Methods of Art Production and Presentation

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Throughout history, artists have portrayed familiar themes, but their works have differed not only in their social and cultural contexts, but also in their style. In the Visual Arts, style refers to the characteristic ways in which artists express themselves.

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Styles of Art

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METHODS OF ART

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• REALISM
• ABSTRACTION
• SYMBOLISM
• FAUVISM
• DADAISM
• FUTURISM
• SURREALISM

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The attempt to portray the subject as it is.
Selects, changes and arranges details to express the idea he wants to make clear.
Try to be as objective as possible

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Realism

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describes as accurately and honestly as possible what is observed through the senses
This art iswhen the presentation and organization of details in the work seem so natural

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Realism

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In literature, this has for its goal the faithful rendering of the objective reality of human life
intended to stress the daily life of the common man

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Realism

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the artists portrays the subject as ease.

Example: Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet by Gustave Courbet in 1854

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Realism

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to move away or separate” – Abstract art moves away from showing things as they really are
Used when the artist becomes so interested in one phase of a scene or a situation that he does not show the subject at all as an objective reality, but only his idea or his feeling

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Abstraction

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there is no subject but only his feelings and ideas. You cannot figure out the subject/object.
Example: Figura by Arturo Luz

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Abstraction

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Abstract subjects can also be presented in many ways:

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a. DISTORTION
b. ELONGATION
c. MANGLING
d. CUBISM
e. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

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The subject is in misshapen condition or the regular shape is twisted out
e.g. Henry Moore’s sculptural works
ancient Egyptian paintings/ sculptural works
ex: drape-reclining woman
ex: egyptian paintings

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A. Distortion

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usually done to dramatize the shape of a figure or to create an emotional effect. Measurement is not proportioned.
Example: Caricature

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Distortion

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Lengthened

A protraction or extension

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B. Elongation

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Showssubjector objects which are cut, lacerated, mutilated or hacked with repeated blows

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C. Mangling

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Stresses abstract form through the use of a cone, cylinder, or sphere at the expense of other pictorial elements
Show forms in their basic geometrical shapes

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D. Cubism

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Art Style Invented by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque

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Cubism (1907-14):

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A style of abstract painting
Characterized by great verve, the use of large canvasses and a deliberate lack of refinement in the application of the paint
Strong color, heavy impasto, uneven brush strokes, and rough textures
Departs completely from subject matter, from studied precision & from any kind of preconceived design

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E. Abstract Expressionism

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It is the visible sign of something invisible such as ideas or quality. Something that you can create in the mind such as ideas that can be depicted through painting.
e.g. lion to represent courage lamb to represent meekness

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Symbolism

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Well-known symbols arise from conventional usage, association & general relationship
e.g. parable of the Lost Sheep

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Symbolism

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The fauves did not attempt to express ethical, philosophical or psychological themes
Tried to paint pictures of comfort, joy and pleasure
Used extremely bright colors

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Fauvism

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the painter try to paint picture by using bright and extreme colors in order to assume positive characters.
Example: The portrait of Madame Matisse (The green line) by Henry Matisse in 1905

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Fauvism

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“dada” – French word meaning “hobby horse”

The dadaists reacted to what they believed were outworn traditions in art and the evils they saw in society

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Dadaism

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a post-World War I cultural movement in visual art as well as literature (mainly poetry), theatre and graphic design. It shows a movement that shock and provokes the viewers.
Example: Hitler in Hell by George Grosz

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Dadaism

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Tried to shock and provoke the public with outrageous pieces of writing, poetry recitals and art exhibitions
Much dadaic art was playful & highly experimental

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Dadaism

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Futurist painters wanted their works to capture the speed and force of modern industrial society
Their paintings glorified the mechanical energy of modern life
Subjects included automobiles, motorcycles, railroad trains etc

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Futurism

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an art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century. Machine and motions is the main subject of this technique which try to show movement and speed. Rejected the traditional perspectives and attempted to glorify a new life.
Example: The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni (1910)

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Futurism

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Uses art as a weapon against the evils and restrictions that surrealists see in society
Unlike dadaism, it tries to reveal a new and higher reality than that of daily life

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Surrealism

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invented from the word super naturalism. It is used to emphasize the unconscious creative activity of the mind.
ex: dream

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Surrealism