Where did Utopian ideas come from?

The feeling of isolation and loss in a newly shaped society, The negative effects of urbanization

What is the meaning of the word 'Utopia'?

An imagined, perfect state of living.

Which was NOT thought about 'primitive' societies by Utopian philosophers

Primitive societies were savage and uncivilized

'Primitive' societies were seen as closer to nature than the 'civilized' world of Europe

This statement is a Utopian belief

Where did artists see art work from ancient and non-European civilizations around 1900?

The Universal Exhibition, The Trocadero Museum

Why did Primitive ideas suit Die Brucke artists?

Going back to nature suited their anti-bourgeois ideals.

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Primitivism and Utopianism

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Level 3 Art History topic - Early Modernism

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1
What is NOT a common feature of Utopian art?
Nudes
Subjective colour
Distorted figures
Machines
2
Where did Utopian ideas come from?
The feeling of isolation and loss in a newly shaped society
All of the above
The negative effects of urbanization
World War 1
3
What characteristics could be described as primitive?
Leather shoes
Tailored hair
Fancy clothing
Full lips
4
What is the meaning of the word 'Utopia'?
A state of subconscious
An imagined, perfect state of living.
Savage and uncivilized societies.
An emphasis on geometry.
5
Which was NOT thought about 'primitive' societies by Utopian philosophers
Primitive societies were savage and uncivilized
Primitive societies were closer to the source of life
Primitive societies were more pure and unspoiled
Primitive societies were less barbaric than western society
6
Which art movement was not influenced by Utopianism?
Die Brücke
Fauvism
Orphism
Der Blaue Reiter
7
'Primitive' societies were seen as closer to nature than the 'civilized' world of Europe
This statement isn't a Utopian belief
This statement doesn't relate to Utopianism
This statement is a Utopian belief
This statement is a somewhat true Utopian belief
8
Where did Matisse get his arcadian/utopian ideas from?
Charles Dickens' book "Hard times"
Primitive cultures
Emily's handbag
The city life
9
Where did artists see art work from ancient and non-European civilizations around 1900?
The Universal Exhibition
All of the above
The Trocadero Museum
Ethnographic Museums
10
How do we NOT see primitivism in art?
Clear sharp outlines
Simplifications of form
Nudity
Exaggerated gestures and poses
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Why did Primitive ideas suit Die Brucke artists?
It allowed them to celebrate modernity.
They liked how the ideas fit with bourgeois ideals
Going back to nature suited their anti-bourgeois ideals.
It went with the aesthetic they had.
12
Artists who had Utopian ideas painted figures in a smooth, realistic style
Sometimes
Always
True
False

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