Rachel Nicholson

Art of this period illustrates and responds to the daily activities and evolution of early communities. The art of the Stone Age represents the first accomplishments in human creativity. Mostly animals were painted; Signs such as dots were sometimes drawn. People made tools from stone, wood and bones. The period lasted up to 3.4 million years. Stone Age (30,000 b.c.–2500 b.c.)

They use paint in a lot of their artwork After painting, a varnish or resin was usually applied as a protective coating. Pigments were mostly mineral, chosen to withstand strong sunlight without fading. A lot of there artwork was carved out of stone. Their main colours were red, blue, black, gold, and green. EGYPTIAN (3100 B.C.–30 B.C.)

Hellenistic sculptures were realistic and natural. The Hellenistic realism expressed temporary emotional conditions, pain and suffering. The sculptors did emphasize religious and moral values. The sculptures portrayed inner character, feelings and experiences. GREEK AND HELLENISTIC (850 B.C.–31 B.C.)

Korean art noted for its traditions in pottery, music, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, and other genres, often marked by the use of bold colour, natural forms, precise shape and scale, and surface decoration. While there are clear and distinguishing differences between three independent cultures, there are significant and historical similarities and interactions between the arts of Korea,China and Japan. INDIAN, CHINESE, AND JAPANESE(653 B.C.–A.D. 1900

although there has been a tradition of wall-paintings, No Islamic artistic product has become better known outside the Islamic world than the pile carpet, more commonly referred to as the Oriental carpet. They have been a major export to other areas since the late Middle Ages, used to cover not only floors but tables. BYZANTINE AND ISLAMIC (A.D. 476–A.D.1453)

Renaissance art is the painting, sculpture and decorative arts of that period of European history known as the Renaissance. The term sfumato was coined by Italian Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, and refers to a fine art painting technique of blurring or softening of sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another through the use of thin glazes to give the illusion of depth or three-dimensionality. EARLY AND HIGH RENAISSANCE (1400–1550)

Mannerism originated as a reaction to the harmonious classicism and the idealized naturalism of High Renaissance art as practiced by Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael in the first two decades of the 16th century. The highest value was instead placed upon the apparently effortless solution of intricate artistic problems, such as the portrayal of the nude in complex and artificial poses MANNERISM (1527–1580)

The expression of neoclassicism was carried out through paintings, literature, architecture, and performance art such as theatre and music, and was considered of a primarily bland or unemotional form as compared to earlier periods. The movement in neoclassical art was an attempt to recapture the spirit of classical Greek and Roman lifestyles in architecture, culture, and thought. NEOCLASSICAL (1750–1850

Free expression of the feeling of art originally was essential as the influence of models from other work would impede the creators own imagination. William blake ROMANTICISM (1780–1850)

Realism in the arts may be generally defined as the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, Realism as a style or movement. It is found at many periods, and is in large part a matter of technique and training, It includes elements such as the accurate depiction of humans and animals. REALISM (1848–1900)

Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists. Their independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s. They constructed their pictures from freely brushed colors. They portrayed overall visual effects instead of details, and used short "broken" brush strokes of mixed and pure unmixed color. IMPRESSIONISM (1865–1885)

In this type of art they used use of tiny dots of color. to restore a sense of order and structure to painting, Vincent Van Gogh used color and vibrant swirling brush strokes to convey his feelings and his state of mind. POST-IMPRESSIONISM (1885–1910)

Fauvism is the style of les Fauves ( French for "the wild beasts"), a loose group of early twentieth-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values. The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction. FAUVISM AND EXPRESSIONISM (1900–1935)

Cubism was invented around 1907 in Paris by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. It was the first abstract style of modern art. Cubist paintings ignore the traditions of perspective drawing and show you many views of a subject at one time. Futurism was a revolutionary Italian movement that celebrated modernity. They glorified industrialization, technology, and transport along with the speed, noise and energy of urban life. Suprematism was developed in 1915 by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. It was a geometric style of abstract painting derived from elements of Cubism and Futurism. Constructivism used the same geometric language as Suprematism but abandoned its mystical vision in favor of their ’socialism of vision’. this was not an art that was easily understood, it was eventually repressed and replaced by Socialist Realism. De Stijl was a Dutch 'style' of pure abstraction developed by Piet Mondrian, Mondrian gradually refined the elements of his art to a grid of lines and primary colors which he configured in a series. CUBISM, FUTURISM, SUPREMATIVISM, CONSTRUCTIVISM, DE STIJL (1905–1920)

Surrealism is The movement primarily involved visual art, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design, Dada was an informal international movement, with participants in Europe and North America. To extend their art they used items such as such as transportation tickets, maps, plastic wrappers, etc. to portray aspects of life, rather than representing objects viewed as still life. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. DADA AND SURREALISM(1917–1950)

abstract expressionism is an American post– world war II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s. Artists moved away from European traditions of painting to create a distinctly American kind of art, which both acknowledged and challenged the domination of early 20th century giants such as Henri Matisse. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1940S–1950S)

Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising, news, etc. In pop art, material is sometimes visually removed from its known context. The concept of pop art refers not as much to the art itself as to the attitudes that led to it. POP ART (1960S)

Graffiti is writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and it has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Egypt. The art work is created by spraying onto a stencil to leave a a pattern or picture. GRAFFITI ART

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