Mangalindan, Albern

Jacob, John Erickson A.

Ronniel Juntila
Modern ART APPRECIATION
Art Appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless
qualities that identify all great art. The more you appreciate and understand the art of different
eras, movements, styles and techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your
own artwork.

Art Movements and Styles

Art Movements are convenient terms for classifying artists of a certain period or style.
They are simply historical titles which are usually dubbed retrospectively by art critics or
historians and their titles are often witty or sarcastic nicknames pulled from a review.

Art History Timelines

The Art History Timeline helps you to more fully appreciate the work of any artist or art
movement by understanding its position in the history of art. As most new artwork is a reaction
against or development of a previous style in the timeline, it is enlightening to know the artistic
context in which it was created.

Art History Slide Shows

Our Art History Slide Shows illustrate famous artworks by some of the most celebrated
artists associated with the major art movements and styles. Both the slideshows themselves
and the artworks that appear in them are arranged in chronological order to give some sense of
the development that occurred as each movement or style progressed.

The Visual Elements of Art

The Visual Elements of Art are line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture and form. A
knowledge of how they are used in art will help you to understand how artworks are created.
You can learn how to analyse an artwork by breaking it down to its component parts, so that you
may appreciate the skill and imagination that the artist has used in composing it.

Famous Artists

Famous Artists is our series of biographies on great painters from the history of art. We
explore the life and work of each artist by analyzing their most famous paintings. Each
biography is followed by a slide show of what we consider to be their twenty best works of art.

Portrait Artists

Portrait Artists express the beauty, status, power, wealth or character of their subjects.
Artists use a wide range of media for portraiture, including drawing, printing, painting, sculpture,
photography and multimedia.
Mangalindan, Albern
Jacob, John Erickson A.
Ronniel Juntila

Still Life Artists

Still Life is the drawing and painting of items such as fruit, flowers and household
objects, which are usually arranged on a table top or shelf. Over the centuries artists have
chosen to paint still life objects for their symbolism, abstract qualities or simply their visual
beauty.

Landscape Artists

Our Landscape Artists pages celebrate artwork from around the world based on the
built environment. It displays famous paintings of towns and buildings that have inspired artists
to share their feelings about the surroundings we have constructed for ourselves.

Animals in Art

Animals in Art have always been a popular subject. They are often depicted for their
natural beauty and majesty, or as mythical or symbolic beasts. Sometimes they are portrayed
as the hunter's prey, prize livestock, or more sentimentally as domestic pets.