PRESENTATION OUTLINE
French Renaissance (1400-1550)
Rebirth - followed on the footsteps of the Italian Renaissance.
Dealt with things from philosophy, literature, music, and science.
Classicism (1750-1850)
A high regard for the classical period.
Age of Enlightenment - people becoming educated.
Works of art revolved around knowledge.
Romanticism (1780-1850)
End of the 18th century Europe.
Rejection of order
Emphasized the individual and the irrational
Emotion over reason
Realism (1848-1900)
Represented things and subjects accurately and true to life.
Unembellished depictions of nature and life.
Impressionism (1865-1885)
19th century - broke from European traditional paintings.
Colors were important - bright and vibrant with small touches of pure color
Impressionism (cont.)
Outside (plein air) paintings
Claude Monet is the father of this period and was accused of only painting impressions and nothing substantial.
Post-Impressionism (1885-1910)
Vision of the artist and a window into the artist's mind instead of the world.
Optical effects and colors
Abstract forms and patterns
Post-Impressionism (cont.)
2 kinds:
1) structured and geometric
Which lead to Cubism
2) expressive and non-geometric
Which lead to Abstract Expressionalism
Pointillism (1885-1910)
Many small dots to give vibrancy when seen from a distance.
Don't mix colors together.
Fauvism (1900-1935)
Within Impressionism
20th century modern artists
Wild beasts
Strong color and individual expression
No realism
Cubism (1905-1920)
Was used to combat boring pictures and was the 1st style of abstract art.
Many views of one subject at the same time
The perspective changed - 1st time since the Renaissance
Surrealism (1917-1950)
20th century visual movement
Nature is frequent
Surrealism (cont.)
Dream vs. reality -based on dreams or unconscious mind
Perplexing to jolt the viewer out of assumptions
Paris Salons
Began in 1667 and was the official annual art exhibit of l'Académie des Beaux Arts, an art school.
Every artist tried to get their work showcased at the salon.
Many artists' paintings were rejected.
