Western Art - Art Periods and Movements - A Chronicle

Art Period - The Conceptmovement in architecture, decorative, visual arts,
An art period is a continuous phase of timeand interior design that depicted upon the
(months to years) when artists (individual/group)Western Classical Art. During this period, the
share common ideas, beliefs, and produce works,artists attempted to support morality, ideal values,
alike in style or technique.nationalism, courage, and sacrifice by using
Art Periods - Phaseso Medieval Art (200c-1430c) -subjects from the Western civilization.o
Spanning over 1000 years, initially, the MedievalRomanticism (1790-1880) - Culture and individual
Art styles and subjects were limited. With timesubjective experiences were the key orientations
however, the patterns and themes diversifiedof this art movement. Romanticism was focused
enormously. Roman traditions, Church, and secularon individual emotions, like awe, imagination, and
subjects dominated the era. Accordingly, theterror, as well as wild, untamed natural world, and
Medieval Art Period is divided into different erasthe transcendental experience.o Modern Art (late
and movements, such as Celtic, Early Christian,19thc-1970c) - New styles and movements
Romanesque, Gothic, and Byzantine to nameemerged and disappeared at a rapid pace during
some.o Renaissance Art (1300-1602) - Europeanthis phase. The artists turned away from the
Renaissance Art Period represented a culturalconventional concepts and techniques of sculpture,
rebirth through the centuries it existed in. Startedpainting, and the other method of Fine Arts
in Italy, it stressed on classical antiquity, culturalpracticed during Renaissance. Artists in this era
movements, and secular subjects. The works ofexperimented with the new ways of seeking,
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphaelexpressing new ideas, methods about the
reflect the balance and the harmony of the Highfunction, and the nature of art.o Contemporary
Renaissance. Most of the Renaissance worksArt (late 20thc-early 21stc) - This period created
revolved around religious themes, because the artand portrayed a major change in socio-economic,
was created as a result of the Churchpolitical, cultural, and educational scenario. Art
commissioning the painters to produce work. Thebecame significantly flexible during this phase.
colors used in the Renaissance Art were brightContemporary Art dealt with the day-to-day
and bold.o Neoclassicism Art (1750-1850) - Thisissues related to the present world. The artists in
was a period of exploration and expansiveness -this period emphasized on the concepts, rather
a time when the social order was undergoingthan the method or the media.
great change. Neoclassicism was a unique