Across
- 2. Used imagery from popular culture, such as advertisements, comic books, and commercial items, challenging the distinction between "high" and "low" art.
- 6. Influenced by Freud, this movement explored the subconscious mind, dreams, and irrational imagery.
- 7. Captured fleeting moments of contemporary life using visible brushstrokes, open composition, and an emphasis on the changing qualities of light.
- 8. Led by Matisse, this "avant-garde" movement utilized intense, non-naturalistic color to express emotion, breaking away from traditional representation.
- 9. Artists who felt Impressionism was too superficial, they focused on emotional expression, symbolic content, and structured, non-naturalistic forms (e.g., Van Gogh, Cézanne).
- 13. Rejected the rationality of Neoclassicism, focusing on intense emotion,
Down
- 1. Post-WWII movement in New York focused on raw, emotive expression through abstract forms, often using large canvases and active, "action painting" techniques.
- 3. Developed by Picasso and Braque, it broke down objects into geometric shapes, presenting multiple perspectives simultaneously and shifting away from perspective-based art.
- 4. Focused on everyday life and tangible subjects, often portraying the working class or mundane scenes to highlight "reality" over romanticized fantasies.
- 5. A return to Classical Greek and Roman art, emphasizing order, reason, and moral virtue, often featuring smooth brushwork and heroic subjects.
- 10. Used the natural landscape to create art, often directly altering the environment as a sculpture.
- 11. Nouveau A decorative style characterized by undulating, organic lines and floral motifs, designed to rebel against the cold aesthetic of industrialization.
- 12. An anti-art movement born of World War I horror, it embraced absurdity, chance, and nonsense to criticize modern society and traditional art.