Impressionism ( 1874- 1880)

1
Monet
Degas Gauguin

• Impressionism ( 1874- 1880)
• Capturing light, atmosphere and movement
• Vibrant pastel colours
• Short brushstokes

2
Van Gogh Cezanne
Peploe Ferguson

• Post Impressionism (1880s)
• Paintings depicted how the artists felt
• Expressive use of colour and form
• Artists Van Gogh, Cezanne
• Influenced Scottish Colourists
• (Peploe, Cadell, Ferguson and
  Hunter)

3
Seurat
Pissarro Signac

• Pointillism (late 1800s)
• Style of painting using tiny primary colour dots
• Representational
• Pointed Brushstrokes

4
Matisse
Kees van Dongon

• Fauvism (1905-1908)
• Vigorous use of line
• Simplified dramatic use of surface pattern
• Non- naturalistic expressive use of colour
• Use of complementary colours ( contrasting)

5
Munch
Klee
Kandinsky

• Expressionism (early 1900s)
• Paintings reflect the artists state of mind
  rather than reality
• Symbolic colours
• Exaggerated imagery
• Stylised

6
Picassso

Braque

• Cubism (1907-1920)
• Rejects traditional rules of perspective
• Multifaceted imagery ( broken mirror)
• Facial features from different angles - crude
• Tonal values are unrealistic
• Geometric shapes facial features - outlined

7
Dali
Magritte

• Surrealism (1924-1930)
• Dream like
• The unconscious mind
• Symbols
• Realistic approach - Tone

8
de Kooning
Jackson Pollock

• Abstract Expressionism (1940-1950)
• Emotionally intense
• Aggressive brush strokes
• Also concerned with the action of painting and
• the aesthetics created colour and movement

9
Andy Warhol
Lichtenstein Hockney

• Pop Art (1950s)
• Popular Culture celebrity / every day
• Cartoon like
• Vivid colours
• Prints / collage/ mixed media

10
Chuck Close
Ralph Goings

• Photorealism (1960s -70s)
• Lifelike down to the pours
• Using photographs / grid systems
• Realistic tone strong contrasts
• Blended brushstrokes

11
Ron Mueck
Calum Colvin Peter Howson

• Post Modernism (1980s onwards)
• Contemporary
• Usually influenced by past art movements
• Installation Art
• Using computer generated technology