Contemporary and Postmodern art

Recent developments in art have been characterised by a significant expansion of what can now deemed to be art, in terms of materials, media, activity and concept. Conceptual art in particular has had a wide influence. This started literally as the replacement of concept for a made object, one of the intentions of which was to refute the commodification of art. However, it now usually refers to an artwork where there is an object, but the main claim for the work is made for the thought process that has informed it. The aspect of commercialism has returned to the work.

There has also been an increase in art referring to previous movements and artists, and gaining validity from that reference.

Post-modernism in art, which has grown since the 1960s, differs from Modernism in as much as Modern art movements where primarily focused on their own activities and values, while Postmodernism uses the whole range of previous movements as a reference point. This has be definition generated a relativistic outlook, accompanied by irony and a certain disbelief in values, as each can be seen to be replaced by another. Another result of this has been the growth of commercialism and celebrity.

Some surrealists (in particular Joan Miró, who called for the "murder of painting") have denounced or attempted to "supersede" painting, and there have also been other anti-painting trends among artistic movements, such as that of Dada and conceptual art. The trend away from painting in the late 20th century has been countered by various movements, for example Stuckism.

· Why is the history of art a relatively recent phenomenon?

· What is the history of art based on?

Prehistoric art

.Are there many examples of pre-historic art? What are they?

What are the oldest known paintings? What do they depict?

What theories are there about these paintings?

What do the ancients paintings remind us of?

Ancient art

1.When did the period of ancient art begin?

2.Where does art have a foundation?

3.What contribution did these civilizations make?

Egypt

What are the particularities of Ancient Egyptian Art?

What is it closely connected to?

What do Egyptian art works depict?

What forms prevail in Egyptian paintings?

How was the social hierarchy depicted in Egyptians paintings?

What role did symbolism play? What were some of the symbols?

Is artistic art highly realistic?

What politic changes caused the change in art? What were these changes?

Greek art.

What does ancient Greek art include?

What forms have survived best of all?

Can we find many examples of Greek painting nowadays?

What can give us some idea about Greek painting?

Roman culture.

Where does Roman art take its origin?

What is the main difference of Roman art from Greek art?

Medieval art.

What form of art was thriving in the Medieval period? Who funded it? What did Mediaeval art lack? What aim did it have?

Romanesque

What artistic style appeared during the 11th and 12th centuries? What spurred its development?

What changes took place in architecture?

The Renaissance

What is the Renaissance is characterized by?

Where did it start?

What changes in the work of the artists were introduced at the time?

Where did the ideas of the Renaissance first emerge?

What artist stood at its beginning?

What is peculiar of Northern Renaissance? What was its cornerstone?

Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo

What is typical of mannerism?

What is typical of Baroque?

What are the best known Baroque painters?

What other ideas did Baroque pursue?

What are the criticism of Baroque and later Rococo?

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Academism, and Realism

What gave the impetus to the development of Neoclassicism?

What was peculiar of Romanticism?

What is Academic Art?

In what conditions did realism emerge? What was it like?

Modern art

What is the term modern art used for?

Where did Impressionism originate from? What is it characterized by?

What was the contribution of fauvists to the modern art?

What were the main genres developing in the modern art? What was common for all of them?

What did you get to know about Surrealism movement?

Contemporary and Postmodern art.

What are the recent developments in art characterised by?

What is conceptual art?

What is Post-modernism in art?

What modern trends can be observed in art nowadays?

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