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Activity 1. Research on the Historical Development of Art. Use the table below to organize
your materials. Include your sources and reference.

Art Period/ Dates Chief artist Characteristics Historical

Movement and Major Events
Works
Expressionism 1890 – 1939 The Large Blue Expressionism is an One of the
Horses (1911) intensely personal art greatest 20th
Walker Art Centre, form. The expressionist century paintings
Minneapolis. artist strives to convey of the expressionist
By Franz Marc. his personal feelings school
about the object painted,
rather than merely record
his observation of it.
Thus, in order to achieve
maximum impact on the
viewer, representational
accuracy is sacrificed
(distorted) in favour of
(eg) strong outlines and
bold colours.
Compositions tend to be
simpler and more direct,
and are often
characterized by thick
impasto paint, loose,
freely applied
brushstrokes, and
occasional symbolism.
The message is all-
important.
Art Noveau 1895 – 1915 James Sidney The term Art Nouveau The roots of Art
Edouard, Baron first appeared in the Nouveau can be
Ensor (13 April 1860 Belgian journal L’Art traced back to the
– 19 November Moderne in 1884, Arts and Crafts
1949) was a Belgian referring to a group of Movement in
painter and reform-minded sculptors, England during the
printmaker, an designers and painters second half of the
important influence called Les XX (or Les 19th century. Arts
on expressionism Vingts), whose founder and Crafts is often
and surrealism who members included seen as a response
lived in Ostend for James Ensor (1860- to growing
most of his life. He 1949) and Théo van industrialisation in
was associated with Rysselberghe (1862- Europe and the rise
the artistic group Les 1926). The spirit of the of factory mass
XX. new movement quickly production at the
spread around Europe perceived expense
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 and its name was soon of traditional
translated in various craftsmanship.
languages as Jugendstil,
Modernismo, Secession,
Stile Floreale and similar
terms.
Pop-Art / Op Art 1956 – 1969 Johns, Target, Widely interpreted as a Op art works were
1959). reaction to abstract first produced in
expressionism, Pop art black-and-white,
emerged in the mid- later in vibrant
1950s in Britain (and the colour. Historically,
late 1950s in the United the Op-Art style
States) as a challenge to may be said to have
traditions of elitist originated in the
imagery in fine art. work of the kinetic
Drawing on items from artist Victor
popular culture such as Vasarely (1908-97),
advertising, comic books, and also from
newspapers and Abstract
magazines, the material Expressionism.
used by Pop artists was Another major Op
often isolated from its artist is the British
original context and painter Bridget Riley
juxtaposed with (b. 1931).
unrelated imagery.
Sources/ Reference:
https://artincontext.org/art-periods/
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/art-nouveau.htm
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/expressionism.htm
Use MLA Format
https://owl.purdue.edu/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Activity 2. Read the handouts on the Historical Development of Art.

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