CONTEMPORARY

ARTS:
Contemporary
Painting
Every art-making
process is
dictated by the
artist’s style.
Style has many
meanings.
The growth of a
single artist’s
way of working can
be referred to as
“the evolution
of style”
 The significance of
style lies in the
fact that it allows
the viewers to
discern the meaning
behind the subject
matter and purpose of
the painting.
 STYLISTIC
TENDENCY
- is the variety of
styles used by
different artists.
 STYLISTIC
CHANGE
- is the change of
an artist’s style
in his/her artworks
FOUR STYLES
WHICH ARE
BASED FROM
STYLISTIC
TENDENCIES
A. Objective
Accuracy
• The Artist as
Detached Observer
• The Artist as
Selective Eye
 DEVICES FOR
OBJECTIVE ACCURACY
• Correct Drawing
• Control and handling of
illumination
• Focus
• Color
• Perspective
 B. Formal
Order
• Stability and
Permanence
• The artists presents
an arrangement of
geometric forms.
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C. Emotion
Romanticism of the artist
can be clearly shown
through painting.
• Despair and anxiety focus
on dark and chaotic themes.
• Joy and celebration can be
depicted through
representation of sun, sky,
air, water, and mountains.
 D. Fantasy
• Manipulates illusion and
reality
• The artist jumps out of
the box of reality and
wander through the clouds
fantastical images
through the use of
reality.