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Abstraction and figuration
Abstract art
 The AbstractArt movement took place in the United States. In its purest form,
AbstractArt has no subject.
 It is just lines, shapes, and colors.TheAbstract Art movement is called Abstract
Expressionism because, although the art has no subject, it is still trying to convey
some kind of emotion.
Here you can
see some
examples of
abstract art.
Abstractionfiguration
Figurative art
 Figurative art describes any form of modern art that retains strong references to
the real world and particularly to the human figure, but it differs from realistic art in
that it does not pretend to make an exact representation of reality but rather a freer
interpretation of the author.
Here you can
see some
examples of
figurative art.
Abstractionfiguration
Realism art
Realism was an art movement that
revolted against the emotional and
exaggerated themes of
Romanticism.Artists and writers
began to explore the reality of every
day life.
Abstractionfiguration
Now, can you distinguish one artistic style from
another?
Abstractionfiguration
Abstractionfiguration
Ron Mueck
Rebeca Dautremer
Gerhard Richter

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  • 2. Abstract art  The AbstractArt movement took place in the United States. In its purest form, AbstractArt has no subject.  It is just lines, shapes, and colors.TheAbstract Art movement is called Abstract Expressionism because, although the art has no subject, it is still trying to convey some kind of emotion.
  • 3. Here you can see some examples of abstract art.
  • 5. Figurative art  Figurative art describes any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure, but it differs from realistic art in that it does not pretend to make an exact representation of reality but rather a freer interpretation of the author.
  • 6. Here you can see some examples of figurative art.
  • 8. Realism art Realism was an art movement that revolted against the emotional and exaggerated themes of Romanticism.Artists and writers began to explore the reality of every day life.
  • 10. Now, can you distinguish one artistic style from another?