Art as Social Commentary (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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Art as social commentary definition
Art as social commentary definition
Art to critique, question, or protest social/political issues
Protest art definition
Protest art definition
Creative works that challenge the status quo
Status quo meaning
Status quo meaning
The existing state of affairs in society
Michelangelo's David symbolism
Michelangelo's David symbolism
Symbol of resistance against Medici family control in Florence
Malevich's 'Black Square' (1915)
Malevich's 'Black Square' (1915)
Abstract protest art rejecting traditional art forms
When did Dada movement emerge?
When did Dada movement emerge?
During WWI & WWII (primarily WWI)
Name 2 Dada artists
Name 2 Dada artists
Marcel Duchamp, Tristan Tzara, Hans Arp, Hannah Höch
Picasso's 'Guernica' year & subject
Picasso's 'Guernica' year & subject
1937, bombing of Spanish town during Spanish Civil War
Artistic movement Picasso developed
Artistic movement Picasso developed
Cubism
Basquiat's artistic style
Basquiat's artistic style
Graffiti-inspired paintings addressing racism & inequality
Basquiat work about Michael Stewart
Basquiat work about Michael Stewart
Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart), 1983
3 issues Keith Haring addressed
3 issues Keith Haring addressed
AIDS, drug addiction, nuclear disarmament
Haring's AIDS artwork title (1989)
Haring's AIDS artwork title (1989)
Ignorance = Fear / Silence = Death
Banksy's most famous work (2004)
Banksy's most famous work (2004)
Girl with Balloon
4 contemporary protest art issues
4 contemporary protest art issues
Climate change, inequality, racial justice, corruption