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1.Stone Age 11.Mannerism arts
2.Pre-historic Arts 12.Baroque and
3.Paleolithic arts Rococo arts
4.Neolithic arts 13.Neoclassicism 19.Cubism
5.Egyptian arts 14.Romanticism 20.Futurism
6.Geometric arts 21.Minimalism
15.Realism
7.Archaic art
16.Impressionism 22.Expressionism
8.Classical art
17.Art Nouveau 23.Pop Art
9.Hellenistic art
10.Renaissance art 18.Fauvism
by: Maam Jannet C.Broas
By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Discuss how art was used by prehistoric people to
depict everyday life;
2. Discuss the importance of their chosen art to the history
and development of art and
3. Explain the relevance of their artwork to the chosen
topic
4. Discuss the brief background of the original
painter/creator
LESSON 7:
ART IN EARLY
CIVILIZATIONS
•Stone Age is a term used to
describe a period of history
when stones were used to
make tools for survival.
•The unearthing of
archeological artifacts and
remains provides modern
society a glimpse of the
beliefs, practices, and
activities of early civilizations.
•Archeological explorations
reveal that there has been
a gradual shift from a
nomadic lifestyle of early
humans to that of
permanent settlements,
paving the way for the rise
of early civilizations.
1. Paleolithic Art is a
product of climate
change.
Artworks can be
considered ornamental but
there is little evidence to
fully back up this notion,
that early humans created
these cave paintings for
that very purpose.
2. Neolithic art has
developed especially
when life for the early
humans has become
more stable.
Egyptian Art:
•The Egyptian civilization
can be divided into three
periods: Old, Middle, and
New Kingdoms.
•Looking at the three
periods, it can be noticed
that for the Egyptians, art
should be something
religious and spiritual.
Egyptian Art:
•During the Old Kingdom, it was
evident that religion was bound to
the afterlife.
•One of the key features of the
Middle Kingdom is a shift in the
political hierarchy. There is an
emergence of powerful groups of
landlords that threatened the
authority and rule of the pharaoh.
Egyptian Art:
•Because of the internal
struggle between these two
influential sides, art has taken
a back seat during the
Middle Kingdom. In order for
art to reemerge and flourish,
Egypt needed to have a
more stable situation.
LESSON 8:
ART OF EMERGING
EUROPE
The development of Greek art can
be divided into four periods:
1. Geometric
2. Archaic
3. Classical
4. Hellenistic
1. The Geometric Period was
when geometric shapes and
patterns have taken the
spotlight in most of the artworks.
2. The Archaic Period placed
importance on human figures.
This was primarily a result of
Greece’s trading activities with
other civilizations.
3. The Classical Period - The peak
of Greek sculpture and
architecture
4. The Hellenistic Period - The time
of Alexander the Great. During
this time, art was primarily
focused on showcasing
emotions and depicting reality.
Ancient Rome:
•The Romans were
fond of the Greeks
and their
achievements in the
arts.
• The fusion of Greek
and Roman cultures
can be seen in most
Roman artworks.
Middle Ages:
•Since the Church
was the most
important figure, the
most important
products of the early
Middle Ages would
have to be copies of
the Christian
scriptures.
Renaissance Art:
•During the Renaissance Period, artists valued the
“individual” as a subject of arts. The influence of
humanism shifted the focus of some artworks during
the Renaissance Period to empower the “individual.”
Most artworks emphasized naturalism, which was also
an influence of humanism since there was a great
emphasis on the proportionality of the human body.
Mannerism:
•Mannerism was a period in art
history, which was a product of
the Renaissance Period. During
the Renaissance, artists would
observe nature and try their best
to emulate it based on their
observations
•It is named after maniera, an
Italian term for “style” or
“manner,” and refers to a
stylized, exaggerated approach
to painting and sculpture.
Baroque and Rococo:
•The term “baroque” is
derived from the Portuguese
term barocco which is
translated as “irregularly
shaped pearl.” This is a
suitable description that
Rome was the birthplace of
the Baroque Period, which
according to some historians
was a response to
Protestantism.
Neoclassicism:
•Neoclassicism was a
movement in Europe that
transpired during the late
18th and early 19th centuries.
It was the dominant art
movement that time which
basically aimed to revive
and rekindle the influences
of Greek and Roman into art
and architecture.
