abstract – abstract artists select and then exaggerate, enlarge, simplify or fragment forms.
Images are not an accurate representation, but give the idea of an object. architect
– a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings.
Cubism – Art style where objects are broken apart and reassembled showing multiple viewpoints; for example, from the front and the side at the same time.
Expressionism – An art movement dominant in Germany from 1905-1925, in which forms and colors are exaggerated for emotional effect
Impressionism – An art movement and style of painting that started in France during the
1860s. Impressionist artists tried to paint subjects showing the effects of sunlight on things at different times of day giving the “impression” of the scene.
Installation art - Art that is or has been installed or arranged in a specific place. Installations may be temporary or permanent, but most will be known in the future through documentation.
As a consequence, one aspect of installations is the difficulty with which they can be sold or collected. mural – A large design or picture , most commonly created on the wall of a public building,
Pop Art - An art movement that had its origins in England in the 1950s and made its way to the
United States during the 1960s. Pop artists focused attention on familiar images in popular culture such as celebrities, comic strips, magazine ads and supermarket products.
Renaissance
– a revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in
Italy in the 14th century marking the transition from medieval to modern times. There were great advances in art and science.
Surrealism - A twentieth century art movement where the images are as confusing and startling as those in dreams and the subconscious mind. Surrealist works can have a realistic, but irrational style. tessellation
–
A collection of shapes that fit together to cover a surface without overlapping or leaving gaps. Often a repeating geometric pattern .

Artists from the Powerpoints
Hieronymus Bosch – 15 th century painter who was known for depicting moral and religious themes, especially heaven and hell.
Dale Chihuly - 20 th and 21 st century American glass blower who works in Seattle and has had many exhibitions in Columbus. He is known for his giant chandeliers.
Chuck Close – paralyzed painter who makes large scale photo-realistic portraits.
Salvador Dali – 20 th century Spanish surrealist painter best known for The Persistence of Memory
(melting clocks). His paintings were based on dreams and the subconscious.
M.C. Escher – created impossible structures, illusions and tessellations, usually as linoleum, woodcuts or lithograph (stone) prints.
Andy Goldsworthy – British environmental artist who creates with leaves, sticks, rocks and ice. He photographs his work and leaves it to deteriorate.
Frida Kahlo – Mexican painter who did many self portraits after a terrible bus accident. She had a
“unibrow.”
Wassily Kandinsky – Russian born painter who is generally considered to be the inventor of abstract art.
His paintings are based on shape, color and rhythm.
Leonardo da Vinci - – Italian Renaissance painter and inventor whose two most well-known works are
Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Roy Lichtenstein – Pop artist who based his paintings on comic book style images.
Michelangelo – – Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor most well-known for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The David statue and various pietas.
Claude Monet - One of the first Impressionist painters best known for painting water lilies and using his own garden as inspiration.
Georgia O’Keeffe – American painter known for abstracting and enlarging flowers, skulls and scenes of the southwestern United States.
Claes Oldenburg – Swedish sculptor and pop artist who made giant sculptures of everyday objects.
Pablo Picasso – Spanish painter credited with inventing Cubism. He had a Blue Period and a Rose
Period.
Sandy Skoglund – American installation artist who creates room sized artworks in bright colors that she photographs with live actors.
Vincent Van Gogh – Dutch painter and Post-Impressionist who painted Starry Night and cut off part of his ear.
Andy Warhol - Pop artist who made multiple prints of celebrities and products to comment on popular culture.