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Artists used many styles in their paintings and drawings. Here are some of the more common styles of art. Learn about each style and how to identify it. Next time you look at a painting, try to figure out what style it is! To see some artwork done in the different styles, check out the Art By Kids page.
Abstract -- Cubism -- Expressionism -- Fauvism
Impressionism -- Pointillism -- Pop Art -- Postimpressionism
Primitivism -- Realism -- Surrealism
Abstract
Abstract artists felt that paintings did not have to show only things that were recognizable. In their paintings they did not try to show people, animals, or places exactly as they appeared in the real world. They mainly used color and shape in their paintings to show emotions. Some Abstract art is also called Non-objective art. In non-objective art, you do not see specific objects. It is not painted to look like something specific.
The Artist : Sonia Delaunay
Jackson Pollock
Cubism
Cubism is modern art made up mostly of paintings. The paintings are not supposed to look real The artist uses geometric shapes to show what he is trying to paint. Early cubists used mainly grays, browns, greens, and yellows. After 1914, Cubists started to use brighter colors. Cubism was the beginning of the Abstract and Non-objective art styles.
The Artist : Pablo Picasso
Marc Chagall
Georges Braque
Expressionism
In Expressionist Art, the artist tries to express certain feelings about some thing. The artists that painted in this style were more concerned with having their paintings express a feeling than in making the painting look exactly like what they were painting.
The Artist : Marc Chagall
Wassily Kandinsky
Ludwig Kirchner
Fauvism
Fauvism was an art style that lasted only four years, beginning in 1905. The leader of this movement was Henri Matisse. The word Fauvism is french for "wild beasts". It got this name because the paintings had bright and unusual colors. The subjects in the paintings were shown in a simple way, and the colors and patterns were bright and wild. Henri Matisse
Impressionism Impressionism was developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These pieces of art were painted as if someone just took a quick look at the subject of the painting. The paintings were usually in bold colors and did not have a lot of detail. The paintings in this style were usually outdoor scenes like landscapes. The pictures were painted to look like they were shimmering.
The Artist : Claude Monet
Mary Cassatt
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Camille Pissaro
Pointillism
In Pointillism, the artist uses small dots or strokes of paint to make up the pictures. From far away, these dots blend together to form the picture and give the impression of different colors as they blend together.
The Artist : Paul Seurat
Paul Signac
Pop Art
Pop art can be any every day item that is drawn in a brash and colorful way. Pop Art is short for Popular Art. It is inspired by comic strips, advertising, and popular entertainment.
The Artist : Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein
Claes Oldenberg
David Hockney
Postimpressionism
Postimpressionism began in the 19th century. It was mainly still lifes and landscapes. The postimpressionists liked to use lots of colors and shadows.
The Artist : Vincent Van Gogh
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Gauguin
Paul Cezanne
Primitivism
Primitive Art looks like art that is done by a child. Usually the picture is painted very simply, and the subjects are "flat", or two-dimensional.
The Artist : Paul Klee
Henri Matisse
Realism
Realism is a type of art that shows things exactly as they appear in life. It began in the 18th century, but the greatest Realist era was in the mid-19th century. Most Realists were from France, but there were some famous American painters who were Realists also.
The Artist : Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Leonardo Da Vinci
Gustave Courbet
Honore Daumier
Thomas Eakins
John Singleton Copley
Surrealism
Surrealists paintings were generally based on dreams. Their paintings were filled with familiar objects which were painted to look strange or mysterious. They hoped their odd paintings would make people look at things in a different way and change the way they felt about things. They thought that their paintings might stir up feelings in the back of peoples minds.
The Artist : Salvador Dali
Henri Rousseau
Max Ernst
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