ARTS (Modern)

Modern Art
- The beginning of the 20th century is a period where there is a
revolution and change in art
- Europe was the birthplace of styles that greatly influenced
other continents
Impressionistic Art
- Form of art where the perception of the artist is captured
with an interplay of light of the sun
- Claude Monet popularized the term “impression” in 1874
with his artwork entitled Impression, Sunrise, which caused
the entire movement
Impressionism Characteristics
- Moments captured are painted quickly with its mood and
atmosphere being conveyed
- Time and motion are elements made within the artwork with
color/shape changes and blurring
- Outdoor paintings are preferred
- Use of tiny dabs and dashes of bright colors to create a
blending illusion from a distance
- Includes people involved in everyday events
Popular Impressionists
Claude Monet
- True pioneer of the impressionists
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Painted with other Impressionists
- Liked to paint lively groups of figures
- Used his maids as his models in his artworks
- Used sketchy patches of color and contrasts of light and
shade
- Painted more than 6,000 paintings
Filipino Impressionists
- Juan Luna
- Fernando Amorsolo
Expressionist Art
- Conveys strong feelings through negativism
- Started in Germany
- Accepted by several groups of artists
Popular Expressionist Artists
Edvard Munch
- Forerunner of expressionism
- His early life was subjected to negative events which inspired
his paintings
Wassily Kandinsky
- Started as a Realistic painter but first to make truly abstract
art to take on expressive life
- Believed that shape, line, and color have emotional
properties capable of conveying feelings
Filipino Expressionists
- Victorio Edades
Cubistic Art
- Geometrically simplified art with monotone colors
- Pablo Picasso served as the leader of the movement

Popular Cubistic Artists

- Pablo Picasso
- Georges Braque
Filipino Cubistic Artists
- Vicente Manansala
- Cesar Legaspi
- Cenon Rivera
Dadaistic Art
- Disillusionment in art
- Started in Zurich, Switzerland in early 1916 (WW1)
- Derived from the word dada which is nonsensical
Popular Dadaistic Artists
Marcel Duchamp
- Well-known Dadaist in America
- Fountain
Surrealistic Art
- Grew out of Dadaism
Automatism
- Creation of art without conscience
Popular Surrealistic Artists
Giorgio de Chirico
- Created the world of surrealists
Filipino Surrealistic Artists
- Galo Ocampo
- Hernando Ocampo
Abstract Expressionist Art
- Expresses the artist’s state of mind
- Started in the late 1940s to early 1950s
Popular Abstract Expressionist Artists
Jackson Pollock
- Exemplifies the movement
Willem de Kooning
- Dutch-born painter
- Employed fierce and slashing brushstrokes
Franz Kline
- Leading abstract expressionist
- Used broad brushes to apply paint thickly named impasto
Filipino Abstract Expressionist Artists
- Jose Joya
 - Lee Aguinaldo
Pop Art
- Style of pop culture and mass media
Popular Pop Artists
Andy Warhol
- Prominent figure in pop art
- Green Coca-Cola Bottles
Roy Lichtenstein
- Admired comic books
Filipino Pop Artists
- LB Mobile
- Limbo
- JP Cuison
Op Art
- All about physical sensations
- Developed in the United States in the 1960s
- Fools the eye and eliminated realistic subject matter
- Color, line, and shape are carefully chosen
- Juxtaposition of color
Popular Op Artists
Victor Vasarely
- Hungarian-born
- Key figures in the movement
M.C. Escher
- Created complicated art
Happenings Art
- Made famous by a performance in the Reuben Gallery in
New York City by the artist Allan Kaprow titled 18
Happenings in 6 Parts.
- Composes of multiple rooms, a script to be acted, and a
sense of interactivity
Performance Art
- Form of art where the actions of the actors are the key
element of the whole performance
- Can be performed in a theatre or elsewhere and involves a
subject matter or story
Popular Performance Artists
- Jose Beuys
o “How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare”
- Marina Abramovic
o Once laid down surrounded by fire and soon passed
out in the performance
Filipino Performance Artists
- Racquel de Loyola
o Installation
 Space is presented as a work of art that can be
interacted with
Art Mob
- Form of art where people group together instantly in any
given place and then quickly dispersing