Charley Harper1922-2007
He was a Cincinnati based modernist artist. Known for his wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. He was known for his abstract art. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Charley Harper was influenced by the natural wildlife and flora he found in Cincinnati. |
Op Art
1960-1980
Op Art is a style of art that creates optical illusions. The elements of art that are emphasized are shapes and colors. Op Art emphasized warping shapes and using contrasting colors to often create three-dimensional effects.
What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style?
Op Art was created in response to pop culture and a move away from realistic art. Also, Op Art was one of the first art forms influenced by digital media tools and technology.
Op Art is a style of art that creates optical illusions. The elements of art that are emphasized are shapes and colors. Op Art emphasized warping shapes and using contrasting colors to often create three-dimensional effects.
What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style?
Op Art was created in response to pop culture and a move away from realistic art. Also, Op Art was one of the first art forms influenced by digital media tools and technology.
Artist: Victor Vaserely
Pop Art
Hard Edge Abstraction
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1950-1960
Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, Pauline Boty. Advertising, comic books, collage, bright, colorful, revolutionary. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Pop art was young, fun, massed produced, and added color into the dull 1950s-60s. It was cheap and easy to be made. 1959-1970 Karl Benjamin, John McLaughlin, Fredrick Hammersley. Geometric, clean lines, contrasting hues. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Stemmed from colored field painting, with contrasting colors to make a bold statement. While structure was very prevalent in these designs it wasn't as focused on as color was. |
Color Field Abstraction
1940-1960
Mark Rothko Box, blurred edges, contrasting color, color scheme What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Mark Rothko had a lot of influence on this movement. This achieved a realm of form and composition. Plus, the sense of modern painting. |
Abstract Expressionism
1943-1965
Jackson Pollock. Paint drippings, multi-color, negative space. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Jackson Pollock with a number of other artists boycotted a exhibition of contemporary art. This art created during the great depression to depict social realism and emotions. |
Surrealism
1924-1966
Sigmund Freud, Salvador Dali. Irrational Style, mixture of images, abstract. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Sigmund Freud created images that were like something out of a "dream." It eliminates conscious control to express the work of the unconscious mind. |
Cubism
1907-1922
Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Braque. Abstract, shapes, movement. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? Non representational art by putting new emphasis on the unity between the scene and surface of a canvas. Also a lot of artist took in the inspiration of WWII. |
Impressionism
1872-1892
Claud Monet, Camille Pissarro Dot,indistinct, outdoor scenes. What people, social movements, or events in the world influenced the artists who worked in this style? A lot of artist got rejected for this form of art by the official government. These artist aimed to catch the momentary or sensory effect of a scene; they often moved to country side scenes. Didn't rely on realistic depictions. |
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