Topic 10 - Style

Question 1

What is Style?

Answer 1

The distinctive visual appearance of a work of art, its aesthetic qualities.

Question 2

What is important in style?

Answer 2

Geography.

Question 3

How does style in the twentieth century change?

Answer 3

• Art movements (e.g. Futurism, Dada) often only lasted a few years so cannot be regarded as period styles.
• Individual artists with unique recognisable styles.

Question 4

What do artists do?

Answer 4

‘Borrow’ from or are influenced by other styles.

Question 5

What are the five major styles?

Answer 5

• Renaissance.
• Mannerism.
• Baroque.
• Neoclassicism.
• Romanticism.