tinman gallery: hobby artist series:   
all art is art or is it ?

     
  We have all these differing art forms such as: Abstract, Abstract Expressionism, Modern art, Pop Art, Futurism, Cubism, Fauvism, traditional art, Preraphaelites, neo classical, Impressionism, Expressionism, Baroque, Classical, pre-classical, Gothic, Roman, African, Asian etc.

Is there a comprehensive art theory that I can use to relate all these styles or are they all different?
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  There is a way of tying all of these artistic styles / movements together but it is not simple and it will take some work on your part. Your first task is to suspend any judgment you may have with regard to likeing or disliking a painting.

Your first objective is to develop a broad appreciation for art of the western world and then expand your development into a world view of art which includes the art of other cultures.

When I said you had to suspend your judgment I mean you must (if you currently do) stop categorizing art of different periods and cultures as being either superior or inferior to some standard.

Your ultamite objective then is to become an artist of universal taste.

Your first task is to study the historical context of the following three paintings.
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You will learn that the painting on the left above used perspective as the main compositional motif and that not all artists agreed that perspective was the universal answer. The title classical was understood by artists to mean that perspective was the main compositional motif. William Blake argued against the domination of perspective as being too constraining on creativity.

Beardsley who did not bind himself to perspective wrote in one of his letters that his latest work was a composite of 14 differing styles. Artists who take their work seriously know about different styles and their role in the creation of a personal artistic language

To be a creative artist is to understand the language of art such that you can shape it to express your feelings through artistic thoughts.

It is important to remember that: the language of art is not a scientifically accurate language. The language of art is based upon the application of tendencies and as such creates more variety of interpretation between people than absolute agreement between people.

We will begin our studies by exploring the creative role of style in composition. click here to start
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