Kristin’s Timeline
As soon as the viewer puts the mouse over the text/link of the artistic movement labeled in bold, a picture of a classic art piece representing that genre would appear in a textbox.
Impressionism: Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872
Post-Impressionism: Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886
German Expressionism: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, The Red Tower, 1915
Fauvism: Henri Matisse, Woman With a Hat, 1905
Abstract Art: Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, 1913
Cubism: Pablo Picasso, Le Guitariste, 1910
Futurism: Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises, 1910
Constructivism: Vladimir Tatlin, Monument to the Third International, 1920
Suprematism: Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism (Supremus No. 58), 1916
Dada: Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917
De Styjl: Theo van Doesburg, Arithmetische Composite, 1924
Surrealism: Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931
Abstract Expressionism: Jackson Pollock, No. 5, 1948
Pop Art: Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962
Minimalism: Tony Smith, Free Ride, 1962
Op Art: Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961
Once the link/text of the artistic movement labeled was actually clicked on, a different textbox would appear, which briefly describes each artistic movement. Each box would have bullet points listing key characteristics of the art movements, and there would also be a relevant link at the bottom if the viewer wanted to go to another site for more information and examples.
Impressionism:
– Small, thin brush strokes
– Emphasis on lighting, feeling and movement rather than accuracy in depiction
– Focus on showing the sense and feel of an object or place rather than what it actually looks like
– Shows the “impression” of an object or place rather than fine, hard and definitive lines
Post-Impressionism:
– Developed from Impressionism
– Extended the Impressionist movement but rejected its limitations
– Vivid colors, thick paint, distinctive brush strokes
– Use of unnatural and arbitrary colors
– Emphasis on geometric shapes and forms to distort
German Expressionism:
– Use of purposefully distorted color, scale, shapes and space
– Distortion meant to describe artists’ feelings of the image depicted
– Dually symbolized and became a protest movement as well as artistic movement in response to the war
Fauvism:
– Use of strong, saturated and vivid colors
– Color emphasized over realistic representation
– Is viewed by some as a form of Expressionism
Abstract Art:
– Uses visual forms such as lines, forms and color to communicate
– Compositions meant to exist independently from any visual references in the world
– Depictions are a departure from reality, some more unrealistic than others
Cubism:
– Avant-garde movement
– Objects shown are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in an abstract form to the artist’s preference or interpretation
– Meant to show objects in multiple viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context
Futurism:
– Slow to develop a distinctive style or subject matter
– At first, showed light and color broken down into a field of stipple dots and stripes
– Later influenced by Cubism
Constructivism:
– Industrial, angular approach
– Geometric abstraction
– At first, focused on three-dimensional constructions; later focused on designs in two-dimensions
– Often in the form of books or posters
Suprematism:
– Focused on fundamental geometric forms, particularly squares and circles
– Appears to be in a minimalist or abstract style in some works
Dada:
– Its purpose was to ridicule what Dada artists thought to be meaningless about the modern world
– A political and cultural movement in society as well as in art
– Anti-war, anti-bourgeois, anarchist
– Artists were also active politically; Dada activities included demonstrations, public gatherings, publication of art and literary journals, etc.
– Artworks were often political, cultural and opinionated in nature
De Stijl:
– Dutch artistic movement
– Advocated “pure” abstraction and universality using only the most basic and essential forms and colors
– Use simplified visual compositions in vertical and horizontal directions
– Only use primary colors with black and white
Surrealism:
– Feature an element of surprise and juxtaposition
– Artists regard their works as an expression of their philosophical movement rather than as artworks
– Developed out of Dada and activities during World War I
Abstract Expressionism:
– Rebellious, anarchic, idiosyncratic
– Emphasis on automatic, spontaneous or subconscious creation
Pop Art:
– Challenged tradition
– Mocked popular culture by showing that mass-production or a commodity could be considered fine art
– Removes a common material from its context and isolates it in order to contemplate it
Minimalism:
– Sometimes referred to as literalist art
– Influenced by composers John Cage, LaMonte Young and poet William Carlos Williams
– Features geometric and often cubic forms, equality of parts, repetition, neutral surfaces and industrial materials
– Not meant to be metaphorical
Op Art:
– Aka optical art
– Makes use of optical illusions
– Abstract works, many of them only in black and white
– Meant to show the interaction between illusion and picture plane, between understanding and seeing
– Viewer is supposed to see movement, hidden images, patterns, flashing, vibrations and more
– Kristin Muckerheide
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