Asked by Alexus Rudel on Jun 14, 2024
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What uniquely American style combined Synthetic Cubism with a fascination with the presence of machinery in contemporary life?
A) Mechanism
B) Precisionism
C) Futurism
D) Social Realism
Synthetic Cubism
A later phase of Cubism, developed around 1912, that emphasized simpler shapes, brighter colors, and mixed media and collage elements.
Precisionism
An American art movement of the 1920s and 1930s. The Precisionists concentrated on portraying manmade environments in a clear and concise manner to express the beauty of perfect and precise machine forms.
Futurism
An early-20th-century Italian art movement that championed war as a cleansing agent and that celebrated the speed and dynamism of modern technology.
- Recognize the influence of machinery and technology on American art forms and themes.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize the influence of machinery and technology on American art forms and themes.
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