The Historical Evolution of Artistic Styles

• Dadaism


  An anti-art movement; the purpose is to shock the viewers, creates art by "destroying" art
• Dadaism


  • Anti-art movement
  • Purpose is to shock the viewers
  • Creates art by "destroying" art
• Ready-Made Art


  Based on the institutional theory; anything may be art; ordinary objects are put in a context of art by the artist's authority and power play
• Ready-Made Art


  • Based on the institutional theory
  • Anything may be art
  • Ordinary objects are put in a context of art by the artist's authority and power play
• Surrealism


  Art is a revelation of an artist's subconscious mind; emphasizes passion and imagination; weird, fantastic and dream-like presented in a highly realistic way
• Surrealism


  • Art is a revelation of an artist's subconscious mind
  • Emphasizes passion and imagination
  • Weird, fantastic and dream-like presented in a highly realistic way
• Abstract Expressionism


  Based on the Action Theory of painting; contains a sense of freedom in the act of painting
• Abstract Expressionism


  • Based on the Action Theory of painting
  • Contains a sense of freedom in the act of painting
• Color Field Painting


  A branch of action painting; known in using a mass of colors on a flat surface
• Color Field Painting


  • A branch of action painting
  • Known in using a mass of colors on a flat surface
• Op Art or Optical Art

  Art that creates an optical illusion
• Op Art or Optical Art


  • Creates an optical illusion
• Pop Art


  Art taken from images in popular culture such as commercial labels and mass products, comics and cartoons
• Pop Art


  • Art taken from images in popular culture
  • Such as commercial labels and mass products, comics and cartoons