Representational,

Abstract & Non –

representational
Art
 1. Define what is representational, abstract, and
non – representational art.
2. Differentiate its meaning between the 3
concepts
Objectives 3. Distinguish an art piece whether it is
representational or abstract
4. Be able to critique art works in real life using the
knowledge gained in this lesson.
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Representational Art
• Art or figurative art represents objects or events in the
real world, usually looking easily recognizable.
• It is meant to be a direct representation of something in
the real world, such as realistic landscape painting or
battle scenes.
• Refers to art that represents something, whether that be a
tree in a landscape, apple in a still life, or figure in a
portrait. Or in other words, it is art that is clearly
identifiable as something which already exists in life.
Types of
Representational Art

1. Realism
2. Impressionism
3. Idealism
4. Stylization
Realism Art
• Art that is meant to accurately and honestly represent the world through painting.
• An artistic movement that begun in the 19th century
• Paintings of everyday life in a naturalistic manner.
• The term “Realism” was coined by the French novelist Champfleury in the 1840s
Gustave Courbet
• A French painter who led the Realism
movement in the 19th century
• Said to be the “Father of Realism Art”
• Later on in his life, his techniques influenced
artists like Paul Cezanne
• His unique style became a source of
inspiration among cubist and impressionist
artists.

Gustavo Courbet
(1819 – 1877)
 Some of his works

A Burial At Ornans Young Ladies of the Village

The Desperate Man (1849 - 1850) (1851 – 1852)
(1845)
Jean - Francois
Millet (1814 –
1875)
• A French artist who founded the
Barbizon School in rural France.
• Barbizon school is 19th century French
school of painting commonly famous
for naturalism/realism art.
• This school also contributed
significantly to the establishment of
Realism in French landscape paintings
• In Millet’s life, he has created 129
paintings
 Some of his works

The Angelus The Winnower

The Gleaners (1857 – 1859) (1847 – 1848)
(1875)
 Impressionism
• A style of painting developed in
France during 19th century
• Creating a painting of a scenery as to
what it “looked like” to them
Characteristics:
1. Quick. Loose brush strokes
2. Bright paintings
3. Paintings depict of scenery outside
(“En plein air”)
4. Relative color (Same hue yet it
differs in intensity and value)
5. Clearer picture from further away
Claude Monet (1840 – 1926)
• Founder of Impressionist painting
• He is regarded as the symbol of French Painting
• In his entire life, he had created about 2,500 paintings,
drawings and pastels (This is not the exact number, but an
estimate)
• His style in painting sends the message of capturing reality
and analyze the ever changing of nature of light and
color.
 Some of his works

Garden of Sainte – Adresse

The Artist’s Garden at Giverny (1867)
(1900)
Bridge over a Pond of Water
Lillies
(1899)
Pierre Auguste Renoir
(1841 – 1919)
• A French artist who was leading
painter in the development of the
Impressionist style
• He is famous for paintings about life
in France about its bustling and
modernity and leisure in the last
three decades of the 19th century.
• His techniques use broken
brushstrokes and uses a bold
combination of colors to capture
light and movement in his
paintings.
 Some of his works

The Large Bathers

Luncheon of the Boating Party La Grenouillere (1884 – 1887)
(1880 – 1881) (1869)
Idealism Art

• Idealism in Renaissance art refers to the idea

of an ideal human being and the artistic
inspiration for ideal virtue, physique, and
actions.
• Encourages imagination and attempts to
realize a mental conception of beauty, a
standard of perfection
• Believing in or pursuing some perfect vision or
belief.
Leonardo Da Vinci
(1452 – 1519)
• A Renaissance painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist,
theorist, sculptor, and architect
• Regarded as one of the most famous artists in the world
• Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
• His version of idealism focuses on the emphasis of the
divine in the perfectly human figure
 Some of his works

The Last Supper

(1495 – 1498)
Luncheon of the Boating Party
(1503)
Michelangelo
(1475 – 1564)
• Full name: Michelangelo di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni
• An Italian sculptor, painter, architect,
and poet in the High Renaissance
• His style of idealism is the body
giving it monumental proportions,
his figures are usually and
astonishingly muscular
 Some of his works

The Creation of Adam

(1508 – 1512) Bacchus
(1496 – 1497)
Stylization Art
• With Stylization, you have the freedom
to play with shapes and colors,
exaggerate or remove details, and
enhance the look and feel in any
direction
• It is a form of art that has moved away
from natural forms and shapes.
• It alters the color, shapes, lines, and
features.
 Some examples of Stylization Art

