Outline of Movements in Art

Outline of Movements in artificeIntroductionArt has given generations complex lessons in exquisiteness, horror, and respect. Art has inspired some to delve further into their minds than they ever have. Art evokes many emotions it terrifies and pleasures, calms and arouses, and can serve to bring light on the inner mechanisms of authorities and inspirations. Art is, was, and will always be an outlet that provides insight into the mind and soul.Renaissance (1300 1600 C.E.)The Renaissance period was considered a growing concern with the natural world, the individual, and humanitys terrestrial existence (Kleiner, 2014, p. 406). The translation of Renaissance means rebirth, so this era was described as a rebirth of the fascination in the classical periods of Greece and Rome, symbolized by gothic disquiet of the previous era. The Renaissance period encompassed the belief of humanism, or a code of civil conduct, a theory of education, and a scholarly discipline rather than a philosophi cal system (Kleiner, 2014, p. 407). Commercialization also began in the Renaissance, as feudalistic period ended and expansion started to begin. The importance of religion also began to decline referable to the world changing views. The to a greater extent people learned and endured, the less they relied on religion to comprehend their world.This era was characterized by a more true-to-life prelude on the subject matter, techniques using perspective and foreshortening gave the illusion of being three dimensional. New oil paint blends were created, which let the artist use oil on canvas, which was considerably easier to work with than discoloring on wet plaster. Individualism (showing singular people), secularism (less church-related), classicism (a revert back to the techniques of ancient Greece and Rome), nature (outdoor and rustic scenes), anatomy (defined and specialised human forms), linear perspective (how things seemed to the onlooker with relation to the other), realism ( visual precision of the piece), depth (light and shading used to give the illusion of three dimensional art), spunky backgrounds (helped create depth), and symmetry (balancing proportions) were all obvious during the Renaissance period.graphics iconic to the RenaissanceTiziano Vecellio (1488-1576). Boy with a Bird Oil on Canvas 34.9 cm x 48.9 cm. Not on DisplayRaphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483-1520). An Allegory (Vision of a Knight) oil on poplar 17.1 cm x 17.3 cm. The National Gallery churrigueresque (1600 1750 C.E)The Baroque era actual as a direct revolt against the rigidity of classicism. The Baroque era was emboldened by the Catholic Church in order to link themes to ghostlike righteousness and to appeal to newly changing societies. This era gave the Church optimism it could stay immersed within its residents. The wealthy viewed the Baroque style as a means of astonishing visitors, as well as a means to express their personal power, wealth and achievements.Baroque art is cha racterized by its richness, extravagant subjects and the attention to detail that showed activatedism. enthusiasm and opulence were commonly connected to the Baroque style, with a focused intention to appeal to all the senses. The chiaroscuro technique is also a significant style of the Baroque period, this method relates to the interaction between light and shadow to create very intense and differed atmospheres. In architecture, spiral columns, towering domes, and massiveness and monumentality were hallmarks of the Baroque period.Artwork iconic to the Baroque periodMeindert Hobbema. (1662). The Watermill with the Great Red Roof oil on canvas 81.3 cm x 110 cm. Art Institute Chicago.Adriaen van der Spelt (1658). Tromp-lOeil clam up Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain oil on panel 46.5 cm x 63.9 cm. Art Institute ChicagoRomanticism (1750 1870 C.E.) standardized its name, the era of Romanticism leaned more toward the whimsical, the discovery of the emotional side of the human psyche, a direct revolt against the rigid nature of the Renaissance or the flaunty Baroque periods. Romanticism also evolved as a reaction to the Industrial revolution and the Age of Enlightenment, in which science began to justify and classify nature. To be turn of conventional life lead to more emphasis on the individual. The retreat from the here and now lead to a bigger interest in landscapes, the emotional reflectivity and imagination, and the splendor that could be found in past.This period was the inlet for artwork that expressed human emotion wonder, shock, and horror. According to Isaiah Berlin (1999), this era represented a new and restless spirit, seeking violently to burst through old and cramping forms, a nervous preoccupation with perpetually changing inner states of consciousness a search after means of expressing and unappeasable yearning for unattainable goals (p. 92). Usually characterized by bright and vibrant colors, or paler and darker colors that are that ar e commix to make the image softer to draw focus to nature, instead of man-made objects. Mistiness is also used, to give a more dream-like feel to the piece, through the use of more pensive brushstrokes. Moods, heroes, brilliance, obscurity, passion, the exotic, and even the satanic were all part of the Romantic era.Artwork iconic to the Romantic eraThodore Gricault (1819). La Radeau de la medusa oil on canvas 491.5 cm x 716.5 cm. Muse du Louvre, Paris.Thodore Gericault (1818). Evening Landscape with an Aqueduct oil on canvas 250.2 cm x 219.7 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtImpressionism (1870 1900 C.E.)Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting, and was often done outdoors. It was a movement about painting to capture the momentary, sensorial effect of a scene, and often portrayed things in nature that could not have been painted in a traditional setting. The goal of Impressionism was to create archetype works of art that was based on the subject matter and the natural setting.Impressionism is characterized by loosened brushstrokes that use pure, intense color that gave the piece an unfinished appearance, which was seen as almost amateurish the prominence of changing light conditions, and basic subject matter. Rather than neutral white, grays, and blacks, Impressionists often rendered shadows and highlights in color. The artists loose brushwork gives an effect of spontaneity and effortlessness (Samu, 2004).Artwork iconic to ImpressionismClaude Monet (1891) Haystacks (Effects if snow and sun) Oil on canvas 65.4 x 92.1 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtClaude Monet. (1891). The Four Trees oil on canvas 91.9 cm x 81.6 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.contemporaneousness (1900 1945 C.E.)Modernism was the complete rejection of the Victorian Era, giving in to a search for new ways to express oneself. Encouraged by the progressively realistic influence of industrialization and urbanization, including the influence of Wo rld War I and its results, Modernism strived to reach reclamation and renewal after the destruction that shattered lives and broke nations.Modernism is characterized by pictural colors and intangible concepts, repeatedly creating artwork with a broken or slanted appearance. Similar to Impressionism, Modernist artists used what they saw to paint the spirit of the subject, often with very loose foundation in reality. Sometimes the art consisted of color splashed onto a canvas.Artwork iconic to ModernismJoAnn Verburg (1991). Still Life with Serial Killers Chromogenic color print 49.7 cm x 70.4 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York.Richard Lindner (1966). Checkmate Cut-and-pasted papers, watercolor, pencil, crayon, and ink on paper 60.6 cm x 45. cm. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco.ConclusionArt is life, the expression of the intimate, the soul given life. Art is a living, breathing, progressing work, frequently seeking new possibilities of being born. From the Renaissanc e to the current day, art has changed with times, given voice to the voiceless, and hope to those who woolly hope.ReferencesBerlin, I. (1999). The roots of romanticism. London Chatto and Windus.Kleiner, F. S. (2014). Gardners art through the ages The western perspective (14th ed., Vol. II). Boston, MA Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.Samu, M. (2004). Impressionism Art and modernity. The Metropolitan Museum, New York. Retrieved July 3, 2016 from http//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htm.