1. Modern Art
Influences and Origin

2. Modern vs. “contemporary” Art
Modern Art is NOT the same as contemporary art.
Modern Art is a period of art movements that started during the time of the industrial revolution.
Contemporary art is generally accepted as art movement created from the 1970’s to current day.

3. Impressionism - “A Revolution in Art”
Originated in France.
Art of the time focused on producing realistic paintings of classical subjects - in the style of the Renaissance masters.
Edouard Manet - “The Father of Impressionism”
First to break away from the accepted style of painting
Painted modern life
Painted less realistically - showed brushstrokes on purpose
Claude Monet
Famous for late-career waterlily paintings
Used color instead of black or grey to create shadows
Painted nature, gardens, and scenes of everyday life
Edgar Degas
Used photographs to capture ballet dancers, then painted the scenes
Paul Cezanne (post-impressionist painter)
Inspired famous modern artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot - female impressionist painters
Vincent Van Gogh
Colorful, textured paintings with thick brushstrokes and unmixed paints

4. Ancient Art and Cultures and Modern Art
African and Islamic influences
Ancient latin american art and cultures
Masks, patterns, tessellations, tiles
Tahitian Women on the Beach, by Paul Gauguin, 1891.
Head of a Woman, by Pablo Picasso, 1907.

5. “What is the purpose of Art?”
Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance art
Religion
Politics
Personal mementos
Record history
Artists want to emulate (copy) the great masters
Modern Art
“Art for art’s sake”
Art is made according to the artist’s vision and unique style
Inspiration from other cultures
Individual creativity and innovation is highly valued