periods/movements in art history: a brief overview
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Periods/Movements in Art History: A Brief Overview. Mr. Beckett Creative Writing. Romanticism (1780-1850). Partly a reaction against the Industrial Revolution and against the scientific perspective on nature. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MR. BECKETTCREATIVE WRITING
Periods/Movements in Art History: A Brief Overview
Romanticism (1780-1850)Partly a reaction against the Industrial
Revolution and against the scientific perspective on nature.
Emotion was at the core of the arts, especially in the expression of the individual’s experience.
The natural world and one’s surroundings was often seen as a means of inspiration.
Romanticism (cont.)
Most Famous Painters of the Romantic Period include: Caspar David Friedrich Eugene Delacroix J.M.W. Turner William Blake Samuel Palmer Philipp Otto Runge Francisco Goya
Romantic Paintings
Flowers by Eugene Delacroix Chinchester Canal by J.M.W. Turner
Realism (1848-1900)
An attempt to represent things accurately and truthfully.
A revolt against the emotionalism of Romanticism.
Portrayed ordinary people and situations, not avoiding unpleasant or nasty aspects of life.
Details of reality were stressed.Industrial and technological advances,
especially photography, let to this movement.
Realism (cont.)
Realist Painters Gustave Coubet Jean-Francois Millet Honore Daumier Edoudard Manet Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Realism Paintings
Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet by Gustave Courbet
The Gleaners by Jean-Francois Millet
Impressionism (1865-1885)
Originated in Paris and the artists received a brutal backlash from other artists.
Characterized by small, thin, yet visible brush strokes.
Emphasized accurate depiction of light and how light changes with time.
Used ordinary subject matter, but emphasized the bending and freedom of experiencing the world around us.
Freedom came out in choice of colors and choice of line/brush strokes. Sensation was key.
Impressionism (cont.)
Famous Impressionistic Painters: Claude Monet Edgar Degas Pierre-Auguste Renoir Paul Cezanne Edouard Manet
Impressionistic Paintings
Venice Twilight by Claude MonetThe Pink Dancers, Before the Balletby Edgar Degas
Post Impressionism (1885-1910)
Reaction to and extension of Impressionism. The Post Impressionists found Impressionism boring in its choices.
Also used vivid colors, thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real life subject matter.
Emphasized geometric shapes and forms, distorted form for expression, and use unnatural and random color.
Post Impressionism (cont.)
Famous Post-Impressionism Painters Paul Cezanne Henri Rousseau Vincent van Gogh Georges Seurat
Post Impressionist Painters/Paintings
Vincent Van Gough
Starry Night
Van Gogh's Room at Arles
Post Impressionist Painters/Paintings (cont.)
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges Surrat
Mandrill in the Jungle
Henri Rousseau
Expressionism (1900-1935)
Originating in Germany, Expressionism sought to present the world completely from an individual perspective.
The goal was to express meaning, mood, emotion, or experience.
More concern for expression than presenting things as they are in the physical world.
Expressionism (cont.)
Famous Expressionist Artists Egon Schiele Wassily Kandinsky Edvard Munch Paul Klee
Expressionistic Paintings
Sweet Summer Roses by Wassily Kandinsky
ScreamEdvard MunchCat and Bird by Paul Klee
Cubism/Futurism/Constructivism (1905-1920)
Cubism: associated with art produced in Paris objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in
an abstract form. Objects/subjects are depicted from multiple view
points.Futurism:
Originated in Italy. Rebelled against all things “past.” Emphasized themes associated with the future: speed,
technology, youth and violence, cars, airplanes, and cities.
Constructivism: Originated in Russia Objects were created not to express beauty but to
push for some larger purpose. The push to create work that would be mass
produced.
Famous Painters/Paintings: Cubism
Cubism: Georges Braque Pablo Picasso Jean Metzinger Albert Gleizes Fernard Leger
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
La Guitare by Georges Braque
Futurism Painters/Paintings
Umberto BoccioniGiacomo BallaGino SeveriniCarlo Carra
The Noise of the Street by Umberto Boccioni
Luchetto by Giacomo Balla
Constructivist Painters/Paintings
Vladimir Tatlin Kasimir Malevich Alexandra Exter Robert AdamsEl Lissitzky
Vladimir Tatlin - Model for the Monument to the Third International,
Alexandra Exter – Design for a Stage
Dadaism and Surrealism (1917-1950)
Dadaism: Born out of a reaction to the horrors of World War I. Rejected reason, favoring nonsense and irrationality. Some even believe the word “Dada” is a made up,
nonsense word. Was often very anti war in its message. Collage came out Dadaism Many famous Dadaists became Surrealists
Famous Dadaism Paintings
Hannah Höch Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany
Famous PaintersHans ArpRaoul HausmannHannah HöchJohannes Baader
Raoul HausmannABCD (Self-portrait)
Dadaism and Surrealism (cont.)
Surrealism Aimed to address the battling conditions of dream and
reality. Artists paint illogical, “disturbing” scenes with
photographic precision. The idea was to create a realistic looking painting
with strange creature from everyday objects. This “strange creature” was to represent the
unconscious part of our minds (the dream world).
Famous Surrealist Artists/Paintings
Salvador DaliMax ErnstRene MagritteJoan Miro
Salvador Dali – Inspiration in Many Forms
Max Ernst - Célèbes or Elephant Célèbes
Abstract Expressionism (1940s-1950s)
Originated in America (New York City)Emphasis on subconscious mind (like
Surrealism), but also emphasized spontaneity. Rejection of shape in order to create freedom
and emotion.Although criticized for lack of effort/planning,
careful planning went into most paintings.
Famous Abstract Expressionist Painters/Paintings
Jackson Pollock Mark Rothko Helen
FrankenthalerWillem de
KooningPhilip Guston
Jackson Pollock - Convergence
Dirty Grapes – Mark Rothko
Pop Art (1960s)Originated in Britain in the mid 50s and in the U.S.
in the late 50s.Challenged the art world by including material that
was used in pop culture Advertising News Comic Book Characters Popular Icons/Famous People
Aim was to use found, common, or popular material instead of elitist material of the art world.
Pop art aimed to be popular, low cost, mass produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, and very commercial.
Famous Pop Artists/Paintings
Andy WarholRoy LichtensteinKeith HaringJasper JohnsJean-Michel BasquiatDavid Hockney
Famous Pop Artists/Paintings (cont.)
Andy Warhol– from his collection
Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel BasquiatCollaborative – Op Op
Roy Lichtenstein's Drowning Girl
Post Modernism (1970-Present)
“Modern art” is Romanticism through Pop Art, Post Modern Art seeks to contradict Modern Art.
New forms of art have been developed: Multimedia: using different media to present art
(video, photography, sound, technology, etc.) Installation Art: 3-D art or objects used in art Conceptual Art: Ideas presented are more important
than the beauty of the art. Performance Art: Art that uses living people to create
its art.
Multimedia Installation Art
Types of Post-Modern Art
Conceptual Art Performance Art
Types of Post-Modern Art (cont.)