Style of Art
Learning about different styles of art, is the
sure way to develop your own style of art. Here are the basic art
styles. The terms Style, School and movement are used when you talk
the language of art. what do they mean?
“Good artists copy, great artists steal” Picasso
Pick and choose what appeals to you and put it together, that
becomes your style.
What is Style of art?
Style of an art, is basically the way
the art work is done, the usage of color, texture, perspective, or
the way they see shapes and ideas. Every artist develops a certain
set of norms. That is called the style of that artist. It could be
blend of different styles that other artists already established.
Following are some basic art styles.
Browse the internet, there is volumes of information, just see what
catches your eye in each style. Click
here to see styles of Indian
Art.
Photorealism
: is a style of art when the art work is more than real, the minute details are painted. The details on a fish swimming for example has the water shadow lines and reflections on the fish in great detail.Realism is style of art when the painting looks so real, the artist uses composition, perspective and lighting to make it so real, looks like a photograph till you come close to the artwork.
Painterly is an art style where the brush strokes are showing and the texture of the paint is left not smoothed out.
Impressionism is an art style where the painting looks like it is not completed and that it is roughly painted the lights and textures are seen thru the artist's eye.
Expressionism and Fauvism is an art style where colors are used to depict an impact or emotion and not necessarily realistic.
Abstraction is an art style where the details of the realism is lost but only the character of the art is shown with dominant colors and shapes in the artwork.
Abstract art is an art style where the artist does not have to make it look real. The artwork looks like an unfinished accident in painting intentionally left like that.