Reference Gathering Assignment

This assignment will entail the uses of reference gathering software (https://milanote.com)to try and capture various art movements throughout history. 

The following categories will have to be developed:

Prehistoric to Classical

1. Prehistoric Art (c. 40,000 BCE – 4,000 BCE)

   • Cave paintings, petroglyphs, megaliths (e.g., Lascaux, Stonehenge).

2. Ancient Art (c. 4,000 BCE – 400 CE)

   • Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman; focused on mythology, gods, and human figures.

3. Byzantine Art (c. 330–1453)

   • Religious iconography, mosaics, gold backgrounds, Christian themes.

Medieval Period

4. Islamic Art (from 7th century)

   • Calligraphy, geometric patterns, arabesques, non-figurative.

5. Romanesque (c. 1000–1150)

   • Thick walls, round arches, religious themes in sculpture and manuscript illumination.

6. Gothic (c. 1150–1400)

   • Stained glass, flying buttresses, more naturalistic figures.

Renaissance and Mannerism

7. Renaissance (c. 1400–1600)

   • Humanism, perspective, realism (Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo).

8. Mannerism (c. 1520–1600)

   • Elongated forms, exaggerated poses, complex compositions.

Baroque to Neoclassicism

9. Baroque (c. 1600–1750)

   • Dramatic, emotional, use of light and shadow (Caravaggio, Rubens).

10. Rococo (c. 1720–1780)

• Ornate, pastel colors, playful and romantic scenes.

11. Neoclassicism (c. 1750–1830)

• Inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, clarity, symmetry (Jacques-Louis David).

19th Century Movements

12. Romanticism (c. 1800–1850)

• Emotion, nature, individualism (Delacroix, Turner).

13. Realism (c. 1840–1880)

• Everyday scenes, social issues (Courbet, Millet).

14. Impressionism (c. 1860–1890)

• Light, color, visible brushstrokes (Monet, Renoir).

15. Post-Impressionism (c. 1880–1905)

• Emotional expression, abstraction (Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin).

16. Symbolism (late 19th century)

• Dreams, mythology, imagination (Moreau, Redon).

Modern Art

17. Art Nouveau (c. 1890–1910)

• Decorative arts, flowing lines, nature-inspired.

18. Fauvism (c. 1905–1910)

• Bold color, simplified forms (Matisse).

19. Expressionism (c. 1905–1930)

• Inner emotion over external reality (Munch, Kirchner).

20. Cubism (c. 1907–1914)

• Geometric forms, multiple perspectives (Picasso, Braque).

21. Futurism (c. 1909–1944)

• Speed, technology, movement (Boccioni).

22. Dada (c. 1916–1924)

• Anti-art, absurdity (Duchamp).

23. Surrealism (c. 1924–1966)

• Dreams, subconscious, automatism (Dalí, Magritte).

24. Abstract Expressionism (c. 1940s–1950s)

• Gestural abstraction (Pollock), color fields (Rothko).

25. Pop Art (c. 1950s–1970s)

• Popular culture, mass media (Warhol, Lichtenstein).

26. Minimalism (c. 1960s–1970s)

• Simplicity, geometric forms (Judd, Stella).

Postmodern and Contemporary

27. Conceptual Art (c. 1960s–)

• Idea over object (Kosuth, Sol LeWitt).

28. Performance Art (1960s–)

• Live actions (Marina Abramović).

29. Land Art (1960s–)

• Art in nature (Robert Smithson).

30. Street Art / Graffiti (1980s–)

• Urban, political, Banksy-style interventions.

31. Digital Art / New Media (1990s–present)

• AI, virtual reality, interactive works.