Art Styles & Art Movements

Art Movement

"An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time, (usually a few months, years or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within a number of years." Wikipedia

Art Style

An art style is a specific manner which permits a group of works to be related. Wikipedia

Impressionism

Definition: "a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color;a literary or artistic style that seeks to capture a feeling or experience rather than to achieve accurate depiction."

Credits: 1)Gustave Caillebotte; 2)Paul Cezanne; 3)Charles Conder; 4)Armand Guillaumin.

Expressionism

Definition: "a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world."

Credits: 1)Edvard Munch; 2)Vincent van Gogh; 3)Auguste Macke; 4)Vincent van Gogh.

Pop Art

Definition: "art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, especially as a critical or ironic comment on traditional fine art values."

Credits: 1)Roy Lichtenstein; 2)Andy Warhol; 3)Andy Warhol; 4)Eduardo Paolozzi.

Concept Art

Definition: "art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one."

Credits: These art pieces don't have a stated artist. Go to references.

Digital Art

Definition:"an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process."

Credits: These art pieces don't have a stated artist. Go to references.

Spray Paint Art

Definition: "application of spray paint a non-porous material, such as wood, metal, glass, ceramic or plastic. Graffiti."

Credits: These art pieces don't have a stated artist. Go to references.