ART STYLE & MOVEMENT TERMS

ART STYLE &

MOVEMENT TERM

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REALISM• The realistic & natural

representation of people, places, and/or things in a work of art.

• Usually involved social, political or moral message, in the depiction of ugly or commonplace subjects (dirty cities, people relaxing, etc).

REALISM

REALISM

REALISM

KITSCHArt characterized by overly sentimental,

often pretentious, poor taste or poor quality; typically overly decorated, repetitive, cheesy, and commercial.

KITSCHArt characterized by lifelessly sentimental, often pretentious, poor taste or poor

quality. It is typically overly decorated, repetitive, cheesy, and commercial.

KITSCH

Art characterized by lifelessly sentimental, often pretentious, poor taste or poor quality. It is typically overly decorated, repetitive, cheesy, and commercial.

MIXED MEDIA technique involving the use of

two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.

MIXED MEDIA

A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.

MIXED MEDIA

A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.

REVIEW• What do you call something that is overly

decorated and in bad taste?• What does the magic wand tool do?• What type of aperture (iris) is an f-stop of 2?• What does increasing the shutter speed do?• How do you undo something in Photoshop?• How do you change the size or rotation of a

layer in Photoshop?

MODERNISM• Late 19th, early 20th centuries.• Rejection of tradition & idea of realism• Uses innovative forms of expression.• Expresses feelings, ideas, fantasies,

abstractions and dreams instead of the visual world.

• Rejection of naturalistic color• Requires audience to be more active in

interpreting

MODERNISM

• An art movement characterized by the deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression; rejects the notion of realism

• Late 19th, early 20th centuries.• Expressing feelings, ideas, fantasies, and dreams instead of the visual world we otherwise see,

creating abstractions, rather than representing what is real, a rejection of naturalistic color, a requirement that the audience take a more active role as interpreter

MODERNISM• An art movement characterized by the

deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression; rejects the notion of realism

• Late 19th, early 20th centuries.• Expressing feelings, ideas, fantasies, and

dreams instead of the visual world we otherwise see, creating abstractions, rather than representing what is real, a rejection of naturalistic color, a requirement that the audience take a more active role as interpreter

MODERNISM• An art movement characterized by the

deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression; rejects the notion of realism

• Late 19th, early 20th centuries.• Expressing feelings, ideas, fantasies, and

dreams instead of the visual world we otherwise see, creating abstractions, rather than representing what is real, a rejection of naturalistic color, a requirement that the audience take a more active role as interpreter

MINIMALISMA 20th century art movement

and style stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines and textures.

MINIMALISMA 20th century art movement and style stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to

the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines and textures.

MINIMALISMA 20th century art movement and style stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to

the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines and textures.

MINIMALISMA 20th century art movement and style stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to

the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines and textures.

POP ART• Subjects included familiar images

of popular culture such as billboards, comic strips, magazine advertisements, and products.

• Saturated colors• Commentary on consumer

culture & unoriginality.

POP ARTfocused attention upon familiar images of the popular culture such as billboards,

comic strips, magazine advertisements, and supermarket products.

POP ARTfocused attention upon familiar images of the popular culture such as billboards,

comic strips, magazine advertisements, and supermarket products.

POP ARTfocused attention upon familiar images of the popular culture such as billboards,

comic strips, magazine advertisements, and supermarket products.

ART DECOAn art movement involving a mix of modern

decorative art styles, largely of the 1920s and 1930s. Using abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors — celebrating the rise of commerce, technology, and speed.

ART DECOAn art movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles, largely of the 1920s and 1930s. Using

abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors — celebrating the rise of commerce, technology, and speed.

ART DECOAn art movement involving a mix of modern decorative art styles, largely of the 1920s and 1930s. Using

abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors — celebrating the rise of commerce, technology, and speed.

SURREALISMCan be as confusing and startling

as those of dreams. Surrealist works can have a realistic, though irrational style, precisely describing dreamlike fantasies.

SURREALISMSurrealist works can be as confusing and startling as those of dreams. Surrealist works can

have a realistic, though irrational style, precisely describing dreamlike fantasies.

SURREALISMSurrealist works can be as confusing and startling as those of dreams. Surrealist works can

have a realistic, though irrational style, precisely describing dreamlike fantasies.

SURREALISMSurrealist works can be as confusing and startling as those of dreams. Surrealist works can

have a realistic, though irrational style, precisely describing dreamlike fantasies.

Everything is a Remix

• Write continuously for a minute. Don’t stop.

WHAT IS CREATIVITY?

How has this video challenged your definition of creativity?

How do you make something uniquely your own?

CREATIVITY?CollectionCombinationTransformation

“Creation requires influence. Everything we make is a remix of existing creation, our lives and the lives of others.”

CREATIVITY?COPYTRANSFORMCOMBINE

SAUL BASS• 1921—1996 • Known for design of movie title

sequences, film posters, & corporate logos

SAUL BASSMOVIE POSTERS / TITLE SEQUENCES

• Broke tradition of just using pictures of lead actors to lure audiences

• Used jagged objects, broken type, bold lines, simple / single objects to set the tone for a movie

• Worked with Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese

SAUL BASSMOVIE POSTERS / TITLE SEQUENCES

• “Try to reach for a simple, visual phrase that tells you what the picture is all about and evokes the essence of the story”.

• Get audience to see familiar parts of their world in an unfamiliar way. • North by Northwest

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBxjwurp_04• Vertigo

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CZfSc6nJ8U• Casino

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ai7KpLQ570

SAUL BASSMOVIE POSTERS / TITLE SEQUENCES

SAUL BASSMOVIE POSTERS / TITLE SEQUENCES

SAUL BASSMOVIE POSTERS / TITLE SEQUENCES

SAUL BASSCORPORATE LOGOS

• Designed iconic corporate logos: Bell Telephone in 1969, AT&T's globe logo in 1983, Continental Airlines' 1968 jet stream logo, United Airlines' 1974 tulip logo

PHOTOSHOP STUFF TODAY • Lasso tool(s)• Text tool(s)• Crop tool• Making new layers• Eyedropper• Paint bucket / gradient tool• Making adjustment layers

OLLY MOSS• Born 1987• English artist, graphic designer,

illustrator • Best known for reimagining movie

posters, often with simple, symbolic designs.

OLLY MOSS

OLLY MOSS

OLLY MOSS

OLLY MOSS

OLLY MOSS

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

• Swiss graphic designer, 1914—1996 • Recognized for his simple designs and his

clean use of typography, shapes and colors, inspiring many designers in 21st century.

• Widely used sans serif fonts

• Designs were minimal, relied upon alignment, repetition & grid system

• Used minimal colors along with black &white

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

JOSEF MÜLLER-BROCKMAN

ANIMATION / DESIGN QUIZ on THURSDAY, FEB. 6th

• FORMAT: Mostly fill in the blank, multiple choice, matching, and 2 quick art descriptions / analyses (use as many terms we’ve discussed to analyze).

• PHOTOGRAPHY: Know differences between iris, shutter, ISO, high & low contrast

• PHOTOSHOP: know most important tools are and what they do.

• TEXT / ART / DESIGN TERMS: know & be able to identify ones from our list

• ART DESIGN TERMS / MOVEMENTS: be able to describe/analyze art pieces with them