METHODS OF

PRESENTING ART
REALISM
This is the attempt to portray
the subject as it is.

Realists try to be objective as

possible.
ABSTRACT
This is used when the artist becomes
so interested in one phase of a scene
or a situation that he does not show the
subject at all as an obejective reality,
but only his idea or his feeling about it.

To abstract means “to move away or

separate”.
Abstract subjects can
also be presented in
many ways like:
 Distortion
This is clearly manifested when
the subject is in misshapen
condition, or the regular shape is
twisted out.
 Elongation
It refers to that which is
lengthened, a projection or an
extraction.
Resurrection by El Greco
Birth of Venus by Botticelli (1485)
Madonna and Child
 Mangling
This refers to showing subjects
which are cut, lacerated,
mutilated, or hacked with
repeated blows.
 Cubism
It stresses abstract form through
the use of cone, cylinder, or
sphere at the expense of other
pictorial elements.
Woman’s Blue
Hat by Pablo
Picasso
Princess for a
Day by
Thomas Fedro
Abstract Expressionism
It departs completely from subject
matter, from precision, and from
any kind of preconceived design.

Jackson Pollock was one of the

world-renowned abstract
expressionists.
SYMBOLISM
A symbol, in general, is a visible sign of
something invisible such as an idea or
a quality.
If a man has a hundred sheep and one
of them strays, does he not leave the
ninety-nine on the mountains to go out
in search of the stray one? And if he
manages to find it, I assure you that he
is happier over that one than over the
ninety-nine that did not stray. So, it is
not the will of your heavenly Father that
one of these little ones should be lost.
---Matthew 18:12-14
FAUVISM
This was the first important art
movement of the 1900’s. Henry Matisse
led this movement.

Most of fauve artists tried to paint

pictures of comfort, joy, and pleasure.
They use extremely bright colors.

For them, a tree need not be

brown. It could be bright red or yellow.
Restaurant de la Machine a Bougival by Maurice de Vlaminck
Andre Derain
by Maurice de
Vlaminck
Fishing Boats, Collioure 1905 by Andre Derain
Madame Matisse
by Henri Matisse
DADAISM
It is a protest movement in the arts
formed in 1916.

It is a reaction to the evils in society.

They tried to shock and provoke the

public with outrageous pieces of
writing, recitals, and art exhibitions.

The word dada means hobby

horse
FUTURISM
This movement wants to capture the
speed and force of modern industrial
society.

Subjects included automobiles,

motorcycles, and railroad trains that
express the explosive vitality of
modern city.
SURREALISM
This movement was founded in 1924 by
French poet Andre Breton.

This was influenced by Freudian

psychology which emphasizes the
activities of the unconscious mind.

It attempts to show what is inside a

person’s mind. It stresses fantasy and
the subconscious mind.
Persistance of Time by Salvador Dali
EXPRESSIONISM
Expressionists believe in the necessity
of a spiritual rebirth for the human
being in an age that was fast becoming
influenced by materialism.

Expressionistic paintings usually

involve pathos, morbidity, violence or
chaos, and tragedy.
The Scream by
Edward Munch
Vision of Mars
by Aleksej
Cvelov
Assignment 1:
Create a portrait
(preferably a face) using
collage.
Give a title for your
artwork.
Assignment 2:
Choose two (2) methods
of presenting art and
create an example for
each.