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Palaeolithic, 1400-1600 Renaissance, 200 – 1400 Middle Ages, 1950- Action…
Palaeolithic
Prehistoric art refers to artifacts from ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Artists employed resources from their natural environments such as clay, rocks, minerals, animal hair, bones, wood, fat and blood to create images.
Subject matter included animals and people and often told stories.
1400-1600 Renaissance
Known as a period of “rebirth”.
It was a time when artists looked back to ancient traditions while applying new scientific knowledge.
Some of the most influential artists of this time include Michaelangelo, DaVinci, Raphael and Botticelli.
Centered around the church, art was commonly themed around religion, mythology and portraiture.
200 – 1400 Middle Ages
The Middle Ages marks a period in between Classical and Modern history.
It was at this time that Christianity was being spread throughout Europe. Art and architecture follow a religious tradition.
1950- Action Painting
Also known as “Gestural Abstraction”, this unique style of painting explores the application and expression of medium.
Color Field Painting
A focus on a refined and consistent application of paint is characteristic of this style.
POP Art
Emerging in Britain in the 1950’s, Pop art explored the influences of Popular culture such as advertising, comic books and cultural objects.
1600-1775
Baroque
The Baroque period can be characterized as art that conveys a religious theme, through movement and emotion.
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period in which artists created images of elongated and slightly disproportionate figures.
Rococo
Keeping in tradition with Baroque art, Rococo was a period of ornate interior design and decorative arts
1700-1800
Neoclassicism
Romanticism & Realism
Romanticism marks a period in which artists sought to remove themselves from social and political influences.
In response to the emotion of Romanticism, artists instead began to create images that depicted objective reality.
1886-1906
Impressionism
Developing out of France, this period is characterized by vivid colors and loose, visible brushwork.
Post Impressionism
The Post Impressionists took ideologies further as they experimented with the expressive qualities of paint application and an emphasis of geometric forms.
1900-1910 German Expressionism
Beginning as a cultural reform of art and poetry in Germany, this period in art history is coined as “avant-garde”, or experimental and innovative.
1905-1907 Fauvism
Fauvism became a period where artists kept in tradition with Impressionist style, while exploring color and painterly qualities within their work.
1908-1914 Cubism
Characterized by broken, reassembled and abstracted forms.
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are the creators of this artistic style.
1924-1940 Surrealism
Characterized by its dreamlike qualities, Surrealism became a way for artists to create a unique world of an imagined reality.
1970 - Present
Post Modern Art
Artists work in a variety of medium including drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, collage, printmaking, photography, ceramics and installation art to name a few.
After the reformation of art and architecture, Neoclassical art sought to bring back classical elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Artists such as Salvador Dali experimented with reality and psychological elements.