REALISM

ABSTRACTION

DADAISM

SYMBOLISM

FUTURISM

EXPRESSIONISM

FAUVISM

SURREALISM

In terms of

An attempt to portray the subject as it is.

The art or work is realistic when the presentation and

organization of details seem so natural.

A common way of presenting the subject

Example: Amorsolos Painting

In terms of

Realists try to be objective as possible.

To describe as accurately and honestly as possible what is

observed through senses

However, in the process of selecting the and selecting the
material, artist tends to be influenced by what he/she feels
and thinks.

Example: Barong-Barong, Vicente

Manansala, 1958

In terms of
Realism has for its goal, the faithful rendering of the objective

reality of human life.

Tended to stress the daily life of the common person, often

concentrating on the sordid and disagreeable.

An art that suited an age marked by rapid growth of science and

drastic change in social organization.

Since reality is the necessary raw

material of all art, realism certainly
existed since literature began.

In terms of
These art forms were influenced by realism, but it was in

novel that achieved greatness.

Worth Mention:
Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag by Edgardo Reyes
Dilim sa Umaga by Elfren Abueg
The are novels of social commentaries which are realistically vivid and clearly presented.

In terms of

Other tendencies come to the fore, realism has been found by some
enslaved by the factual and by others naively inadequate for truly
rendering the complexity of life.

Yet, if realism no longer dominates literature , it is because its principles have now
been assimilated into all literary creations of the

20th century

It is when the artist becomes so interested in one phase of a

scene or situation where he does not show the subject
at all as an object of reality,
but only his idea or his/her feeling about it.

Abstract means to move away

Abstract art moves away

from showing things they
really are

It is not just like life. It is not realistic

 They ignored the exact form of a real-life object

The texture and shape of a sculture were more

important than the exact form.

It represents qualities
It supposed to convey an impression

Example: Bird in Space by Constantin Brancusi

DISTORTION

ELONGATION

Subject is in
misshapen
condition or the
regular shape is
twisted out.

Refers to that
which is being
lengthened, a
protraction or an
extension.
CUBISM

Stress abstract
form through the
use of cone,
cylinder or sphere
at the expense of
other pictorial
elements

MANGLING
Show subjects or
objects which are
cut, lacerated,
mutilated or
hacked with
repeat blows.

ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM

The use of large

canvases and a
deliberate lack of
refinement in the
application of the
paint.

Visible sign of
something invisible
such as idea or
quality.

It can be simply an emblem or sign.

Conventional type of Symbol is not absent from work of art.

Well-known symbols arise from

conventional usage, association
and general relationship.

Parables in the BIBLE

PAINTINGS

SPOLIARIUM

LION OF LUCERNE

EXAMPLE

Symbol has a freer development, it

transcends the everyday run-of-mill sign
and assumes a new and fresh meaning,
originating from a highly personal and even
unique association born in the mind
of the poet or painter

LED by Henri

First important movement of the

TRIED to paint pictures of

comfort, joy and pleasure.

Matisse

1900s

Did not attempt to express

ethical, philosophical or
psychological themes

1916.
PROTEST MOVEMENT
group of artist and poets in
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Outrageous pieces
of writing, poetry
and art.
DADAIST reacted to what they
believe were outgrown
traditions in art, and the evils
they saw in society.

Best known Dadaist

French artist Marcel Duchamp

Hobby horse = nonsensical

Much dada art is playful and

experimental

Futurist painters wanted their works to

capture the speed and force of modern

industrial society

DEVLOPED IN

ITALY
Subjects include:
Their painting glorified
the mechanical energy
of modern life

Automobiles, motorcycles,
and railroad trains tht expres
the explosive vitality of a
modern city

FOUNDED

1924

PARIS
French poet

Andre Breton

tries to reveal a new and

higher reality than that of
daily life

emphasizes the activities of

the subconscious state of
mind

Surrealism uses
art as a weapon against the
evils and restrictions that
surrealist see in the society.

Attempt to show what is

Much of the
beauty sought by
surrealism is
violent and cruel

inside a persons mind

as well as the
appearance of his
outside world

METHOD INTRODUCED IN FIRST DECADE OF

20TH CENTURY

GERMANY
Believed in the necessity of a spiritual
rebirth for man in an age that was first
becoming influenced by materialism.

It expresses
truth, life and
reality

Emotional expressions in expressionistic paintings

could be described as involving pathos, morbidity,
violence or chaos, and tragedy.

refers to the material which are used by

an artist.
Have been used in creating different
work of art.

Essential to
art

MEDIUM
Means which he communicate his ideas
EXAMPLES

Architect uses wood, bamboo, bricks, stone

Sculptor uses wood and metal like bronzez
Painter use pigments on wooed or canvas

Art of creating meaningful effects on a

flat surface by the use of pigments
materials of the painter
are pigments applied to
wet plaster, canvas, wood
or paper

Different
mediums are
used in painting.

Each Medium
-exerts a pronounced effect on the finished product

-capable of varied treatment

-determine its own stroke
.

In oil painting,
pigments are mixed in
oil.

Surface used is usually

canvas although
Pigments can come
from many sources:
minerals, vegetable matters,
coal tars, and other chemical
combination

Pigments mixed
with oil provide a
medium that gives
richness in
opacity of light
and depth of
shadow
Popular to painters
because there is no limit to
the ways of handling oil
pigments

other surfaces like

wood, paper and metal
maybe used.

Oil color is best

method for a
convincing
representation where
exact reproduction of a
color tone is
necessary.

Oil paint dries slowly

Has tendency to rise to the surface and

form a film over the picture making it
appear dull.

Has tendency to
become yellow and
crack so that
preservation usually
becomes a problem

Before oil,
Tempera was
popular

It is a mixture of ground
pigments and albuminous
or colloidal vehicle either
egg, gum or glue, used by
the Egyptian, Medieval
and Renaissance painters

this medium needs

careful details

Its special
characteristic is
its being an

emulsion
which is a watery,
milk-like mixture
of oily and watery
consistency.

Its advantage as
well is its
luminosity of
tone; the color
are clear and
beautiful

Not withstanding its oil

content, Tempera dries
readily with the
evaporation of water
which is its advantage

Paper is the most commonly used ground.

While parchment, ivory, silk and cambric are
also used as ground
Pigments are mixed with water and
applied to fine white paper

Colors are applied in very thin

layers

Good watercolor paintings are not easy to

make.

More recent medium

Gives no glazed effect

and most closely
resembles dry pigment.

Pasteboard or canvas is used.

Possesses only surfaces of light

Very flexible medium, the painter is free

to handle the material

It is a very exacting
medium

Most popular type of painting

Since pigment has been incorporated with

plaster, it lasts until the wall is destroyed

Only earth pigments ae used

because of the chemical
action of the plaster on the
paint

Colors have uniformity of tone and no

glaring contrasts.
Mixed with water and applied to fresh
plaster which absorbs the color

Newest medium and one that is used

widely by painters

They are completely

insoluble when dry and
can be used almost on any
surface

They combine the

transparency and quickdrying qualities of
watercolor and are
flexible as oil.

Synthetic paints using acrylic emulsion as

binder

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