Romanticism:
•Romanticism, as an art
movement, used the
central themes of
Neoclassicist artworks as a
springboard. Romanticists
have highlighted heroic
elements into their work.
•Strongly emphasis on
emotion and individualism
Romanticism:
•characterized by a
heightened interest in
nature, emphasis on the
individual's expression of
emotion and
imagination, departure
from the attitudes and
forms of classicism, and
rebellion against
established social rules .
Realism:
•Realism as a style of work
focuses on the accuracy of
details that depicts and
somehow mirrors reality.
•Realism as a modern
movement in art veered
away from traditional forms
of art.
Impressionism:
•The Impressionism movement
started in France, which led to a
break from the tradition in
European painting.
•Impressionism is a style of
painting that emerged in the
mid- to late 1800s.
•Impressionist artists incorporated
scientific principles to achieve a
more distinct representation of
color.
Post-Impressionism:
•It is an art movement that
emerged in France, which is a
result of both the influence and
rejection of Impressionism.
Neo-Impressionism:
•As an art movement, neo-
impressionism is considered
as a response to empirical
realism of impressionism.
•Most painters who subscribe
to such movement rely on a
systematic and scientific
techniques that have a
predetermined visual
effects not only on the
artwork itself but also how
the audience perceive the
art.
Art Nouveau:
•Between 1890 and 1910,
countries from Europe and the
United States witnessed the
emergence and flourishing of a
new art style.
•This ornamental style of art was a
break from the conservative
historicism, which was the
prevailing and dominant theme
of most Western artworks.
Fauvism:
•This is a style of painting
that emerged in France
around the turn of the
20th century.
• they used pure and
vibrant colors by
applying straight from the
paint tubes directly to the
canvas.
•which is characterized
by strong colors and
fierce brushwork.
Cubism:
•Between 1907 and 1914, French
artists Pablo Picasso and Georges
Braque introduced a new visual arts
style called cubism.
•Cubists highlighted the two-
dimensional surface of the picture
plane.
•the style is characterized by
fragmented subject matter
deconstructed in such a way that it
can be viewed from multiple angles
simultaneously.
Futurism:
•It is an early 20th century art
movement that started in Italy,
which highlighted the speed,
energy, dynamism, and power of
machines.
•common themes for works in this
movement are restlessness and the
fast-pace of modern life.
•an Italian art movement that
defined modernity as motion, speed
and dynamism.
LESSON 9:
CAUGHT IN BETWEEN:
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY ART
Defining Contemporary:
•The complexity of defining the term is attributed to the
fact that people have dissenting views on the
interpretation of the “present,” of “today,” or what the
“now” means— these are often ideas that follow the
word contemporary.
•Even more so, is when it is hinged on the word “art”
and suddenly it becomes a bit fuzzy.
•Means “the art of today,”
• Another source of confusion is the fact that in the
colloquial, “modern” and “contemporary” are
considered synonymous.
•Modern art saw the digression of artists away from past
conventions and traditions and toward freedom. There
is the famous adage of “anything goes.” With the
world becoming increasingly complex, it required an
art that could accommodate such range and
breadth.
Contemporary Art:
•Contemporary art was heavily driven
by ideas and theories, and even the
blurring of notions of what is and can
be considered as “art”.
•Reeling after the war, one of the early
movements was abstract expressionism
(early 1940s to mid-1960s) which took
the basic tenets of abstraction and
combined with it with gestural
techniques, mark-making, and a
rugged spontaneity in its visual
articulation.
Contemporary Art:
•Creating energy was at the
center of "op art" or optical
art (early 1960s onward),
which relied on creating an
illusion to inform the
experience of the artwork
using color, pattern, and
other perspective tricks that
artists had on their sleeves.
Contemporary Art:
•The quest for actual movement in
the works created were
responded to by kinetic art (early
1950s onward). Harnessing the
current and direction of the wind,
components of the artwork which
was predominantly sculptural,
most were mobiles and even
motor-driven machines, was an
example of how art and
technology can be brought
together.
ANG KIUKOK (FILIPINO, 1931-2005)
Contemporary Art:
•But perhaps the most pertinent
movement that solidified the
move to contemporary art was
postmodernism. By the very
name, it was a nudge to
formalize the critique toward
modernism and its claim over art
for the better of the 20th century.
