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Art is now a term that covers a huge area.
Often when one speaks of "art" one is referring to a painting, or in general, several paintings. However, painting is only one of many general terms.
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What is hidden behind the term "painting"?
Painting means that you paint something, but you decide exactly how you do that. This art has different styles. The main styles are:
- Impressionism
- Expressionism
- Realism
- Surrealism
- Minimalism
Impressionism and expressionism focus on making impressions. These are usually motifs that are intended to evoke a certain mood.
Realism shows images of reality, while surrealism often shows objects that are distorted or "different" than they actually appear. This doesn't necessarily mean a crazy shape, but can also mean crazy colours. Minimalism limits itself to the most essential. Here an object or figure is usually depicted in a very simplified manner.
Not only is a painting characterized by its style, there are also differences in the motifs. The important types of motifs are:
- Nude paintings
- Landscape photos
- Portraits
- Still life
and as if this were not enough, the material used also plays an important role in how the image should influence the viewer later.
The term ''art''
Art has changed over time. In its origins people only spoke of paintings. Art now also includes sculpture, architecture and building forms, various arts and crafts, theater, dance and film. Music and poetry are also among the different types of art.
When the school speaks of "art", it mainly refers to painting. Yet today, children are taught more and more areas in art lessons. First of all, the architecture from the Renaissance and Baroque periods plays an important role. Previous buildings that simply amaze you are sometimes analyzed in more detail.
Art genres
Four genres are distinguished:
- Visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture
- Music: composition, as well as vocal and instrumental music
- Literature: poetry,drama, epic poetry
- Performing arts: theater, dance, film
Other important points in art lessons are shape and colour theory. Some schools even teach typography, i.e. designing text and typefaces.
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