ARTISTS STYLES

Coach Nihart’s Fine Arts Survey Class

Impressionism

Impressionism

Opened the door for all contemporary art movements

2 Main Principles: Painting on the spot to catch the

right light Use range of colors in the spectrum,

not black and brown

Leaders of the Movement

Monet Pissaro Renoir Cezanne Seurat

Cubism

Cubism

Broke down or took apart the forms of nature and reorganized the geometric elements

Cubist’s added what they considered the 4th dimension-Time

Leaders of the Movement

Picasso Braque Lager Gris

Abstract

Abstract Art

Creation and organization of shapes/forms/colors which have no relation in nature

Complete rejection of known objects Wassily Kandinsky was a pioneer of

modern abstract painting

Pop

Pop Art

Originated in England and quickly adopted by artists in the U.S. around 1960

Focused on familiar images

Contemporary

Contemporary Art

Art produced at this present time or after World War II

May combine or overlap with modern art

Expressionist

Expressionism

Any type of art in which the personal emotions of the artist were important.

Originated in Germany Van Gogh and El Greco

Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism

Violent action of splashing/slapping/dribbling paint onto a surface usually laid flat

American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris

Accidental in nature to give the artist ideas for a more controlled design

Jackson Pollock/pioneer