In this case, nature was considered as unpredictable, had a great potential for extreme disasters and had uncontrollable power. The terrifying and violent images of nature invented by artists during the romantic period recalled the 18th century aesthetics. In British and French paintings of the early eighteenth century, the presentation of the struggle of man against the power of nature highlights this sensibility. Romanticism, which cannot be expressed using a single technique, attitude or style, is characterized by a highly subjective approach, such as visionary quality and emotional intensity (Tekiner, 2000). The context of romanticism can be equated to a reaction against the enlightenment age.
The Rococo style of art emerged in France in the early 18th century as a continuation of the Baroque style. In contrast to the heavier themes and darker colors of the Baroque, the Rococo style was characterized by an opulence, grace, playfulness, and lightness. Rococo motifs focused on the carefree aristocratic life and on lighthearted romance rather than heroic battles or religious figures; they also revolve heavily around nature and exterior settings. In the mid-late 18th century, rococo was largely supplanted by the Neoclassic style. The word Rococo is apparently a combination of the French rocaille, or shell, and the Italian barocco, or Baroque style.
Neoclassical Neoclassical is the artistic style of the late 1700s in Europe. It is sometimes called neoclassicism, a revival of the styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical Greece and Rome which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas of the Age of Enlightenment. The term "Neoclassical" was not invented until the mid-19th century, and before the style was described by terms as "the true style", "reformed" and "revival“. It coincided with the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, later competing with Romanticism. Initially it was a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo and Baroque style and is described as the opposed counterpart of Romanticism.
It is called neoclassical architecture, because it is neo, or new age, buildings that use ideas and styles from the classics. This was primarily an architectural movement in the United States, during and following the American Revolution. It was promoted by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. It had such an influence in America that the US Capitol, Supreme Court, and White House buildings all draw on Neo-classicalism. One of the most famous Neoclassical buildings in the U.S. Is Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's long worked on and respected home.
EXPRESSIONISM In the artistic style known as expressionism, the artist doesn’t try to reproduce objective reality. Instead, the aim is to depict the subjective emotions that a person feels in response to objects and events. The style is characterized by the use of distortion, exaggeration, and fantasy to create vivid or jarring effects. As a movement, the term 'Expressionism' usually denotes the late-19th century, early-20th century schools of emotive or interpretive art, which emerged mainly in Germany and Paris as a reaction to the more passive style of Impressionism. In the sense that it was a reaction to Impressionism, we may describe expressionism as an example of "post-Impressionism".
The Neoclassical era, was an era started in the seventeenth century and was a French movement which was marked by identifying with public minded values of the Greek and Roman heroes. This era, placed value on self-sacrifice, moral virtue and, the right actions. There was a change in the way that the artwork appeared, woman were no longer seen as mermaid lie figures but rather for the people who they were mothers and leaders. In the Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques Louis David is a picture which is ear to identify why it is in the Neoclassical era. Within the painting, you see one person within the photo, who would have to be identified as Emperor Napoleon, and he is well dressed.
Art Movements: Romanticism and Modernism June Tye-Patterson Art 101: Art Appreciation Dr. Elia Haggar 10-12-2013 Art Movements: Romanticism and Modernism Romanticism and modernism are two very different art movements, both movements originated in Western Europe, Romanticism as a reaction to the aristocratic, social, and political norms of the Enlightenment, and Modernism, out of a need to reject tradition and embrace political, social, and economic change of the industrial age. Romanticism refers to an artist trend specific to art produced between 1750 and 1850. Romanticism emerged from a desire for freedom, not only political freedom but also freedom of thought, of feeling, of action, of worship, of speech, of taste (Kleiner, 2014). Modernism refers to the style and ideology of art produced between the 1860s and the 1970s. As traditional art forms had become outdates due to industrialization.
A1: Impressionism Era The Impressionism Era started in Paris, France in the 19th century, between 1867 and 1886, when French artists rejected government sanctioned artistry that was dominating the arts. The influence of this era spread all through Europe and eventually ventured to the United States. Such known artists during this era were the now famous Claude Monet, as well as Edgar Degas, Camille Pissaro, and many others. (Impressionism, 2015). Artists of the Impressionism Era used strokes that were short and visible, which included smears, dots, and commas.
Many artists, designers, and architects were excited by new technologies and lifestyles, while others retreated into the past, embracing the spirit world, fantasy, and myth. Art Nouveau was a response to the radical changes caused by the rapid urban growth and technological advances that followed the Industrial Revolution. art Art Nouveau was more than a mere style. It was a way of thinking about modern society and new production methods. It was an attempt to redefine the meaning and nature of the work of art.
The Role of Aestheticism in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Around the time of the later 1800’s, in the Victorian Era during which Oscar Wilde was at the peak of his career, the aestheticism movement was a popular social attitude formed in opposition to traditional Victorian values. With the influence of his poetry and plays, Oscar Wilde was a major proponent of this movement, and its philosophies are a dominant theme in his novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. In the novel, the characters’ revelations about the soul, their pursuit of pleasure, and their treatment of art all reflect the ideas supported by the aesthetes’ philosophy on life. When it was first published in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was purported to be immoral, so Wilde revised his novel and had it published again a year later with the preface that clearly outlines the aesthetic approach he intended. In this preface he states that “There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book.