History of Art

  • Lascaux Caves
    15,000 BCE

    Lascaux Caves

    Upper Paleolithic period and was created by the clearly skilled hands of humans living in the area at that time.
  • Ts'ai Lun
    105

    Ts'ai Lun

    Inventor of paper made from tree bark, hemp waste, old rags, and fishnets.
  • Gutenberg
    1450

    Gutenberg

    Started the printing revolution and invented the printing press.
  • Victorian Design

    Victorian Design

    For the first time, people began decorating interiors of their homes with art, along with covering tables and shelves with decorative items.
  • Chromolithography

    Chromolithography

    Godefroy Engelmann invented chromolithography in 1837 and Chromolithography shows that you can use colors to express your feelings in an artwork.
  • Arts and Crafts

    Arts and Crafts

    The Arts and Crafts movement was inspired by the writings of John Ruskin. John was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, water color, philosopher, prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
  • Art Nouveau

    Art Nouveau

    Decorations and Ornamental
  • Futurism

    Futurism

    Was mainly a movement of art in Italy.
  • Vienna workshop

    Vienna workshop

    Was a very colorful and cartoony design.
  • Early Modern Art

    Early Modern Art

    Rejection of history with conservative values and innovation and experimentation with form, shapes, colors.
  • Heroic Realism

    Heroic Realism

    Was used for propaganda.
  • Bauhaus

    Bauhaus

    It is an abstract painting with flat planes and over lapping shape.
  • Constructivism

    Constructivism

    Used in the industrial era in Russia.
  • Art Deco

    Art Deco

    It is comprised of simple clean geometric shapes.
  • Swiss

    Swiss

    Asymmetric layouts with clear and minimal visuals with use of photographs instead of illustrations.
  • Jackson Pollock

    Jackson Pollock

    Started the popularity of drip art.
  • Late Modern

    Late Modern

    Was popular in WWII the art was colorful and used in architecture.
  • Paul Rand

    Paul Rand

    Started to revolutionize the use of logos and the design of them
  • Pop Art

    Pop Art

    Was used in movies, comic books, and etc.
  • Leroy Winbush

    Leroy Winbush

    Worked in theatre and started to design advertisements for event, banks, and offices.
  • Psychedelic

    Psychedelic

    Colorful and very intricate designs.
  • Post Modern

    Post Modern

    This design is mainly seen in architecture.
  • Grunge

    Grunge

    Used for movie, game, and album covers.
  • Flat

    Flat

    Used mainly in websites and advertisements.
  • Cinemagraph

    Cinemagraph

    The use of movement in pictures.