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DIRECT WAYS OF

PRESENTING AN
ART SUBJECT

1. NATURALISM
 Naturalism in art refers to the depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting.
Naturalism is a type of art that pays attention to very accurate and precise details, and
portrays things as they are.
Example:
View of the Forest of Fontainebleau (1830) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille-Corot
2. ABSTRACT
 Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition
which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Is
art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but
instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.
Example:

Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) (1950) by Jackson Pollock

3. IMPRESSIONISM
 Impressionism, French Impressionisme, a major movement, first painting and later in
music, that developed chiefly in France during the late 19 th and 20th centuries.
Impressionist painting comprises the work produced between about 1886 by a group of
artists who shared a set of related approaches and techniques.
Example:

Impression, Sunrise (1874)by Claude Monet


4. EXPRESSIONISM
 Expressionism refers to art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it
expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas. Expressionism, artistic style in which the
artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and
responses.
Example:

Der Blaue Reiter (1903) by Wassily Kadinsky


5. CUBISM
 In cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted
form instead of depicting objects from a single viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject
from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.
Example:
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) by Pablo Picasso
6. SURREALISM
 Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational vision of life
with one that asserts the power of the unconscious and dreams. Many surrealist artists
have used automatic drawing or writing to unlock ideas and images from their
unconscious minds.
Example:

Mama, Papa is Wounded! (1927) by Yves Tanguy


7. REALISM
 In its specific sense realism refers to a mid-nineteenth century artistic movement
characterized by subjects painted from everyday life in a naturalistic manner; however
the term is also generally to describe artworks painted, in a realistic almost
photographic way.
Example:

The Stone Breakers (1849-50) by Gustave Courbet


8. ACTION
 Action painting, sometimes called “gestural abstraction”, is a style painting in which
paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being
carefully applied. The resulting work often emphasizes the physical act of painting itself
as an essential aspect of the finished work or concern of its artist.
Example:

Woman III (1951-53) by Willem de Kooning

9. ELONGATION
 Elongation is when the art subject is lengthen, protracted or extended. The use of
geometrical shapes is common in Pablo Picasso & Paul Cezanne art works.
Example:
Red Headed Girl in Evening Dress by Amedeo Modigliani

10. DISTORTION
 In the art world, a distortion is any change made by an artist to the size, shape or visual
impact.
Example:

The Scream (1910) by Edvard Munch

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