The official art eras that we will be discussing today, in contrast, span across many countries, often all of Europe and sometimes North and South America.ĭespite their lack of official recognition, these earliest examples of human artistic flair raise a lot of interesting questions. The reason behind this decision is that these early eras of artistic expression were bound to a relatively small geographical space. Official art era timelines do not include cave paintings, sculptures, and other works of art from the stone age or the beautiful frescos produced in Egypt and Crete in around 2000 BC. Camels have been painted over earlier images of cattle, perhaps reflecting climatic changes David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsĪlthough we have these exquisite examples of early artistic expression, the official history of art periods only begins with the Romanesque Era.
These prehistoric rock paintings are in Manda Guéli Cave in the Ennedi Mountains, Chad, Central Africa. Perhaps painting and drawing were a way to record their lived experiences, to tell stories to young children, or to pass down wisdom from one generation to the next. We cannot truly know the reason why these early humans began to produce art. We have found paintings and drawings of human activity from the Paleolithic Era under rocks and in caves. The earliest cave paintings that we are aware of were created roughly 40,000 years ago. 3.21 Neo-Expressionism (1980-1989): