Flashcards on Georges Mathieu: Pioneer of Lyrical Abstraction
Georges Mathieu: Pioneer of Lyrical Abstraction | Art Study Guide
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Card 1
Question: According to Mathieu, what is the main characteristic of Lyrical Abstraction regarding execution speed?
Answer: The primacy of execution speed: speed takes precedence to prevent the artist's consciousness from interfering.
Card 2
Question: What is Mathieu's rule concerning pre-existing forms in Lyrical Abstraction?
Answer: No pre-existing forms: the painter must not rely on any reference.
Card 3
Question: What does Mathieu require regarding the artist's premeditated strokes?
Answer: No pre-planned movements: painting is not a cognitive process.
Card 4
Question: What mental state does Mathieu consider suitable for creating Lyrical Abstraction?
Answer: An ecstatic state of mind: isolation and concentration that allow for the release of creation.
Card 5
Question: How does Mathieu view the evolution of art history in the context of "cyclic transitions"?
Answer: Art undergoes cyclic transitions, each related to a specific characteristic of painting (form, color, meaning of signs), and a transition can be divid
Card 6
Question: What characterizes "Stage I – Research" in Mathieu's six-stage model?
Answer: Research: aims to explore signs as signs.
Card 7
Question: Which period/style does Mathieu call "Incarnation" and what happens there (Stage II)?
Answer: Incarnation: the recognition of signs; signs reach their maximum effectiveness and give rise to their meaning and style.
Card 8
Question: What does "Formalism" mean in Mathieu's model (Stage III)?
Answer: Formalism: signs carry an accepted meaning and are fully identified with their meaning — this is academism.
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Question: How does Mathieu define "Baroque" in the context of signs (Stage IV)?
Answer: Baroque: signs are refined, and additional elements superficial to their meaning are added; Baroque exaggeration and distortion.
Card 10
Question: What does "Destruction" represent in Mathieu's staging (Stage V)?
Answer: Destruction: extreme distortion of signs leads to their annihilation.