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Q1 TOPIC:
1. Impressionism
2. Expressionism
3. Abstractionism
4. Abstract Expressionism
5. Contemporary Art Forms
ANALYSIS
Guide Question:
2. Everyday Subjects
- Scenes of life
- Household objects
- Landscapes and Seascapes
- Houses, Cafes, Buildings
IMPRESSIONISM
Distinct Characteristics:
3. Painting Outdoors
- Previously, still lifes, portraits, and
landscapes were painted inside the studio.
The impressionists found that they could
best capture the ever-changing effects of
light on color by painting outdoors in natural
light.
IMPRESSIONISM
Distinct Characteristics:
4. Open Composition
- Impressionist painting also moved away
from the formal, structured approach to
placing and positioning their subjects.
IMPRESSIONISM
EXPRESSIONISM
(A Bold New Movement)
Sub-Movements:
1. Fauvism
- Uses bold, vibrant colors and visual
distortions.
2. Dadaism
- Characterized by dream fantasies,
memory images, and visual tricks and
fantasies.
EXPRESSIONISM
(A Bold New Movement)
Sub-Movements:
3. Surrealism
- Depicts an illogical subconscious dream
world beyond the logical, conscious, physical
one.
4. Social Realism
- Expresses the artists role in social
reform.
Dadaism
Surrealism
Social Realism
ABSTRACTIONISM
Sub-Movements:
1. Cubism
- Artworks were a play of planes and angles
on a flat surface.
2. Futurism
- Arts were created for a fast-paced,
machine-propelled age.
ABSTRACTIONISM
Sub-Movements:
3. Mechanical Style
- The result of the futurist movement. Basic
forms such as planes, cones, spheres, and
cylinders all fit together precisely and neatly
in their appointed places.
4. Non-objectivism
- Do not use figures.
ABSTRACTIONISM
Sample Artworks:
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Sub-Movements:
1. Action Painting
- The techniques could be splattering,
squirting, and dribbling paint with no pre-
planned design.
2. Color Field Painting
- Uses different color saturations to create
desired effects.
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Sample Artworks:
POP ART
Distinct Characteristics:
1. Range of Work
- From painting, to posters, collages, 3D
assemblages, and installations.
2. Inspirations/Subjects
- Advertisements, celebrities, billboards, and
comic strips.
OP ART
Distinct Characteristics:
1. A form of action painting with the action
taking place in the viewers eye.