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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A painting and drawing style of the mid 20th century in which
people, objects, and scenes are depicted with such naturalism that
the paintings resemble photographs – an almost exact visual
duplication of the subject.
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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.
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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.
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Postimpressionism began in the 19th century. It was mainly still
lifes and landscapes. The postimpressionists liked to use lots of
colors and shadows.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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