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The best way to
understand all of the various styles of art is to study the history, subject
matter, common motifs, composition colors and brushwork appropriate to each
school. For examples of each, use the titles in your Search Box.
- Naive/Folk Art:
This is easy to recognize but difficult to define.
Naive art is made by painters without formal schooling in art, but what
they lack in conventional expertise (with respect to perspective and
representational style), they make up for with freshness and simplicity.
- Realism:
Some artists favor the portrayal of things
as they really appear and subject matter such as wildlife, the human
figure, or a seascape can be a moving experience.
- Impressionism:
Impressionist often paint outdoors and on
site instead of a studio. They attempt to capture the overall feeling of
the scene (an impression) rather than reproducing it in all its detail.
- Expressionism:
Loose brushwork of the Impressionists style
- almost primitive in nature. The key is the expression of emotion.
Energetic brushstrokes and vivid colors impact these artworks.
- Cubism:
Cubism has had a huge impact on art history. The root of the very word
Cubism, "cube", describes its general idea: an object is depicted by
breaking it down into essential shapes.
- Surrealism:
Said to have originated from the psychology
of Freud's studies, these artists paint a distinction between the
unconscious and conscious realms of the mind. They incorporate images from
dreams, imagination, and free-association.
- Pop:
In the 1950s, a few artists began to recognize the impact of the
contemporary American culture. Andy Warhol for one, was creating fine art
based on elements of commercial and graphic arts imagery.
- Minimalism:
Minimalism began in the 1960s in reaction
to the subjective art movement, Expressionism. Emphasizing the bare
minimum, this art is generally non-representational and non-symbolic. The
key is pure simplicity; breaking down a work of art into its minimum
components.
- Abstract Art:
This art describes a broad category in which forms and figures are not
depicted realistically, and some examples may not depict anything
recognizable at all.
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