Style Time Line
Introduction
Well its blog time once again and the
research for my TAFE subject is getting interesting. In this blog I have to
list ten different design styles and some facts about that particular style.
So without any further delay here they are.
10 design styles listed in chronological
order.
The Hudson River school
Was a group of painters who established the
first traditional techniques of painting landscapes in the 1820’s and the
nineteenth century. The paintings included scenes of the Hudson River Valley
and the surrounding mountain ranges.
The main influence for this art movement
came from the European romantic landscape paintings. The Hudson river school
differed from these influences and paid great attention to detail producing
some truly inspiring and amazing works which can be seen on the links below.
Some of the major contributors to this art
movement were Thomas Cole who created the first distinctly American landscape
paintings. He is also known as the leader of the other artists.
Another contributor was Thomas Moran who
was extremely influential with his paintings of western landscapes he used a
rage of media such as pencil, watercolour and paint.
References
Cubism
Started
in 1908 and is known to be one of the most radical art forms in the twentieth
century. Founded by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
The
art form and general style confused most members of the general public but was
seen to be avant-garde and displayed a good understanding of portions.
It
is now seen as a highly influential art form and one that uses unique shapes
and colours. The technique of cubist paintings breaks up the figures on canvas,
which allows them to gain more depth and life.
Example
of Cubism can be found in the links below
References
Futurism
Was an art movement that originated in 1909
and is recorded to have lasted until 1944. The main influence behind the art
movement was speed, energy and the power of the machine.
It was also recorded as an art movement
that spread across a range of countries such as Italy, Russia and many more
Some examples of this art movement are
listed below
Major contributors to this art movement
were Boccioni and Russolo. These artworks along with many other produced
explosive and emotional pieces of work that still influences a range of people
today
References
DeStijl
Was a group of artists that was founded by
architect and painted Theo van Deosburg in 1917. The work produced a range of
interesting and unique art pieces that was made up or straight lines and solid
colours. Its work was applied to paintings, furniture and entire house layouts.
It has long been admired for its simplicity
and good structure. Recently the works have been given a new lease on live
after it featured on the album cover of Silverchair Straight lines.
Some example of the works produce can be
found below.
Major contributors to this art form Jan
Wils and Cornelius van Eesteren. These two artists worked alongside a talented
range of artists and produced a great variety of works.
References
Bauhaus
Bauhaus was an art movement that started in
1919 and went to 1933. It was started by German Architect Walter Gropius. The
main aim behind Bauhaus was to create new ways for everyday things to look like
and function. It influenced a wide range of areas within the arts such as
architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.
Bauhaus was a combination of arts and
design education to create objects such as chairs that are still around and
continue to influence today.
Some example of the items that Bauhaus
produced are listed below
When it comes to major contributors of
Bauhaus a long list of names come up. These names are always together and are
very hard to separate. All of the contributors played different roles within
the art movement.
One contributor was Kardinsky who gave
lessons and focused on abstract composition and monumental art. Another
contributor was Klee who undertook a range of things such as painting on glass
and tapestry.
References
Art Deco
Originated in the 1920’s and was
responsible for uplifting the spirits society after events such as the great
depression and World War I. It had a major influence on architecture, film,
furniture, interior decoration and transportation.
Although it originated in the 1920’s it
still remains with in society today and is very influential.
The art movement started in Europe and
gradually moved across to America especially Hollywood where a vast amount of
films were made showcasing the latest trends. The art movement also made it to
other countries including Australia.
In Melbourne a perfect example of art deco
building is
Some other examples of Art deco are as
listed below
Major contributors to this movement were
References
Underground commix
Underground Comix can be found dating back
to 1920’s and 40’s. They became popular in the USA in the years between 1968 to
1975. These comics gained popularity because of the restrictions that were
placed upon comics by the Comic Code Authority. The Comic Code Authority
dictated what the reader could or could not see depending on the subject matter
and often suppressed a lot of violence, sexuality and opinions of political
issues at the time.
The Underground Comix usually focused on
topics of drug use, politics, rock music, and free love. These subjects
appealed greatly to comic artists, as there was no limitations to what they
could draw and nothing was censored.
One of the more popular artists of
underground comix is Robert Dennis Crumb aka R. Crumb. He had multiple series
of comix over the years and was an artist that most were inspired by and tried
to imitate.
Another artist that was popular with this
movement was Jay Lynch whose works were published in many underground comix and
major newspapers.
Example
Reference:
Pop Art
Started
in the Europe 1950’s and America in 1960’s. The art form focused on techniques
and immartated commercial art. It constantly used bold striking colours and was
used in an interesting range of applications such as art pieces, advertising,
comic books and has been used in clothing also.
Example
of Pop art
The
major contributor that everyone thinks of when it comes to pop art is Andy
Warhol as he was one of the most successful artists to use pop art. Andy Warhol
used images of famous people, scenes from movies to produce his work one of his
most famous works is that of Mick Jagger, The Beatles and Queen Elizabeth.
Another
contributor was Lichtenstein who was very successful in producing comics made
using pop art
References
Postmodernism
Started
in the 1960’s and 1970’s and was the art movement that followed modernism. It
rejected the views and standards that were set out by other art movements and
formed their own belief and view on the world.
One
application where post modernism changed the view of things was in
architecture. In an attempt to move away from the modernism style architects
started to stop using glass to make their designs and reverted back to a more
historic style and look
References
Stuckism
Is an art group that started in 1999.
Although its original roots go back to 1979 where at the time it was known as
The Medway Poets.
The Stuckists are for painting and oppose
conceptual art. The works produced are a somewhat controversial and have been
used in a variety of forms such as Portraits, album covers and many more
applications.
It has also been know to touch on areas
such as religion and some of their ideals. Some example of stuckism can be
found in the link below contained within this website.
References
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