1. GREEK ART
Known as the ancestors of Western
civilization (Greeks)
Thought of the world in dualistic terms: fate
vs. free will, order vs. chaos, reason vs.
irrationality.
9. The Classical Age
The Greeks were
attacked by the
Persians (Darius
and Xerxes).
Extends from the
end of Persian wars
to the death of
Alexander the
Great.
Characterized by
visual harmony and
heightened naturalism
in human form.
17. ROMAN ART
Drew heavily on Greek art.
Featured “syncreticism”, an art that brings
together diverse elements to produce
something new with a powerful message-
bearing potential.
Greek sculptures became symbols of
wealth and status.
Gave rise to “historical relief”, which
represented actual events.
28.
Relief sculpture
was found in
marble sarcophagi.
Biographical
scenes and Greek
mythology were
popular subjects.
“Horror Vacuii”
29. RENAISSANCE
Interested in reviving the classical approach to
art.
New emphasis on glorifying the human figure.
Artists were considered celebrities and
geniuses, even divine.
39. BAROQUE
A style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily
interpreted detail to produce drama, tension,
exuberance and grandeur.
Dynamic movement and energy in human forms.
Came from the word “barroco” which means contorted
or grotesque.
Dramatic lighting and sweeping emotions.
45. ROCOCO
Preference for
gayer, lighter and
more decorative
effects in sculpture
and arts.
Statues were
created as pleasant
ornaments.
Diversion from real
life.
46. NEOCLASSICISM
Deliberate return to classical subject matter
and style.
Focused on progress and improvement of
life through science and knowledge.
Desire to control nature through science.
Rational and emotional survived side by
side in art.
Aggressively rejected Rococo art.
48. ROMANTICISM
- The enlightenment
seems to have
failed.
- Marked by social
turmoil and poverty.
- “Cult of the Invidual”
(in art)
- Not really a style but
an attitude to follow
one's genius.
52. Realism and Impressionism
Realism depicted
contemporary or
modern life which was
unembellished and
unidealized.
Subjet matter
included peasant life
and urban poor.
Impressionism was
characterized by bold
brushstrokes and
strong colors. The
sketchiness of the
works reflects the
impermanence of a
changing
contemporary world.
54. “The Stone Breakers” - Gustave
Courbet
Courbet wanted to
create an art of
the people, not
the academy.
For Courbet,
contemporary
social conditions
were valid
subjects for
painting.
65. ABSTRACT/MODERNIST
Fauvism was the first
major style of the 20th
century. Described as
an “orgy of pure
colors/wild beasts”.
“Woman With a Hat” -
Henri Matisse
66. Cubism presented a
new of thinking about
the purpose of art and
the language of
painting. It aimed to
present a new way of
seeing.
“The Weeping Woman” -
Pablo Picasso
71. The Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
Dadaism
“Logic and reason only
led to war”.
The movement was
committed to
challenging the status
quo in politics as well
in culture.
72. Surrealism
Surrealism seeked to
“express the true
functioning of
thought in the
absence of control
exerted by reason.”
“Dreams are road to
the unconscious.”
(Sigmund Freud)
78. Source:
Janson, H W, Penelope J. E. Davies, and H W.
Janson. Janson's History of Art: The Western
Tradition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 2011. Print.
