ART HISTORY AND MOVEMENTS

Objectives:
1. Identify the underlying history, philosophy of the era or movements
2. Classify the various art movements by citing their important characteristics such as
historical background, factors, influential person, socio-political issues, and prevalent
artists, art forms, and media
3. Present the history and movements of the arts through a timeline

ANCIENT ART (before 500 AD)

Stone Age Period, Egyptian, Greek/Hellenistic and Roman,

Chinese, and American

Created to tell stories, decorate objects (kitchenwares and

weapons) and demonstrate the status of their owners.
Ancient Egyptian Art
MEDIEVAL ART (500-1550 AD)

Early Christian, Celtic, Byzantine, Coptic, Orthodox,

Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic.

Features grotesque scenes which portray the mood during

Dark Ages. Other works were used to represent religion
and adorn its structures.

The Last Supper and the Agony

RENAISSANCE ART (1400-1600) in the Garden by Spoleto

Italy and Northern Europe

Emerged in parallel with the developments in philosophy,

literature, music and science. Notable works originated from
Italy and shifted its focus on the individual.

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

EARLY MODERN ART (1600-1800)

Rococo, Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism;

Works from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, Momoyama and
 Edo Periods in Japan, Aztec and Inca in America

Rococo: Illustrates splendor and flourishing for God; art as a weapon in

the religious wars
Neo-Classicism: recaptures Greco-Roman grace and grandeur
Romanticism: Portrays the triumph of imagination and individuality Rococo Style Giltwood Mirror

Realism: Celebrates working class and peasants; en plein air rustic painting
Impressionism: Captures fleeting effects of natural light

MODERN ART (1880-1970)

Cloisonnism, Japonism, Neo-Impressionism, Symbolism, Expressionism,

Fauvism,A rt Nouveau, Cubism, Funk and Junk Art, Pop Art, Minimalism,
Psychedelic Art

Has the tendency to reject traditional, historical, or academic forms and

conventions to keep up with the changing social, economic, and
intellectual situations.
The Scream by Edward Munch

CONTEMPORARY ART (1970-PRESENT)

Post-Modernism, Ugly Realism, Feminist Art, Neo-Conceptualism, and

Neo-Expressionism (70s); Neo-Geo, Multiculturalism, Graffiti
Movement, BritArt, and Neo-Pop (80s); Net Art, Artefactoria, Toyism,
Lowbrow, Bitterism, and Stuckism (90s); Thinkism and Funism (21st)

Response to a culturally-diverse global environment, questions

traditional ideas and reworks current and past styles.
Andres Barrioquinto’s “Pleasure of Flowers”

ASSESSMENT:

Each group will search a particular artwork on the internet coming from a particular era.

References:

Caslib, Garing, Casaul (2018) Art Appreciation. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store.

Celine. Ancient Art (July 31, 2017). Difference Between.net. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/culture-miscellaneous/difference-between-modern-art-and-ancient-
art/.

Devilles, Maiquez, Tolentino, (2018) Art Sense. Quezon City Philippines: C&E Publishing, Inc.

Modern Art. Brittanica. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from https://www.britannica.com/topic/modern-art-to-1945-2080464.

The Paul J. Getty Museum. About Contemporary Art. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/contemporary_art/background1.html.

ThoughtCo. Art History Timeline. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from https://www.thoughtco.com/art-history-timeline.

Timeline of Art History. Identify This Art. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from <https://www.identifythisart.com/timeline-of-art-
history/.

Wilder, Jessey Bryant. Art History Timeline. Dummies. Retrieved on January 15, 2019 from
<https://www.dummies.com/education/art-appreciation/art-history-timeline/.