TRADITIONAL VERSUS MODERN ART

1. Manner of Painting:

-2D, flat, smooth canvas surface for Traditional art

-3D, thick layered paint on canvas using impasto
technique for Modern Art
-clear lines along edges of the image for Traditional
Art
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1. Manner of Painting:

-vague pictorial border for Modern Art

-realistic representation or showing surface reality of
subject matter for Traditional Art
-blurred, unclear, colorful, looks unfinished, lack
solidity, fleeting quality of images for Modern Art
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2. Subject Matter:

-Nude representation for mythological subjects for

Traditional Art
-Nude representation for anything based on the
painter’s preference for Modern Art
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-Big canvas for subjects of biblical, historical, and

cultural significance and small for ordinary
subject matter for Traditional Art
-Big or small for whatever subjects based on the
preference of the artist for Modern Art
Madonna and Child; Renaissance; Classical
realism- Traditional painting
Bal du Moulin de la Galette; Pierre Auguste
Renoir; Impressionism-Modern painting
MEDIUMS IN VARIOUS FORMS OF ART
ARTFORMS MEDIUMS
1. PAINTING Oil, acrylic, watercolor, tempera, oil
pastel, crayons, charcoal, pencil
2. SCULPTURE Wood, glass, marble, concrete,
steel, iron, stone, ceramics
3. MUSIC Voice, musical instruments, notes
4. LITERATURE Language
5. DANCE Body, props