9 CONTEMPORARY
ART STYLES AND THEIR
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Abstract Art
oAbstract art originates from unnatural
objects, such as geometric patterns,
shapes, and formats.
oThis type of art is based on landscapes
and figures and depicts simplicity,
spirituality, and purity.
oAbstract art is all about colors, lines,
textures, patterns, compositions, and
processes.
o This is why abstract art is known as
nonobjective art or concrete art that
usually embraces non-representational
work.
2. Figurative Art
oFigurative art describes modern art
that genuinely depicts the real-world
issue by using the human figure.
oThis art type's ultimate goal is to
provide a realistic representation of
life by using illusionary characteristics.
o In the contemporary art world, this
art style can also be used with other
art types such as minimalist, cubist,
and abstract art to create
masterpieces
3. Geometric Art
o geometric art represents different
shapes, angles, lines, points, and
elements, totally inspired by geometry.
o This contemporary art style uses a
wide array of geometric shapes, such
as circle, square, triangle, and
rectangles to make complex shapes
and objects.
oGeometric art designs come in
different types, sizes, and shapes.
4. Minimalist Art
o Minimalism is a type of abstract art that
uses different geometric shapes, such
as square, rectangle.
oThe main idea behind using this type of
art is used to depict reality without any
imitation.
o It represents different aspects of the
real world, such as landscapes, persons,
experiences, emotions, and feelings.
o Minimalist artwork depicts a highly
purified form of beauty, simplicity, truth,
and harmony.
Minimalism
cropped up in the early
1960s in New York, and saw
artists testing the boundaries
of various media. It was seen
as an extreme type of
abstraction that favored
geometric shapes, color
fields, and the use of objects
and materials that had an
“industrial” sparse.
5. Still Life Art
o Still-Life art is one of the essential types
of Western art that represents still life
paintings and dead sculptures.
oThis type of artwork includes nearly all
types of human-made or natural
objects, such as fruits, vegetables,
food, games, and other inanimate
objects.
oIn contemporary art, still life art is used
to depict the celebration of material
pleasures and remind viewers about
the brevity of human life.
6. Typography
o Typography is a contemporary art style
that uses existing and modern typefaces
to arrange text and appropriately
convey the message—basically,
typeface design letters of alphabets that
express specific techniques, feelings, and
brand identity.
oTypography art is one of the most
important aspects of the contemporary
art design used in the print and web
design industry.
7. Pop Art
o Pop art is one of the most famous artistic
developments that emerged in reaction to
commercial cultures, mass media, and
consumerism.
o artists use commonplace objects,
newspapers, comic strips, bottle cans,
road signs, and other popular commercial
world items to convey their message.
o Artists are allowed to incorporate names,
logo designs, and images of celebrities
into their artwork. Artists have complete
freedom to take inspiration from any
source or object.
•Pop art first emerged in the
1950s but found its footing in
the 1960s. It drew inspiration,
sources, and even materials
from commercial culture,
making it one of the most
identifiable and relatable
movements in art history.
8. Surrealist Art
o Surrealism is an artistic and philosophical
movement that was flourished in Europe
between World War I and II.
oThe principles,ideals or practice of
producing fantastic imagery or effects in
an art
oSurrealist art mainly focuses on exploring
irrational and subconscious notions.
o Surrealist artists enjoy experimenting with
different languages and objects to
convey their internalized thoughts.
Surrealist art usually portrays incredible
graphics and proactive imagery.
9. Sculpture Art
o Sculpture art is a three-dimensional art
made by four basic processes: carving,
modeling, casting, and constructing.
oCarving is a sculptural technique that uses
different tools to create a shape by cutting
a solid material such as wood or stone.
oIn the process of casting, artists have to
make a mold and then pour a liquid
material. In the modeling phase, artists build-
up shapes by using soft material, such as
clay or wax.
oThe last step of constructing and assembling
involves bending, folding, stitching, welding,
weaving, and other techniques to build
sculptures.
Photorealism:
•The resurgence of figurative
art, where realistic depictions is
a choice, is a proof how varied
and fragmented
postmodernism is.
•In photorealism, a painstaking
attention to detail is aimed,
without asserting an artist’s
personal style.
Conceptualism:
As opposed to celebrating
commodities as references to
real life, conceptualism fought
against the idea that art is a
commodity.
is art in which the concept(s) or
idea(s) involved in the work take
precedence over traditional
aesthetic, technical, and
material concerns.
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