Answer Artistic movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries which challenged
traditional representational art forms and developed new styles and forms.
Cubism - Answer Art movement of the early 20th century that represented a subject from multiple
angles, using simplified geometric forms.
individualism - Answer Individualism is that which separates one unique person from another, as well as
the social and philosophical viewpoint that celebrates that difference.
capitalism - Answer An economic system that encourages private ownership and rewards individuals
based primarily on their merit or individual success.
Pop Art - Answer Art movement of mid-20th century which emphasized existing popular images and
cultural artifacts, often mimicking mass-produced consumer products.
Richard Hamilton's Just What It Is that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?
, Expressionism - Answer Art movement of early 20th century that emphasized subjective feelings above
objective observations and focused on conveying emotions.
Edvard Münch's painting, The Scream (1893)
avant-garde - Answer An artistic movement (and those artists involved in it) that breaks with tradition
and is radically new or original.
absurdism - Answer The inner conflict of humans who seek the meaning and purpose life but are
inherently doomed not to find any.
dissonance - Answer Two or more sounds that are not pleasing to the ear when played simultaneously;
unstable harmonies that create tension in a composition.
Surrealism - Answer Art movement of the early 20th century influenced by Freud's focus on dreams; art
assembled realistic forms in fantastical contexts.
Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, and Joan Miró. Dalí's The Persistence of Memory
Abstract Expressionism - Answer Art movement of mid-20th century that emphasized spontaneous and
dramatic personal expression in large abstract paintings.
Jackson Pollock's Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)
Dadaism - Answer An anti-establishment artistic movement that emerged in Europe in reaction to the
horrors of World War I and emphasized the absurd.
Marcel Duchamp's Fountain, 1917, is an example of a "readymade," what he called found objects that he
displayed as illogical art. Absurdism, as a reaction to the horror of World War I, became a hallmark of
Dadaist art. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz.
fascism - Answer A political system based on the belief that the nation's goals and values are more
important than individual rights; fascist states may also be ruled by totalitarian leaders that maintain
absolute authority.
T.S. Eliot - Answer The Hollow Men
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