What You Need to Know Be able to talk about the how WWI affected Western civilization and government Be able to talk about three events that happened in America during the 1920s 1930s Be able to talk about the movement that spawned from the destruction and despair of the first world war Be able to talk about the movement that was created as a reaction to Freud s teachings Be able to talk about the growing interest in racial identity Terms Dadaism Surrealism A movement produced by WWI which centered on nonsensical and unconventional values of art A movement based on the studies of Sigmund Freud which centered on finding one s innermost desires in the subconscious of the mind A movement that aspired to find truth beyond the surfaces of objects by using Organic Sculpture organic abstract forms De Stijl A movement that sought to create an utopian world by using geometric abstraction to create a universal language The Harlem Renaissance A movement of African Americans blacks that aspired to establish a new identity for themselves in New York s Harlem and Chicago s South Side Mexican Identity people A movement in which Mexican muralists sought to establish the identity of their Additional Information Discussion Questions What war devastated all of Western civilization WWI devastated all of Western civilization People of this time felt that the advancements of the 19th century had failed them because the resulting technology that produced widespread death What two ism s came about that was a reaction to the government after WWI Communism and Fascism were the two new ism s came about that was a reaction to the government after WWI Communism is a belief in which property is owned by the public and each individual is paid by competence and needs Fascism is a government system that is ruled by a supreme leader or dictator Which ism ruled European politics after WWI Fascism ruled European politics after WWI What prosperous movement did America experience after WWI America experienced the Roaring Twenties which was a prosperous movement after WWI What crash led to the economic decline called the Great Depression The stock market crash of October 1929 led to the economic decline called the Great Depression Who created the New Deal which gave millions of jobs to workers as well as artists Franklin D Roosevelt created the New Deal which gave millions of jobs to workers as well as artists Movements and Artists Dadaism What are movement came out of the destruction and despair of WWI Dadaism was an art movement that came out of the destruction and despair of WWI What kind of tools did artists use to jolt the audience and challenge their way of thinking Artists used nonsensical ideas became the tools to jolt the audience and challenge their way of thinking Which Assisted Readymade by Marcel Duchamp questions the traditions of signatures as well as the importance of technique and ideas of art Marcel Duchamp s Assisted Readymade Fountain questions the traditions of signatures as well as the importance of technique and ideas of art Surrealism Which art movement was a response to Freud s teachings Surrealism was a response to Freud s teachings Which manifesto by Breton argues that true reality lies in the subconscious Surrealism Manifesto by Breton argues that true reality lies in the subconscious What kind of work did Surrealism artists produce Surrealist artists produced dreamlike works Surrealist artist used automatic drawings to tap into their subconscious Surrealist artists collaborated in which one artist would continue off the work of another artist What two techniques did Max Ernst use Max Ernst used two techniques called Frottage and Grattage Frottage is the process of rubbing graphite over paper and then picking out an image Grattage is the same frottage but with painting What technique did Ernst used to create Die Ganze Stadt Ernst used Grattage to create Die Ganze Stadt Which surrealist piece by Rene Magritte demonstrates that the eye cannot see reality but only what s on the surface True reality lies behind the eye Rene Magritte s False Mirror demonstrates that the eye cannot see reality but only what s on the surface True reality lies behind the eye Who is the most famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali is the most famous Surrealist artist Which painting of Dali s depicts how memory changes and varies with time Dali s The Persistence of Memory depicts how memory changes and varies with time Organic Sculpture Which artist used organic sculpture in his piece called Lobster Trap and Fish Tail Alexander Calder used organic sculpture in his piece called Lobster Trap and Fish Tail De Stijl Which artist was associated with the De Stijl movement and believed that geometry would lead to universal harmony Piet Mondrian was associated with the De Stijl movement and believed that geometry would lead to universal harmony De Stijl artists wanted to have a universal style that represented harmony and balance Harlem Renaissance Which movement focused on the establishment of the black identity The Harlem Renaissance focused on the establishment of the black identity Which artist is known for his Migrant series and is the most famous painter of the Harlem Renaissance Jacob Lawrence is known for his Migrant series and is the most famous painter of the Harlem Renaissance Mexican Movement Which two artists are associated with the Mexican movement Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were associated with the Mexican movement Kahlo being the more popular of the two Which artist s work reflects the physical and mental pain she suffered as a Mexican woman and a car accident Kahlo s work reflects the physical and mental pain she suffered as a Mexican woman and a car accident Which painting of Picasso s was a response to the real and outrageous event of Nazi s bombing the udefended town of Guernica Picasso s Guernica was a response to the real and outrageous event of Nazi s bombing the udefended town of Guernica