Ever wonder how many types and styles of art there are? What kinds of tools are used to make art? Well, I can explain that to you, and more! The ones I’ll be going over are Pop art, Contemporary art, Photorealism, Minimalism, and Conceptual art.
First, Pop art. Pop art was originally produced in the 1950s and 1960s. A lot of times, pop artists, such as Andy Warhol, Kieth Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton and more, would use a brighter color palette for a lot of their work. Comic book-looking things were often associated with pop art, too.
Second is Contemporary Art. Contemporary art is very well known. An overview of contemporary art is all modern stuff. Anything made in the 20th-21st century is contemporary art. Most of it is more culturally diverse things. These artists include Jean-Michel Basquiat,
Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, JR, Anish Kapoor, and Marina Abramović.
Next, Photorealism. It sounds just like it is. Photo and Realism. Without taking photos, Photorealism makes art using a certain medium to remake the image. Artists make this by referring back to images they took or found. Some artists are Chuck Close, Gerhard Richter, Richard Estes, Audrey Flack.
Now, Minimalism. It sounds just like its name. Like a lot of other names do. Minimal. Simple. It comes it music, visuals, and other materials. It was the most popular in the 1960s. Artists that have created Minimalism are Donald Judd, Yayoi Kusama, Frank Stella, Sol LeWitt, and Eric Orr.