ART THROUGH AGES

The following are the different art movements starting from Impressionism up to the
contemporary art:

IMPRESSIONISM
Impressionism is an art movement that emerged during 1865-1885 in France.
Impressionists in this period rejected the rigid rules of fine arts and instead showcased a new way
to observe and depict the world in their work, foregoing realistic portrayals for fleeting
impressions of their surroundings. The art during this time uses a style in which the artist
captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it.
Impressionists paint their work with a lot of color and most of their subjects are outdoor scenes.
Their pictures appear to be very bright and vibrant because of how they use the color. The artists
like to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. An example of this would be the
work of Camille Pissaro which is the Landscape near Louveciennes.

Title : ​Landscape near Luoveciennes

Artist : Camille Pissaro
Created: 1870
Dimension: 88.9 x 116.2 cm (35 x 45 ¾ in.)

POST-IMPRESSIONISM
Post-Impressionism concentrated on subjective visions and symbolic, personal
meanings rather than observations of the outside world. This was often achieved through abstract
forms. During this time, their paintings includes such as symbolic motifs, evocative color and
distinctive brushstroke. One of the examples would be the work of Vincent Van Gogh
represented the “Irises”.

Title:​ Irises
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Created: 1889
Dimensions: 71 cm x 93 cm

FAUVISM
Fauvism is a style of ​painting that flourished in ​France around the turn of the 20th
century. This style was characterized by expressive use of intense color, line, and brushwork, a
bold sense of surface design, and flat composition.The separation of color from its descriptive,
representational purpose was one of the core elements that shaped this movement. An example
would be the work of Henri Matisse represented the “​Les toits de Collioure”.

Title:​ Les toits de Collioure

Artist: Henri Matisse
Created:1905

EXPRESSIONISM
Expressionism ​artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective
emotions and responses that objects and events arouse within a person. An artist accomplishes
this aim through distortion, exaggeration, primitivism, and fantasy and through the vivid, jarring,
violent, or dynamic application of formal elements. An example would be the work of Marc
Chagall represented the obsession.

Title: Obsession
Artist: Marc Chagall
Created: 1943

CUBISM
was one of the most influential styles of the twentieth century began around 1907
involves segmenting objects and arranging the pieces in abstracted form, and from multiple
viewpoints or perspectives.Segments would often be small cube-like geometric shapes with
various angles of view, size, orientation, etc. An example would be the work of Robert de la
Fresnaye represented the Conquest of Air”.

Title: ​Conquest of Air

Artist: Robert de la Fresnaye
Created: 1913

SURREALISM
Art movement displaying works which played on the idea of reality and dreams, ​ideas​,
images, and objects are ​combined in a ​strange way, like in a dream​. The artists would also create
works which attempt to transform the real world and ​aimed to revolutionise human experience,
rejecting a rational vision of life in favour of one that asserted the value of the unconscious and
dreams. An example would be the work of Salvador Dali represented “The Persistence of
Memory”.

Title: ​Tuna Fishing

Artist: Salvador Dali
Created: 1966-1967

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
also known as ​‘Action Painting’​, a title which implied that the physical act of painting
was as important as the result itself. It is included scaled works whose size could no longer be
accommodated by an easel. The artist used drip paintings which entangle the viewer in a skein
of light, color and texture, were the biggest challenge to the interpretation of pictorial space since
Cubism. An example would be the work of Jackson Pollock represented “ Number Three,Tiger”.

Title:​ Number Three, Tiger

Artist:Jackson Pollock
Created: 1949

OP ART
is short for ​'optical art'​. It was an abstract style that emerged in the 1960's based on the
illusionistic effects of line, shape, pattern and color.Heightened by advances in science and
technology as well as an interest in optical effects and illusions. The artists active in this style
used shapes, colors, and patterns to create images that appeared to be moving or blurring, often
produced in black and white for maximum contrast. An example would be the work of Bridget
Riley represented “Blaze”.

Title: ​Blaze
Artist: Bridget Riley
Created: 1963
Dimension: 530x521mm
POP ART
An art movement that reflects our ​daily lives and ​common objects​. A brash, colorful,
young, fun and hostile to the artistic establishment. It included different styles of painting and
sculpture from various countries, but what they all had in common was an interest in popular
culture.The artist used common images from their everyday culture as their sources including
advertising, comic strips, consumer goods, and photographs. An example would be the work of
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Tomato”.

Title: ​Campbell’s Soup Tomato

Artist: Andy Warhol
Created: 1968
Dimension: 51cm x41 cm

ARTE POVERA
Known as an "poor art" or "impoverished art". It included the work of around a dozen
Italian artists whose most distinctly recognizable trait was their use of commonplace materials
that evoked a pre-industrial age, such as earth, rocks, clothing, paper and rope. These practices
presented a challenge to established notions of value and propriety, as well as subtly critiquing
the industrialization and mechanization of Italy at the time.They distinguished themselves from
by focusing on the sculptural work rather than painting. An example would be the work of
Simon Marchan entitled

Title:​ Igloo with Tree (1969)

Artist:Mario Merz

MINIMALISM
Another one of the art movements from the 1960s, and typified by works composed of
simple art, such as geometric shapes devoid of representational content. The minimal vocabulary
of forms made from humble industrial materials challenged traditional notions of craftsmanship,
the illusion of spatial depth in painting, and the idea that a work of abstract art must be one of a
kind.

Title: ​Two Open Modular Cubes/Half-off

Artist: Sol Lewitt
Created: 1972
Dimension: 1600 x 3054x 2330mm
CONCEPTUAL ART
Conceptual art is an art movement that emerged during the 1960s, for which the idea or
concept behind the work is more important than the finished art object. A conceptual art can
literally look anything because the artist uses whatever materials and whatever form is most
appropriate to putting their ideas across. This is different than those painters or sculptors who
will contemplate first how can they express their idea using paint or sculpture materials and
techniques.

Title: ​A Line Made by Walking

Artist: Richard Long
Created: 1967

CONTEMPORARY ART
The term “contemporary art” refers to art made and produced by artists living today.
Most of the artists work during this time are in response to the global environment which is
culturally diverse, Technologically advancing and multifaceted. Contemporary artists often
reflect and comment about modern-day society through different and wide range of mediums.
Contemporary artists working within the postmodern movement reject the concept of
mainstream art and embrace the notion of "artistic pluralism," the acceptance of a variety of
artistic intentions and styles.

Title: ​Pictures of Garbage

Artist: Vik Muniz
Created: 2008
References:
Wilder, J. (2018). Art History Timeline. Retrieved from.
https://www.dummies.com/education/art-appreciation/art-history-timeline/
Invaluable. (2019). Art History Timeline: Western Act Movements and Their Impact. Retrieved
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Interactive Student Edition. Gene A. Mitler 2006 136-471 (classic) 492-562 (modern art)

Questions:
1. The art during this time uses a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as
someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. ​(Impressionism)
2. During this time, their paintings includes such as symbolic motifs, evocative color and
distinctive brushstroke.​(Post-Impressionism)
3. It was an abstract style that emerged in the 1960's based on the illusionistic effects of
line, shape, pattern and color. ​(Op Art)
4. Art movement displaying works which played on the idea of reality and dreams, ​ideas​,
images, and objects are ​combined​ in a ​strange​ way, like in a dream​. ​(Surrealism)
5. An art movement that reflects our daily lives and common objects. ​(Pop Art)