Race the Light

With Sanction of the Moon

Truth and Belief
 Abstract Art
• It exists on a continuum, from somewhat representational work, to work that is so far removed from
its actual real – world appearance that its almost impossible to easily discern what is being
represented.
• Abstract art is always connected to something visual from the real world.
• Romanticism, Impressionism, and Expressionism contributed to the emergence of abstract art in the
19th century.
• It is any artform that does not objectively nor accurately represent visual reality.
• Abstract Art is meant to be an abstraction from what is considered to be realistic. The form or
subject may still be recognizable.
• It has elements of form, color, line, tone, pattern, composition, and texture
Is Abstract Art connotated only to real
life references?
• Most of abstract art may/may not be referenced in the real world. Imagery
coming from the real world is not always basis of making abstract art.
• If it has no connection to the visible world, then it is called Non –
representational art.
• Non – representational art is art made using line, shapes, color, forms,
shapes, patterns etc. in order to tell something of the artist’s imagination
or interpretation of something (for example, how an artist would interpret
the music then creating an art piece out of it.)
What are the
types of
Abstract Art?
1. Dada art
2. Action Painting
3. Non – Objective Art
4. Geometric Abstraction
5. Emotional or Intuitional
Abstract Art
6. Minimalist Abstract Art
Dada Art
• Also known as “Dadaism”
• An art movement formed during the First
World War in Zurich in negative reaction
to the horrors and folly of the war
• Its characteristics are: Irrationality,
humor, and silliness.
• It is a rebellion against traditional art.
They were inspired by illogical
associations found in dreams. Visual arts
were also influenced by the introduction
of new materials and the acceptance of
imperfection.
• Its other purpose is to re - establish how
we see art and how we appreciate it
 Dada Art examples

The Fountain by Marcel

Duchamp Ingres’s Violin by Man Ray Karawane by Hugo Ball
(1917) (1924) (1916)
 Action Painting
• It is a direct, instinctual, and highly dynamic kind of art that
involves the spontaneous application of vigorous, sweeping
brushstrokes and the chance effects of dripping and spilling
paint onto the canvas. 
• According to Rosenberg he described it on a canvas as “an
arena in which to act”. 
• The actions and means for creating the painting were seen, in
action painting, of a higher importance than the end result. 
• Also known as “Gestural Abstract Art”
 Action Painting Examples

Autumn Rhythm (Number

30) by Jackson Pollock
(1950)
Woman III by Willem de
Kooning
(1951 – 1953)
Non – Objective Art

• A type of abstract art that is usually, but not

always, geometric and aims to convey a sense
of simplicity and purity
• Its characteristics are: bright colors, clean,
crisp edges, flat planes, geometric forms, and
simplified dimensions
• It focuses on the viewers and what they feel
when they see the art instead of the artist’s
meaning behind it
 Non – Objective Art examples

Dynamic Suprematism by
Swinging by Wassily Kazimir Malevich Orange and Yellow by Mark
Kandinsky (1915 or 1916) Rothko
(1925) (1956)
 Geometric
Abstraction
• Combines geometric shapes in
non – illusionistic spaces into
non – objective compositions.
• Artwork that is non –
representative that uses straight
and curved lines and color to
form shapes, patterns, and
designs with more complex
mathematical features and
relationships
• Piet Mondrian is a famous artist
known for making Geometric
art.
 Geometric Art Examples

Dinamica del viento

Broadway Boogie – Woogie By Emilio Pettoruti
by Piet Mondrian (1915)
House under construction by (1942 – 1943)
Kazimir Malevich
(1915 – 1916)
 Emotional or
Intuitional Abstract Art
• It embraces a mix of styles, whose common theme is a
naturalistic tendency
• Often evokes nature, but in less representational way
• It has characteristics from different art styles like
Organic Abstraction and Surrealism
• Organic Abstraction is the use of rounded or wavy
abstract forms based on what one finds in nature (Ex.
Round curves of a leaf, rippling water, waves)
• Surrealism refers to the uncanniness of the art based
on dreams and the unconscious
Emotional/Intuitional Art Examples

Torn – Up Woodcut by Jean Evocation of a Form: Human,

Arp Lunar, Spectral by Jean Arp
(1954) (1950)
Minimalist Art

• It is stripped of all external references and

associations.
• It is what you see and nothing else.
• It often takes geometrical form
• Began in post World War II and was at its
strongest during 1960s to 1970
 Minimalist Art Examples

Die Fahne Hoch! By Frank Yellow Piece by Ellsworth With My Back to the World
Stella Kelly by Agnes Martin
(1959) (1966) (1997)
 Quiz!
Answer the following questions:

1. It refers to a direct representation of real life such as sceneries, landscapes, battle scenes, etc. 
2. He is the “father of realism art”
3. Who coined the term “realism” in Realism art?
4. A type of representational art that refers to when an artist paints a scenery and they paint it to “what it looks
like to them”
5. He founded the technique in #4
6. Refers to art that represents an ideal image of a human being
7. His focus in painting is on the “divine perfect human figure.”
8. Is abstract art always correlated to real life references? Yes or no?
9 – 10. What did you learn in this lesson?
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