Cubism

Cubism was developed in Europe around 1910 by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. They once said they were influenced by Tribal Art and the work of Paul Cezanne. It was not widespread and didn't stick around for long, but it began a huge creative movement lasting well through the 20th century.

"The key concept underlying Cubism is that the essence of an object can only be captured by showing it from multiple points of view simultaneously."

Dada

"Dada was a protest by a group of European artists against World War I, bourgeois society, and the conservativism of traditional thought." The artists created works and performances which defied any intellectual analysis. They also included "found" objects in sculptures and installations that helped confuse and impress the viewer. Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp were some of the more popular contributors to the movement. eventually the Dada movement evolved into Surrealism in the 1920's.




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We are proud to announce that Nathan Paul Gibbs' (myself) art site is up. This is a larger profile site that works with
Define Art.com. If you are interested in purchasing art DefineArt.com is still where you would go If you would like to find out more about Nathan and where he comes from check it out.

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Here is a recent interview with Nathan about the site:

Nathan Gibbs: So Nathan why did you want to create this site?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: Well I wanted to expand on my personal look and give people a little more detail about my process and what I am about.

Nathan Gibbs: I see. What about your other site Define Art?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: Well, Define Art is going as strong as ever. We are making improvements, adding videos, an art supply store, information pages and more. However the profile pages for our artists are somewhat limited so I wanted to personally add some more. I would have chosen Nathan Gibbs.com but that was taken.

Nathan Gibbs: Not by me.

Nathan Paul Gibbs: I know. Yea it is some lame photographer who lives in New York or something. SO I had to add the "art" on the end.

Nathan Gibbs: What can we expect at nathangibbsart.com?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: Well, it has my art theory, bio info, slide shows, contact info, links and great music.

Nathan Gibbs: Great music?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: I thought it might be interesting to put music on each of the pages that inspires me when I paint. There is music from, The White Buffalo, Fela Kuti, Groove Armada, Quantic, and more. That way people can hear the music see the art, and get a feeling of where it comes from.
Nathan Gibbs: Sounds like a good site is pretty creative. What did you use to make it?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: I used a new program called Sandvox. It is a Mac program that I also used on my site, TheBetrayalofMan.com

Nathan Gibbs: Anything else new coming?

Nathan Paul Gibbs: Well we are continuing to update Define Art, bringing in artists, giving up and coming ones a chance to easily promote their work from all over the world.

Nathan Gibbs: Thanks for spending some time with me, and good luck with the site.

Nathan Paul Gibbs: Thank you. I look forward to speaking to myself again real soon.

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Classicism

Classicism was a form of historical painting inspired by the art of Classical Greece and Rome.

In the 19th century, there was a great popular interest in the Mediterranean region's ancient civilizations and cultures, and this interest fuelled the rise of Classicism in Britain.

The movement was highly romantic and was inspired by historical and mythological themes -- the key distinction being that the Classicists epitomized the rigid Academic standards of painting. Frederick Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema were the leading Classicists.

Contemporary Realism

It is different from Photorealism. Contemporary Realism is the realistic approach to representation which continues to be widely practiced in this post-abstract era.

Contemporary Realists are literate in the concepts of Modern Art but choose to work in a traditional form. Many Contemporary Realists actually began as abstract painters, having come through an educational system dominated by professors and theorists who are against representational painting.

Some of the best-known artists associated with this movement are William Bailey, Neil Welliver and Philip Pearlstein.


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After many weeks of hard labor and government palm greasing, the site is finally up. It is in the development stage still, but I would love your feedback. Head over there and take a look.




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Byzantine Art

One of my favorite art styles is Byzantine art. It is the art of the Byzantine Empire, based out of  Constantinople (now Istanbul).
 
"Byzantine art was completely focused on the needs of the Orthodox church, in the painting of icons and the decoration of churches with frescoes and mosaics."

