Category Archives: 10/27 Assignment

“Dada is the groundwork to abstract art and sound poetry, a starting point for performance art, a prelude to postmodernism, an influence on pop art, a celebration of antiart to be later embraced for anarcho-political uses in the 1960s and … Continue reading →

Art Deco is an artistic style that originated in Paris in the 20th century. It is an elegant, glamorous, functional and modern style. It developed as a modernist reaction against the Art Nouveau style. Its original purpose was to be … Continue reading →

Primitive art is the oldest form of artwork known to man. It describes the art of certain groups of people considered to be outside the spheres of influence of other dominant cultural groups. Primitive art denotes works produced in tribal … Continue reading →

Medieval art is usually classified into a few categories: Early Christian, Migration Period Byzantine, Insular, Pre-Romanesque/Romanesque and Gothic. Because each location in which medieval art was being created was attempting to become an independent nation, there are subsects of each … Continue reading →

Postmodern art describes art that either reacts to or rejects the trends created by modern art. It arose as part of the postmodern movement in the late 20th century. This art movement was one of the first sources of the … Continue reading →

Post: research the style in art you have been assigned, write a short paragraph and give one visual/auditory example. You will be the class expert for that style in future discussions. Use the reading for the week and the list … Continue reading →