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Art - A Trip Through
the Periods
Language, Culture, and Arts
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Art - A Trip Through the Periods Outline
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Content
Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modern Art, and Contemporary Art.
How has art changed over the times and what is unique to each art period?
Learning Outcomes
• Read about the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modern Art, and
Contemporary Art.
• Discuss how art has changed over the times and what is unique to each period,
as well as who are some of the most influential artists of each period.
• Review some art related vocabulary
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Speaking
Before reading the text, discuss these
questions.
What is art for you? Graffiti? 3D prints?
Who are your favorite artists? What kind of work do they
do?
How do you consume art?
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A Trip Through the Periods
The history of art is the history of any activity or
product made by humans in a visual form for
aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing
ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview.
Over time visual art has been classified in diverse
ways, from the the modern distinction between
fine arts and applied arts, to the many
contemporary definitions.
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The field of "art history" was developed in the West,
and originally dealt exclusively with European art
history, with the High Renaissance (and its Greek
precedent) as the defining standard.
Gradually, over the course of the
20th century, a wider vision of art
history has developed. Thus, art
history is now seen to encompass
all visual art, from the megaliths of
Western Europe to the paintings
of the Tang Dynasty in China.
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The history of art is often told as a chronology of
masterpieces created in each civilization.
It can thus be framed as a story of high culture,
epitomized by the Wonders of the World. On the
other hand, vernacular art expressions can also be
integrated into art historical narratives, in which
case they are usually referred to as folk arts or
craft.
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Art, in the first period of
history, began with the
invention of writing,
founded by the great
civilizations of Egypt and
Mesopotamia.
This period differed from others because artistic
manifestations occurred in every culture of all the
continents. The first writing code was the
cuneiform script, found in Mesopotamia c. 3500
BCE, written on clay tablets, based on pictographic
and ideographic elements.
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Art continued to evolve.
Some examples are the
Hanging Garders of Babylon
by Mesopotamians, and
Egyptian architecture such
as the temples of Luxor, and
Edfu. Greek and Roman art
weren‘t far behind with
their sculptures, paintings
and ceramics.
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With the decline of the Roman Empire, the
narrative shifts to Medieval art, which lasted for a
millennium. The Medieval era ended with the
Renaissance, followed by Mannerism, the Baroque
and Rococo. In Byzantine and Gothic art of the
Middle Ages, the dominance of the church insisted
on the expression of biblical truths.
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The Renaissance started as a
cultural movement in Italy and
later spread to the rest of Europe.
It is the return yet again to
valuation of the material world,
and this paradigm shift is reflected
in art forms, which shows the
corporeality of the human body,
and the 3D reality of landscape.
Michelangelo, Da Vinci and
Caravaggio are some artists. from
this period.
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The next was Neoclassicism, a revival of the styles
and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from
the classical period.
The movements in the decorative and
visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and
architecture that drew inspiration from the
"classical" art and culture of Ancient
Greece or Ancient Rome. Benjamin West &
Joseph Nollekens are some artists from
this time.
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Romanticism was an artistic,
literary, and intellectual
movement in reaction to the
Industrial Revolution & the
aristocratic social. The movement
emphasized intense emotion as
an authentic source of aesthetic
experience, placing new
emphasis on such emotions as
apprehension, horror and terror,
and awe. Goya, Delacroix and
Turner are some Romantic artists.
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Modern art includes work between the 1860s
and the 1970s. Modern artists experimented
with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas
about the nature of materials and functions of
art. A tendency away from the narrative &
toward abstraction is characteristic of much
modern art. Botero, Matisse, Picasso and
Duchamp are modern artists.
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The art being produced at
the present time period is
called contemporary art.
Contemporary art
sometimes seems at
odds with a public that does not feel that art and
its institutions share its values.
Who is your favorite contemporary artist?
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Vocabulary
1)
2)
3)
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Aesthetical
Contemporary
Precedent
Ceramics
Megalith
11) Ideographic
12) Narrative
13) Civilization
14) Cuneiform
15) Clay
16) Landscape
6) Masterpiece
7) Vernacular
8) Folk art
9) Pictographic
10) Renaissance
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Vocabulary
To revive
To epitomize
To draw
(inspiration)
Landscape
To encompass
To spread
Aesthetic
To sculpt
Corporeality
To evolve
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To deal with
Tendency
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Use this space to write any vocabulary you have questions with
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Exercises
Writing
Identify and list 10 important facts from
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Review
1. To dray
(inspiration)
Artists draw inspiration from the world around them to create
art.
2. Folk art
Some art critics don’t consider folk art as “real art”.
3. Clay
Clay is a common material used to create masterpieces.
4. Ceramics
Ceramics were commonly used by Egyptians.
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Exercises
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True or False. Correct the false sentences.
Modern art and contemporary art are almost the same.
a) True
b) False
Romantic art draws inspiration from Greek and Roman art.
a) True
b) False
Caravaggio, Botero and DaVinci are some notable Romantic artists.
a) True
b) False
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Exercises
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Writing
Complete the sentences
The Renaissance draws inspiration
from...
Botero is...
Mesopotamian art...
Contemporary art is...
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Exercises
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Speaking
Explain what the following art movements
entail. If you can, mention some salient
characteristics and artists.
1) Neoclassicism
2) Romanticism
3) Modern art
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Exercises
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Which art movement do you prefer? Explain
why with concrete facts from the text you
just read.
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History of art, Wikipedia Contributors,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of
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Contemporary art, Wikipedia Contributors,
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Romanticism, Wikipedia Contributors,
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Neoclassicism, Wikipedia Contributors,
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The Renaissance, Wikipedia Contributors,
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