The Byzantine style was around from 5th Century A.D. to 1453 but ended when Constantinople was turned over to the Turks in 1453, during the European Renaissance. It continued for a considerable time in areas like Russia and elsewhere where the Orthodox church held sway.

Camden Town Group of Painters

The Camden Town Group was a group of artists from London, around 1911-1912. They were inspired by the dark and impressionistic paintings and engravings of Walter Sickert.

"The group held three exhibitions at Carfax Gallery in 1911 and 1912. The shows were a failure in financial terms, and the member artists eventually merged with several other small groups to form the London Group."



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The Baroque Era

Baroque Art started in Europe approximately about 1600, as a pulse against the works of the Late Renaissance. Baroque art is less complex, more realistic and emotional.

This movement was encouraged by the Catholic Church, the most important patron of the arts at that time, being seen as a return to tradition and spirituality.

One of the great periods of art history, Baroque Art was developed by artists like Caravaggio, Gianlorenzo Bernini and Annibale Carracci. This was also the age of the well known artist Rembrandt.

In the 18th century, Baroque Art was replaced by the more elegant and elaborate Rococo art style which I will address later.




The Bauhaus School

The Bauhaus School is a school of design. It was founded in Germany about 1919 by Walter Gropius. Its has a modernist style, integrating Expressionist art with the fields of architecture and design. It was picked up around the world.

The school was later led by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Some artists involved included such artists as Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky is one of my favorites.

The school was closed by the Nazis in 1933, and many of the artists emigrated to the United States in the years leading up to World War II, in search of intellectual freedom.


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I had this movie coming to me, but as I stopped for gas and paid $4.04 per gallon, it made me more intrigued to see this movie even more.

In 1996 electric cars appeared in CA. 10 years later they were gone. The documentary discusses comparison between gas and electric cars. In fact there was more electric on the road in the early 1900s than gas... ...<< MORE >>

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The Ashcan School

The Ashcan School was a small group of artists who, for about 5 years, attempted to document life in New York City. The style tried to capture it in realistic and  paintings and etchings of urban street scenes. Most of the major artists were Robert Henri, Thomas Eakins, Thomas Anshutz, George Wesley Bellows, William Glackens, Everett Shinn, George Luks and John Sloan.

The Ashcan School style was continued in the American Scene Painting of the 1920's and 1930's.

The Barbizon School

The Barbizon School was a group of landscape artists working in the mid 1900's around the French town of Barbizon, near Paris. They are part of the French Realist movement and rejected the Academic tradition, attempting to achieve a truer representation of life in the countryside. Theodore Rousseau is the best-known artist from this movement. Other members included Constant Troyon and Charles-Francois Daubigny. The Barbizon School artists are often considered the forerunners of the Impressionists, who took a similar philosophical approach to their art.



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This Tuesday I decided to finally do, as my friend Jason put it, "The California Kid". I decided I was going to snowboard and surf in the same day. While this isn't by any means the first time this has been done, it was my first time. When you think about it, the concept is pretty amazing. Geographically there are not many places in the world that this is possible without taking an airplane, and even then you would be cutting it close. I am sure that there are plenty of other stories out there of this same situation, with ...<< MORE >>

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Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an decorative art style prevelant in the late 19th century into the early 20th. Art Nouveau was popular across Europe and in the United States as well. This is characterized by intricate patterns of curving lines.

Artists associated with this movement are the American glassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Klimt.

Art Nouveau remained popular until around the time of World War I, and was ultimately replaced by the Art Deco style.

Arte Povera

Italian for "Poor Art", the term Arte Povera was formidable in the 1960's and 1970's, and is a label for a small group of artists who were experimenting with nontraditional and politically charged art.

"These artists created and explored modes of expression such as ephemeral art, performance art, installation art and assemblage. These techniques have since become extremely common tools in contemporary art; in fact this is one of the reasons that such a small and short-lived movement continues to have such relevance today." - Artcyclopedia

Often considered the founder of Conceptual Art, Marcel Duchamp was a big influence on these artists.



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