ART 1001 : Art History Exam 2 Study Guide
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Robert delaunay ( 1885-1941: painter, assisted with creating orphism, used softened circular forms to interpret mystical intensities of radiant light, was a part of some of the first systematically abstract painting of the century,coincidental with. Kandinsky"s abstract improvisations in munich: preserved the triangular and circular segment forms of the cubists, but melted the edges of their arcs and planes into radiant cores of light of graduated intensities. Fernand leger ( 1881-1955: painter, began to employ lightly tinted color planes, fixed shapesm and silhouettes suggesting machine parts, his paintings were allied to the contemporary efforts of the purists. Marcel duchamp ( 1887-1968: painter, nihilism, began to exploit extra-pictorial associations even though he was still using cubism, his machine forms were given absurdly romantic and satirical titles. Natalia goncharova (1881-1962: russian, painter, evolved a kind of nativist art based on icons, traditional ornament, and popular scenes of peasants, soldiers, and sailors.
