ART HISTORY/
ART MOVEMENT
Art
movements
the collective titles that are given to
artworks which share the same
artistic ideals, style, techniques or
timeframe
Renaissance
(14th – 17th century)
materialized as humanist
portrait painting,
anatomically correct
sculpture, and
harmonious, symmetrical
architecture
Key Artists: Leonardo da
Vinci, Michelangelo,
“David” by Michelangelo, 1501-1504
Raphael Galleria dell’Accademia (via Wikipedia)
Self-Portrait (1506) (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino / Raphael) La Fornarina (1518-20)
Baroque
(Late 17th century)
showcased artistic interests
in realism and rich color but
emphasized extravagance
Painting – treatment of light
and depiction of movement;
Sculpture- dynamic contours
and intricate drapery;
Architecture- intricate carvings
and imposing columns “The Ecstasy of St. Teresa” by Bernini. 1647-1652
Realism
(Early 19th century)
focused on scenes of
contemporary people and
daily life
Influenced by photography
(artists’ challenged by the
technology)
Key Artists: Gustav Courbet,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot, Jean-François Millet “The Gleaners” by Jean-François Millet. 1857
Impressionism
(Mid 19th century)
use visible brushstrokes,
vivid colors with little
mixing, and open
compositions to capture
the emotion of light and
movement
Key Artists: Claude
Monet, Pierre-Auguste
Renoir, Mary Cassatt “Water Lilies” by Claude Monet. 1906
Post-Impressionism
1886-1905
Not unified by a single
style, artists were united
by the inclusion of
abstract elements and
symbolic content in their
artwork
Key Artists: Vincent van
Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul
“The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh. 1889.
Gauguin
Fauvism
1905
use bold colors,
simplified drawing and
expressive brushwork
Key Artists: Jean
Metzinger; Henri
Matisse, Andre Derain
'The Turning Road at L'Estaque', 1906
ANDRÉ DERAIN (1880-1954)
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
'The Roofs of Collioure', 1905
Cubism
20th century
use geometric forms to
build up the final
representation
objects were analyzed
and broken apart, only to
be reassembled into an
abstracted form
Key Artists: Pablo Picasso,
Georges Braque, Juan Gris Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso
Surrealism
1920s
juxtaposition of a realistic
painting style with
unconventional, and
unrealistic, subject
matters
Automatism
Key Artists: Salvador Dalí,
Max Ernst, René Magritte The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí
Abstract Expressionism
1940s and 1950s
takes the spontaneity of
Surrealism and injects it
with the dark mood of
trauma that lingered
post-War
drip painting, figurative
painting, color field
Key Artists: Jackson Pollock,
“Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)”
Willem de Kooning, C. Still by Jackson Pollock. 1950.
Pop Art
1950s
pivotal movement that
heralds the onset of
contemporary art
including imagery from
advertising, comic books,
and everyday objects
using vibrant colors
Key Artists: Andy Warhol, Pretending - Original Pop Art
Roy Lichtenstein by Tom Fedro
Installation Art
Mid 20th century
three-dimensional
constructions that play
with space to
interactively engage
viewers
Key Artists: Yayoi Kusama,
Louise Bourgeois, Damien
“The Souls of Millions of Light
Hirst Years Away” by Yayoi Kusama
Kinetic Art
1900s
encompasses sculptures
and installations that
have movement as their
primary consideration
Key Artists: Alexander
Calder, Jean Tinguely,
Anthony Howe “Rouge Triomphant (Triumphant Red)”
by Alexander Calder. 1959-1965.
Photorealism
1960s and 1970s
artists were most
concerned with
replicating a photograph
to the best of their ability,
carefully planning out
their work to great effect
Key Artists: Yigal Ozeri
Untitled by Yigal Ozeri, 2012
Lowbrow/ Pop
Surrealism (1970s)
By mixing surrealism
imagery with pop colors
or figures, artists achieve
dreamlike results that
often play on erotic or
satirical themes
Key Artists: Mark Ryden, Ray
Caesar, Audrey Kawasaki Incarnation by Mark Ryden
