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15,000 BCE
Lascaux Caves
These pictures were both painted and engraved in the walls of many caves in this region. The artists used the edges and curves of the walls to enhance their composition. -
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Tsai Lun
Before Tsai Lun invented modern paper it was traditionally made from silk of bamboo. Tsai Lun’s method made better paper and was both easier and cheaper. -
1450
Johannes Gutenberg & The Printing Press
The printing press was the first method of moveable printing in Europe culture. The printing press included a metal allot that could heat and cool quickly and was durable and reuseable. -
Victorian
The Victorian style provided a busy look to furniture and caught on quickly. -
Chromolithography
Chromolithography is a unique Medford for making prints with multiple colors. This style helped artists express themselves through their art. -
Arts & Crafts Movement
The arts and crafts movement was an aesthetic design movement which quickly became an American style. -
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau used bold lines and flowing imagery. -
Futurism
Futurism was a movement aimed at capturing the energy of the modern world in art. Some of its characteristics include blurred lines, transforming effect and no real pattern to lines or shapes. -
Vienna Workshop
Vienna workshop was used in capital building and other important buildings in Austria. It’s very colorful, cartoony and full of life and energy. -
Early Modernism
Early modernism opened up a new way of thinking for artists. This was a unique style intended to reflect true inner and outer world. -
Heroic Realism
The characters in this form of art look very realistic and uses colors intended to grab peoples attention. -
Bauhaus
Bauhaus is an art school dedicated to bringing all forms of art under one roof. The school is a hub for some of the most talented artists. -
Constructivism
This form of art was created in Russia aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. -
Art Deco
Art Deco has simple clean shapes and bright colors. It took inspiration from painting styles of early 20th century cubism and constructivism. -
Swiss
Swiss style can be identified by its asymmetrical layouts and use of a mathematical grid to place elements. It can also be seen in modern buildings through international style. -
Jackson Pollock
Jackson pollock revolutionized the modern art movement. He helped to form a new art movement known as abstract art. -
Late Modern
Late modernism encompasses the overall production of the most recent art made between world war 2 and the 21st century. -
Paul Rand
Paul rand made many well know logos for company’s like ups abc and ibm. -
Pop Art
Pop art is a movement the emerged in America and Britain. Pop art can be found in movies comic books and advertising. -
Leroy Winbush
Leroy Winbush designed signs and displays and revolutionized the window displays of banks. -
Psychedelic
This style of art is visually overwhelming with its bright contrasting colors. It has inspired other artists to let their work be free form because of its lack of structure. -
Post Modern
This style of art emphasizes that art cannot be limited to one single style or theory. -
Grunge
Grunge art looks damaged and unfinished. The band nirvana started this idea and brought it to the mainstream. -
Flat
Flat art is clear and visual and uses bright colors and contrast supporting visual perception. -
Cinemagraph
A cinemagraph is a still image that contains movement. It combines a video and a picture to give an attention grabbing effect.
