Topic 10 - Style Flashcards
1
Q
What is Style?
A
The distinctive visual appearance of a work of art, its aesthetic qualities.
2
Q
What is important in style?
A
Geography.
3
Q
How does style in the twentieth century change?
A
- Art movements (e.g. Futurism, Dada) often only lasted a few years so cannot be regarded as period styles.
- Individual artists with unique recognisable styles.
4
Q
What do artists do?
A
‘Borrow’ from or are influenced by other styles.
5
Q
What are the five major styles?
A
- Renaissance.
- Mannerism.
- Baroque.
- Neoclassicism.
- Romanticism.
