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Art And Craft Movement Started!
The movement started as a rebellion against the use of the machine. William Morris, the leader of the movement, he was a poet and an artist.
He felt that the manufacture of objects needed to go back to medieval time and tradition in the areas of design craftsmanship and community. He wanted artists and designers to go back to working by hand rather than machine. -
William Morris & Co.
William created and founded a company in 1861 with his friends, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The company was a furnishings and decorative arts manufacturer and retailer. -
Jasmine wallpaper
Jasmine wallpaper, designed by Morris 1872
The style had influence from medieval, romantic, gothic and folk style in terms of decoration. The style it ‘self was simple, handmade, had appreciation for natural materials. -
Salon des Refusés
In 1873 A radical group of artists held and exhibition for those who were rejected multiple times by The Paris Salon. Cezanne showcased his work there along with many other impressionist artists. -
Art and Craft exhibition
The movement has got its name from the Art and Craft society Exhibition that was set up in 1881. The movement is one of the most influential movements of the modern time. It has left sort of hand print as to how important hand craftsmanship, materials, skill and creativity is within industrial production. -
Post Impressionism Starts!
Post impressionism is an extension of impressionism as well as a rebellion against it. Famous post impressionism artists created it because they felt that impressionism had strict guidelines and wanted to express more. -
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat by Vincent van Gogh Using Oil paint.
Post impressionism is more emotional for the artist and viewer as well as more vibrant in colour, uses symbolism and interesting forms within the pieces. Post impressionism uses mostly rural scenes and still life as the subject of the piece. Post impressionism is very personal to the artist as well as the style of each artist. -
Georges Seurat
The Seine and la Grande Jatte - Springtime
Post impressionism also abandons the blending of colour and favours the style of thick and blatant brush marks built up next to each other. Post impressionism is very personal to the artist as well as the style of each artist. This artist particular liked to paint using thick splodges so that the viewer could blend the paint together themselves creating a unique painting for each person. -
Paul Cezanne: The Basket of Apples
Paul Cezanne is the oldest artist of this style and movement. Born January 19th 1839.
As a young artist he had a lot of self-doubt as he applied to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts twice and got rejected both times. He attempted to submit his work at the main place where work was exhibited in Paris which was the The Paris Salon but his submissions were continuously refused. -
Heart cut out chair
This chair was designed by C F A Voysey in 1898 and was made in oak. The style of furniture was very rustic, metal work often had hammer marks left and joints were also left showing on furniture. Although the style had little decoration, stylized flowers, upside-down hearts and some Celtic motifs were used when decoration was added.
Furniture such as chairs would be wooden, mostly made from oak with cut outs in as well as leather seats. -
Cubism Is born!
Image - Portrait of Picasso by Juan Gris 1912
Cubism was the first abstract style of modern art. Its creators as well as famous artists were Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Cubism was effectively the artist getting bored with the traditional ways and rules of art and prospective so the created cubism. One of the primary influences of cubism was Cézanne with his three-dimensional work. -
Influence
Pablo Picasso, Head of a Woman
Cubists felt that the western traditions had been saturated and looked for other inspiration to revitalize art, cubists were inspired by African art but not by the religion it held but the style and how expressive the style perceived. One of the primary influences of cubism was Cezanne with his three-dimensional work even though Cezanne didn't focus on depth. -
Analytical Cubism
Georges Braque - Glass on a Table
Analytical Cubism came first, the artists analysed a subject from different angles, took it apart and reconstructed it in a geometric way but was unified but a limited palette of colour. -
Violin and Jug (oil on canvas) by Georges Braque
The style and movement of Cubism uses prospective to its advantage but unlike traditional art it shows many different views of one subject at one time depending on the distance and angle to which you stand to view it. -
Synthetic Cubism - Still Life with Chair Caning
Synthetic Cubism started because analytical cubism was becoming repetitive and running out of saturation, the famous artists Picasso and Braque works were becoming predictable, more abstract and the objects not as recognizable. Synthetic cubism appears less unified ad more abstract but uses simpler forms with bright colours; It went from geometric to freehand and also includes collage which Picasso started by sticking a photo of a printed chair onto his still life painting. -
Cubism ends
Cubism ended in 1914, had a big influence on the movement Art Deco as lots of geometric shapes are used within art, fashion and design. -
Art Deco Started!
The Art Deco movement started in 1910 The era of luxury and speed. -
Influence - King Tut’s tomb discovered
King tut's tomb was discovered. Ancient Egypt was an influence on the Art Deco style as well as the machine age, Aztec Mexico and Art Nouveau. -
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
Art deco got the name from and exhibition held in Paris called Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) 1925. -
Jean Dunand - Lacquer Artist
Ovoid vase with eggshell shards
Moving from copper to Lacquer he quickly learnt this difficult and time consuming art to create beautiful patterns and he would embed egg shells in his designs, his lacquer works were at first inspired by Japanese culture as well as Art Nouveau motifs and designer but then grew to become more abstract with influence from cubism as well as African art. He applied the lacquer to many different objects and surfaces from furniture to portraits and jewelry. -
The young lady with gloves
Tamara de Lempicka was an Art Deco painter with influences from cubisum, she had a unique clean angular bright style, she used bold bright colours. In 1930 she painted The young lady with gloves. -
The Chrysler Building complete in 1930
The Chrysler building is a great example of the Art Deco movement in architecture, it's domed stainless steel tops with angler windows portrays the movements style perfectly. -
Such Style!
Tamara de Lempicka - The Brilliance
The art deco style features a very geometric and symmetrical design with lots of clean lines and bright rich colours. The materials often used are metal or ceramic. This style is meant to be very luxury and glamorous and embraces the move of technology and speed. The art deco style is considered extremely theatrical as well as classical. -
Saatchi gallery and Charles Saatchi
Many of the artists were supported and collected by Charles Saatchi. Charles Saatchi was the leading advertising company in the 1980s and opened the Saatchi gallery to the public in 1985. -
Young British Artists
The YBA movement started in 1988 when a group of artist started to exhibit together in London. The leading artists of this movement were Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. These artists were known for their sock tactics, and attitude. Damien Hirst was still studying at goldsmiths when he held the exhibit Freeze. -
Freeze - Art exhibit
The exhibits that were held were Freeze (1988) and Sensation (1997) as well as Modern Medicine. These were held in warehouses and factories Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin were both involved in these exhibits. -
Goldsmiths
Most of the artists graduated from the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art degree course. GoldSmiths was an important part of this movements development, Michael Craig-Martin was one of its most influential teachers. Damien Hirst Graduated in 1989 but the first time he applied he was refused. -
Style
Tracey Emin - My Bed The YBA has no particular style other than the art is usually shocking and makes a statement. YBA is not limited in the way artists create art; it goes from sculpture to film and drawing. Found objects are usually used within the art style. The movement opened an era of openness and use of materials and processes for the art world.
