Painting

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HISTORY

Painting

Grotte Chauvet inFrance (32, 000 years

old)
best preserved figurativecave
paintingsin the world

They are engraved and

painted using red
ochreand black pigment
and show
horses,rhinoceros,
lions,buffalo,mammoth
, abstract designs and
what are possibly partial
human figures

HISTORY

Western Cultures
Oil

painting and water color painting

HISTORY
Arts movements in 19th & early 20th Century
Impressionism,
Post

- Impressionism,
Fauvism,
Expressionism,
Cubism and
Dadaism

THEORY

Aesthetics
STUDY

OF ART AND BEAUTY

ARISTOTLE & PLATO

LEONARDO DA VINCI

PAINTING CANNOT
DEPICT THE TRUTH IT
IS A COPY OF REALITY
(SHADOW OF THE
WORLD OF IDEAS) &
IS NOTHING BUT A
CRAFT

"La Pittura cosa

mentale " - painting is
a thing of the mind

MODERN

PAINTING in modern
world
Paintings are great way to dress up ones
living room, bedroom, reception area, or
just about any space.
Gives conversation towards house and a
kind of a home
Open mind to a new perspective of the
world and stir emotions
Appreciated based on its beauty and
sounds of investment

Modern Painting
1860s
Focus

on experimentation with various

materials and styles; modern art
movement

MODERN

Modern Types of Painting

Abstract Art

Abstract art refers to a style of painting that does not use

figurative reality as a reference. Instead, the artist alludes to his or
her subject and reduces it to a simplified form. Colors and shapes
are used to portray emotions and the landscape of ones inner
world. Listed below are the various kinds ofabstract artstyles that
have
emerged.

COLOR FIELD
-large
-Solid colors on flat
plane
-large canvas
-present cohesive
image

LYRICAL
ABSTRACTION
-softer and more
romantic in nature
-allows imagery
that allows person
to interpret or
read

CUBISM
-characterized by
geometric figures
-view points in
various angles
-partial abstract to
fully abstract

Surrealism

Surrealism is a modern painting style that put

adjacent to various images together to give a
startling effect
Emphasize subconscious

Conceptual Art
modern

art style where the artist

believes that concept is more important
than artwork itself
When artist conceived a work, it is
completed by the viewer
Such a set of instruction
Sometimes coordinates with sculptures

Pop
Art

Reaction to abstract expressionism

E.g. comic books, advertising,
celebrities

Photorealism
Photorealistic

a photograph

painting - looks as realistic as

Hyperrealism
advancement

of the photorealism art

movement
Artists use high-resolution cameras to
take photographs and paint them on
canvas
exaggerated shadows and inanimate
objects display lifelikeness, even though
they do not normally possess these
qualities.
focuses on a false "super" reality

Minimalism
Characterized

by simplicity
paints only what the artist believes is
necessary

Futurism
concerns

itself with subjects like the

technology, speed, violence, and the
future of the world

Impressionism
earliest

modern painting styles that

originated in Paris, France.
It is characterized by thin
brushstrokes and an emphasis on the
depiction of light
. Impressionist artists often painted
outdoors to capture sunlight and color of
their subjects

Fauvism

occurred sometime after impressionism

While impressionism retains a somewhat
realistic representation of the subjects,Fauvist
paintingsfocus on strong color