... in the art was first seen in the paintings of Giotto. He was considered to be "The father of Renaissance painting- because of his less abstract and more natural approach to the depiction of the world (Kagan) . The practice of harmony, symmetry, shading (chiaroscuro), and proportion were used to ... theme added into the mix of religion was the celebration of man. A more secular and humanistic form of art was made. The sculptures, much like Greek and Roman sculptures, were more exaggerated in their size and their presence was powerful. Michelangelo's David was one of many examples of the ex...

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... of everyday life. This was an adoption of the aim of American composer John Cage.# "Pop acted in the gap between art an life" - Robert Rauschenberg. Pop artists rebelled against abstract expressionism in three ways. Firstly they used impersonal techniques such as silk screen printing - the art was no longer painterly it was unemotional and detached. Secondly the relationship of Pop ... mass production. The techniques used in Pop art were that of mass production. Many repeats of works were used, often in the same piece. And lastly the artists mocked the abstract expressionists style and ...

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... of futurism. The most noticeable feature of Boccionis" many legged soccer player is its depiction of motion. Much like the futurists Constructivism sought an art that would be abstract yet easily understood. Their sculptures celebrated the material properties of objects, such as texture and shape. Construction is an additive process by which the artist combines ordinary materials such as metal and wood ... to construct sculptures. Constructivism artists include Alexsandr Rodchenko, and Vladimir Tatlin. Finally, Surrealism, which is inspired by writings of Freud, seeks ways of accessing ...

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