METHODS OF PRESENTING THE SUBJECT
irrationality, disillusionment, and the rejection of
REALISM
Spearheaded by Gustave Courbet
there should be No Art, No Schools but only
paintings
Detailed, accurate & unembellished depiction of
nature
Attempted to portray the subject as it is
Contemporary life subject matter
facts of life without idealization, morality or
sentiment
IMPRESSIONISM
Impressionnisme
A major movement painting , music
Described visual art in the late 19th century
Conveyance of an overall impression of a
particular scene, usually outdoors
Use of primary colors & short brushstrokes to
represent the appearance of reflected light
Desired result: to capture the artists perception of
the subject rather than the subject itself
ABSTRACTION
Abstract to move away or separate
Moves away from showing things as they really
are
Ways of presentation
A. Distortion - subject is in misshapen condition, or
the regular shape is twisted
B. Elongation - figure being lengthened
C. Mangling - subjects are cut, lacerated, mutilated
D. Cubism - use of cone, cylinder, or sphere at the
expense of other pictorial elements
Paul Cezanne - precursor
SYMBOLISM
First identified as a literary movement by Jean
Moreas
Based on ideas shared between both artists and
literary figures
systematic use of symbols or pictorial
conventions to express an allegorical meaning
FAUVISM
fauve wild animals/beasts
First important art movement of 1900
Henri Matisse led the movement
Color ruled supreme ( use of extremely bright
colors)
Pictures, images of comfort and joy (color as
emotional force)
2 Characteristics:
1. simplified drawiing
2. Exaggerated color
DADAISM
Derived from the baby talk syllables
da-da infant language for hobby-horse
Marcel Duchamp French artist
Methods of Presenting the Subjects eamoog
Characterized by absurdism, deliberate
the prevailing standards in art
Not art anti-art
FUTURISM
Focused on the dynamic, energetic and violent
character of changing 20th century life, esp. city
life
Attuned to the dynamism of modern times
Works captured the speed and force of modern
industrial society
Exalted the beauty of the machine and violently
rejected the past
SURREALISM
Anton Breton founder
Super realism or going above reality
Emphasized the role of unconscious in creative
activity
Influenced by the Freudian psychology which
emphasizes the activity of the subconscious state
of mind
imagination is more important than the outside
world
dream images artistic device
Beauty VIOLENT & CRUEL = shock the viewer
Surrealistic Techniques:
1. Scale changing an objects scale, or relative
size.
o ordinary small size of glass to a big
extraordinary size
2. Levitation Floating objects that dont
normally float.
o Stone Floating
3. Juxtaposition Joining two images together
in impossible combinations.
o Car running and on top of it is a horse running
with a man riding.
4. Dislocation Taking an object from its usual
environment and placing it in an unfamiliar one
o an electric burner inside the car
5. Transparency Making objects transparent
that are not transparent.
6. Transformation Changing objects in
unusual way.
EXPRESSIONISM
Emphasized artists subjective EMOTION
(motivating principle) which overrides fidelity to
the actual appearance of things
Involved distortion in the elongation or
exaggeration of the ordinary proportion
Art was pervaded by feelings of anxiety, despair,
pessimism, loneliness and isolation