Ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e means, 'pictures of the floating world'. This style is done using woodblock printing and was done between the 17th and 20th centuries. These Japanese artists usually painted Japanese landscapes, tales from history, and scenes from the theatre.

Artists:

Katsushika Hokusai

Symbolism

Symbolist paintings emphasized fantasy and imagination when painting their subject. These artists used metaphors and symbols in most of their paintings. Their main goal was to use these things to show emotions and ideas. 

Artists:

Frida Kahlo


Edvard Munch

Surrealism

Surrealist artists were inspired by the psychoanalyst, Freud. Their subject matter usually had to do with dreams or the subconscious mind. Although the approach to painting the subject was realistic, the subject was usually not realistic. The artist would sometimes place their subjects in a strange location, for example, a surrealist artist might paint a submarine flying through the air and a plane gliding beneath the ocean. Or they might change the size of the subject, like a giant apple that filled an entire room, etc.

Artists: Rene Magritte Salvador Dali Frida Kahlo Joan Miro Marc Chagall *Influenced Paul Klee's personal style

Rose Period

This period of Pablo Picasso's was from 1904 to 1906. During this time he also painted the poor and homeless but using more hopeful colors, such as oranges, peaches, and pinks. These were often used in combination with darker blues, purples, blacks, and browns. 

Artists:

Pablo Picasso 

Realism

Realist artists try to accurately paint their subject matter. They include as much detail as possible. These artists do not try to enhance the beauty of their subject, but try to paint it exactly as it looks in real life. 

Artists:

Rosa Bonheur

Post-Impressionism

Post-Impressionist artists continued the Impressionist movement, but wanted to express emotion and intellect instead of just the visual of the subject matter. Artists: Henri Rousseau Vincent van Gogh Georges Seurat

Pop Art

Pop artists subjects were things that were popular in culture. Subjects included product packaging, celebrities, advertising, and comic strips. Artists: Andy Warhol Roy Lichtenstein Wayne Thiebaud