Details of top 10 Painting Styles information

Abstract Abstract styles of painting do not show only things that were recognizable and in the paintings they don't try to show people, animals, or places exactly as they appeared in the real world. This style mainly uses color and shape in their paintings to show emotions. Some Abstract art is also called Non-objective art in such art; you do not see specific objects.

Cubism Cubism is modern art made up mostly of paintings, which are not supposed to look real. This style artist uses geometric shapes to show what he is trying to paint early cubists used mainly gray, brown, green, and yellow colors. After 1914, Cubists started to use brighter colors too this was the beginning of the Abstract and Non-objective art styles.

Expressionism In Expressionist Art, the artist tries to express certain feelings about some emotion. This style artists painting were more concerned with having their paintings express a feeling than in making the painting
look exactly like what they were painting.

Fauvism Fauvism was an art style that lasted only four years, beginning in 1905and the leader of this movement was Henri Matisse. The word Fauvism is French term for "wild beasts". It got this name because the paintings had bright and unusual colors in this style. The subjects in the paintings were shown in an easy way, and the colors and patterns were bright and wild.

Impressionism Impressionism style was developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These styles of art were painted as if someone just took a quick look at the subject of the painting. The paintings were usually in bold colors and do not have a lot of detail. The paintings in this style were usually outdoor scenes like landscapes and the pictures were painted to look like they were shimmering.

Pointillism In Pointillism, the artist uses small dots or strokes of paint to make the pictures. From distant these dots blend together to form the picture and give the impression of different colors as they blend together.

Pop art Pop art can be any every day item that is drawn in a brash and colorful way and it is short for Popular Art. It is motivated by comic strips, advertising, and popular entertainment.

Postimpressionism Postimpressionism began in the 19th century; it was mainly still lives and landscapes. The postimpressionists artist used lots of colors and shadows.

Primitivism Primitive Art seems to be like an art that is done by a child. The pictures are painted in a very simple, and the subjects are "flat", or two-dimensional.

Realism Realism is a type of art style that shows the things exactly as they appear in life. It began in the 18th century, but the most Realist era was in the mid-19th century. Most Realists paintings were from France, but there were some famous American painters who were Realists also.

Surrealism Surrealist's paintings were generally based on dreams and the paintings were filled with familiar objects which were painted to look strange or mysterious. They hoped their odd paintings will make people look at things in a different way and change the way they felt about things. These artists thought that their paintings might stir up feelings in the back of people mind.