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

Pointillism

In this art style, artists use small dots of primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and paint them close together. This creates the look of secondary and tertiary colors. (orange, purple, green, blue-green, etc.) This is similar to the process of printing the color section of newspapers. 

Artists:

Georges Seurat


Chuck Close

Impressionism

Impressionist artists often paint landscapes and nature. They tried to represent the way light changed the look and colors of their subject. For example, a scene may look different in the morning than at noon or in the evening. Instead of mixing colors on the canvas they usually used short brush strokes of contrasting colors side by side. 

Artists:

Claude Monet


Mary Cassatt

Hyper-realism OR Photo-realism

Hyper, or Photo-realism is when artists' paintings look like photographs.

Artists:

Chuck Close

Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that celebrated the new black culture that emerged after slavery. It also emphasized cultural ties to Africa. 

Artist:

Jacob Lawrence


Romare Bearden

Fauvism

This art style is named from the French word 'fauve' meaning 'wild animals.' These artists usually had very simple designs and bold colors. They often use complementary colors, which are opposite on the color wheel. They were inspired by the colors of the artists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh. They were also inspired by primitive and tribal art. Artists: Henri Matisse Joan Miro *Influenced Marc Chagall's personal style

Expressionism

Expressionist artists try to show the emotions that they feel from their subject matter. They usually do not draw their subject realistically. Their artwork often looks flat with distorted lines and enhanced colors.

Artists:
Edvard Munch
Wassily Kandinsky
* Influenced Paul Klee's individual style

Cubism

Cubist artists do not draw their subjects realistically. They usually draw things to look very flat and use cubes and other geometric shapes and forms. Their pictures look very fragmented or broken. They also show multiple sides of their subject at the same time. 

Artists:
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
*Influenced Paul Klee's personal style
*Influenced Marc Chagall's personal style

Blue Period

This period relates mainly to the work of Pablo Picasso during 1902-1904. During this time he painted sad images of beggars and the poor. He used mainly shades of blue, dull whites, and grays.

Pablo Picasso

Abstract Art

Abstract artists do not try to realistically draw their subject. They usually either simplify it or exaggerate it by changing its shape, form, and/or color.  

Artists:
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso
Paul Klee
Georges Braque
Henri Matisse
Wassily Kandinsky