Styles of Art

 

Abstract Expressionism (Español: Expresión Abstracto) - American art form the1940's and 1950's. The art ame from frustration, struggle, and also creative feelings through their gestures and emotions. Other branches of this movement includes Action Painting, Color Field painting, and Hard-Edge painting.

American Landscapes (Español: Paisajes Americanos) - Started in the 1900's and continues into 1950's. This sylte included painting brave rural and urban vistas.

Cubism (Español: Cúbico) - The art of goemetric forms in nature. Cubism worked mostly with liberation of form, color came second. Some of thje characteristics of cubism were multiple dimensions, abstraction, and monochromatic palettes.

Expressionism (Español: Expresionismo) - The artist's emotions took precedence over realistic rendering of the subject matter. Expressionist compositions and forms tend to de distorted and exaggerated. Expressionism in modern art was associated with German movements and periods between the turn of century and post-war years.

The Fauves (Wild Beasts) (Español: Bestias Ferozes) - A group of french painters who exhibitedx their work at the Salon d'Automne (Autumn Salon) around 1905. The group was called Wild beasts because they used harsh, arbitrary color, violent distortion, and broad, bold brush work.

Impressionism (Español: Impresionismo) - the art style where the artist painted exactly what they saw and how they saw it.

Realism (Español: Realismo) - An American art style where the painting is very realistic.

Surrealism (Español: Surrealismo) - A style of art where the artist sought to reveal the inner reality behind outward appearances. Surrealism was based on the unconscious, the reality, and fantasy.

 

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