Style Time Line

Braoque: (1500's-1700's) The Baroque is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear detail to produce drama; it originated in Rome, Italy and spread all over Europe. Baroque style featured exaggerated lighting, intense emotion and a sense of freedom. Baroque art did not really depict the life style of the people at that time, unlike many other following art movements. The later Baroque style gradually gave way to a more decorative Rococo, which further defines Baroque. Major artists throughout this period include Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Pietro da Cortona. Braoque example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JosefaObidos4.jpg The Rococo: (1700's) The Rococo developed in the early part of the 18th Century in Paris, France; but is also referred to as "Late Baroque", it was an artistic movement and style, which affected several aspects of the arts in general which includes painting, sculpting and architecture. Though Rococo originated in the purely decorative arts, the style showed clearly in paintings, they generally used delicate colors and flowing forms, decorating their canvases with cherubs and other such myths. The major artists involved within this movement were Antoine Watteau and Charles-Andre van Loo. Rococo example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo#Rococo_painting Impressionism: (1870-1890) Impressionism is a colorful style of painting in developed in France at the end of the 19th century. It began with a community of artists in Paris, they were known to paint outside and focussed heavily on the atmosphere at a particular time of day or the effects of different weather conditions within their art. Impressionism is characterised by the small brightly coloured strokes which meant sacrificing much of the detail of the paintings content. The Impressionists enriched their colours and experimented with shadows, they broke up with dashes of its complementary colour rather then the generic dark shades of black/brown. Among the most important Impressionist painters were Edgar Degas and Alfred Sisley. Impressionism example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism#Gallery Post Impressionism: (1885-1905) The Post Impressionism was an art movement that involved a few independent artists at the end of the 19th century. They improved Impressionism but rebelled against the constraints and limitations that Impressionism proposes and developed a range of styles that influenced and inspired art within the following century. Generally they emphasized geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural colour while continuing to use a combination thicker brush strokes to create my more solid colours and very thin brushes to improve the detail. The major artists associated with Post Impressionism were Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh. Cezanne was an important influence on Picasso in their development of Cubism. Post Impressionism example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Impressionism#Gallery_of_major_Post-Impressionist_artists Expressionism: (1905-1925) Expressionism originated in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century and is known as a style of art that is charged with an emotional or spiritual perception of the world. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically to evoke moods or ideas. The expressive paintings of Vincent Van Gogh influenced the German Expressionists, they also drew their inspiration from German Gothic art. Major artists associated with Expressionism were Edvard Munch and Egon Schiele. Expressionism example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch#Gallery Cubism: (1907-1915) Cubism was invented in Paris by Pablo Piccaso and Georges Braque. It was revolutionary at the time and still is, it was the first ever abstract style of modern art. Cubist paintings ignore the basic traditions of perspective drawing and show you many views of a subject at one time. They gained inspirations from a lot of art world-wide, particularly African. Cubism influenced many other styles of modern art including Expressionism. Cubism example below: http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/cubism.htm Futurism: (1909-1914) Futurism was founded in 1909 by the poet Filippo Tommas Marinetti and was a revolutionary Italian art movement. The Futurist vision glorified industrialisation, technology and transport along with the speed, noise and energy of urban life. The Futurists adopted the visual vocabulary of Cubism to express their ideas - but with a slight twist; Futurist paintings appear more dynamic. The major artists associated with this particular movement were Umberto Boccioni and Giacomo Balla. Futurism example below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Boccioni#Gallery Pop Art: (1954-1970) Pop Art was the art movement that occurred during the post war of the 1950's and 60's. Additionally, it was roughly the same time with the globalization of pop music and youth culture, personified by Elvis and The Beatles. Pop Art was vibrant, distinct, young, fun and creative. It included different styles of painting and sculpture from various countries around the world. The major artists associated with Pop Art were Andy Warhol and Richard Hamilton. Pop Art example below: http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/popart/ Photo Realism: (1960-1970's) Photorealism was a American arts movement that began in the 60's and can be described as a genre of painting based on using photographs to gather information and then create a painting that appears almost photographic. Photorealism is usually done either by projecting the slide onto the canvas or by using traditional grid techniques to paint over, as a result many of the artworks were like replicas of the original photograph but often larger. The first generation of American photorealists includes such painters as Richard Estes and Ralph Goings. An example of Photorealism is below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glennray_Tutor_1.jpg Digital Art: (1990-Present) A general term used to describe the most recent development or modern movement in art/design, in which involves creating the artwork through the use of digital technology. Major artists involved within this particular movement include Pascal Dombis and Luke Lucas. Digital Art example below: http://www.behance.net/Luke_Lucas Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_history http://www.arthistory.net/ http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_art_movements http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0106225.html http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/art_movements.htm http://www.theartstory.org/section_movements.htm