description of modern and historical developments
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| African – Renaissance:
| Renaissance art often centers on the elite class and neglects the standard class; however, African focuses on the majority who belong to the common group. |
| African – Impressionism:
| African art describes the historical and modern paintings while impressionism describes the image of an object as a person would see it |
| African – Cubism:
| African art is stronger compared to cubism. |
| African – Surrealism:
| Both arts represent challenges and reactions to current affairs. |
| African – Pop Art:
| They both came out as a group of painters. |
| Impressionism – Cubism:
| Impressionism is still representational while Cubism is inferred from reality, but its purpose is to show depth in unique ways. |
| Impressionism – Surrealism:
| Surrealism is smooth, while impressionism has thick lumps of paint. |
| Impressionism – Pop Art:
| They have an attitude as a similarity Impressionism is based on open-air while pop is not. Impressionism is linear; however, pop hard-edged. |
| Renaissance – Impressionism:
| They were both antithetic Renaissance art stressed realism by introducing perspective while impressionism marked the beginning of a departure from realism |
| Renaissance – Cubism:
| Both are visual enquires of nature. Renaissance art eas during the period when artists rediscovered the ideas of classical-Greece |
| Renaissance – Surrealism:
| Renaissance focused more on topics such as abstraction while surrealism concentrates on the opposite, for example, on scenes portrayed from dreams. |
| Renaissance – Pop Art:
| Renaissance art focuses on the human while pop art mainly majors in current time. |
| Cubism – Surrealism:
| They are both modern art Cubism was an evolution of post-impressionism that arose between 1907 and 1911, while surrealism was a movement in the early 1920s. |
| Cubism – Pop Art:
| They are both considered as influential arts as they inspired music and literature. In pop art, the colors are right and robust, while in cubism, the colors are relatively dim. |
| Surrealism – Pop Art: | They were both a form of movement. Surrealism was started in the 1920s and was used to express emotional elements while pop art was created in the 1950s and was used to represent current times. |
Most of the arts above describe modern and historical developments. Renaissance art started in the 1400s was in parallel with the development that occurred in philosophy science and literature. They used the style of painting, decorative, and sculpture arts. African art involves traditional of the indigenous tribes in Africa. The artwork was in the form of pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, and painting, which was a little different from other arts.cubism art entailed painting and sculpture, which inspired music and literature. Due to this, it is considered one of the most influential arts. One of the artists who used the cubism style was Pablo Picasso. Impressionism art was characterized by small but visible brush strokes on paintings. The artists capture the image of an object the same way a person would see it at a glimpse. Most paintings are outdoor scenes with a lot of colors, and they, therefore, seem very bright.
Most people describe surrealism art as fantastic art. It grew during the world wars one and two, which is mainly literature and visual art. It was more of a cultural movement where people protested using art. Pop art started in New York. It was also a form of movement that presented a challenge to old fine art. It aimed at proving that art can be drawn from any source. The most used colors by pop artists are yellow, red, and blue.