✨🎨Genres Of Art🎨✨
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Genre: Historical
Historical art is any form of art that presents and captures historical development and a certain timeframe through an art piece. Artists such as Adelaide Labille-Guiard and Jean Simeon Chardin are known in this genre.
EXAMPLE of historical artwork:
Sandro Botticelli
"Primavera", 1477-1482
Tempera on panel
202 cm x 314 cm (80 in x 124 in)
Genre of Art: Cultural
Cultural art represents the characteristics of a particular group of people including everything within a culture such as language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts. Those known in this genre include Johnothon Green and Devona Stimpson.
example of a cultural painting:
"A Fishing Party"
Preston Jackson
"A Fishing Party", 1980
Oil on canvas
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Genre of Art: Religious
Religious art involves religious motifs, sacred objects or an important date that took place in a specific religion. Typically most religious artwork has a Christian theme or illustrates the worship of any god, deity or "higher up". Those noticed in this genre are William Bouquereau and Michelangelo.
Example of religious artwork:
"The Wedding at Cana"
Paolo Veronese
"The Wedding at Cana", 1562-1563
Oil on canvas
666 cm x 990 cm (262 in x 390 in)
Genre of Art: Portrait
Portrait art can be a photograph, sculpture, a painting or another form to represent a person, in which the face and ones expression becomes the focal point. Portraits are made to display personality and an individuals mood. Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, and August Macke are recognized in portrait art.
ExAmple of portrait artwork:
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"
Johannes Vermeer
"Girl with a Pearl Earring", 1665
Oil on canvas
44.5 cm x 39 cm (17.5 in x 15 in)
Genre of Art: Still Life
A still life is a piece of art that involves the attention of inanimate objects such as flowers, plants, rocks, food, books, and more. Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, and Pieter Claesz are examples of artists in this genre.
EXAMPLE OF STILL LIFE ARTWORK:
"Lilacs in a Window"
Mary Cassatt
"Lilacs in the Window", 1880-1883
Oil on canvas
62 cm x 51 cm
Genre of Art: Seascape/Landscape
Landscape/seascape art captures landscapes-scenery such as mountains, valleys, bodies of water, and forests. Usually paintings that are landscape have a width greater than its height. Examples of artists are John Constable, Thomas Cole, and Claude Monet.
Example of landscape/Seascape artwork:
"Starry Night Over the Rhone"
Vincent Van Gogh
"Starry Night Over the Rhone",1888
Oil on canvas
75.2 cm x 92 cm (28.5 in x 36.2 in)
Genre of Art: Mythology
Mythology in artwork shows collections of myths and folklore that are usually tied to certain religions or a cultural tradition. The most common example of mythology artwork surrounds greek gods and goddesses. Peter Paul, Corrado Giaquinto, and Louis David have made a mark in this genre.
Example of Mythology Artwork:
"The Lament for Icarus"
Herbert James Draper
"The Lament of Icarus", 1898
Oil on canvas
180 cm x 150 cm (72 in x 61 in)
Genre of Art: Street Art
Street art can be defined as unique and original visual art placed in public locations, but is also known as "illicit nature". Artists in this genre (David Walker, Aryz, and Gaia) bring a picture to political issues, feelings, and emotions for others to valuate.
Example Of street art:
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