You have read so far. Good for you. Even though I think the Art from Part One was awesomely cool, it is THESE eras that you need to be more familiar with for SOVA. Of course they are copying and working from the art from before….just as we copy and work from their Art. See how that works?
Realism (1848-1900) Even though this was only for about 20 years, these painters changed Art from being elite and spiritual and began to paint everyday scenes, such as working peasants. They also championed the habit of en plein air, going outside to sit under a tree and paint, instead of working in a studio.
Google: Courbet, Damier, Millet, Corot
Impressionism (1865-1885) Now, this is when the camera was invented and so, this is when Art stopped trying to reflect the real world and it went inwards. The Impressionists were interested in catching the effects of light, the impression of a specific moment in a day, the way the colours change with the weather and how that makes one feel.
Google: Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro, Cassatt, Morisot, Degas
Post-Impression (1885-1910) These artists tried to revolt against the Impressionisms by taking the romance out of the moments; trying to portray the reality that was in front of them, and showing their emotions through their brushstrokes. They also based their ideas on the new Colour Theory.
Google: Van Gogh, Gaugin, Cezanne, Seurat
Fauvism and Expressionism (1900 – 1935) Building on the use of colours, these artists tried to break down emotions and distort forms using pure colours and flat surfaces to show their inner thoughts and ideas as opposed to the external world.
Google Matisse, Krichner, Kandinksy, Marc
Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism (1905-1920) This was just before, during and after World War 1 where everyone’s world was turned upside down. The focus on the world was on building; building weapons for war and then building new buildings and cities after the war. So these artists were obessed with breaking things down and building them back up again. These artists tried to break down the visions of the real world and present a vision of what they saw; a new world based on geometry and new forms to express their new modern life.
Google: Picasso, Boccioni, Braque, Malevich
Dada and Surrealism (1917-1950) So much violence and sadness and crazy scientific discoveries were happening in the world at this time, the Great Depression, World War 11, Nazi horrors, the Atomic bombs being dropped on Japan, the world was a terrifying place for many and thoughts of the future were.. crazy. So the Dadists and Surrealists started to explore their world through their dreams and their unconscious thoughts. These artists used a Realist style to present their Surreal ideas.
Google Duchamp, Dali, Ernst, Magritte, Kahlo
Abstract Expressionism (1940 – 1950) The Absract Expressionists were exhausted by all the upheaval of the world and were absorbed with the idea of the unreal – taking their art to pure abstraction and expression, with no links to reality.
Google: Gorky, Pollock, Rothko
Pop Art (1940-1960) And on the opposite scale, the Pop Artists were obsessed with the new consumerism of the world; Macdonald’s, Plastic, Advertising, shiny automobiles.
Google: Warhol, Lichtenstein,
Post Modernism and Deconstructivism (1970 – ): And then after all that, we get to a point where Art has no center, no focus as we look back and rework and mix all past styles.
Google: Anselm Kiefer, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Gerhard Richter…..
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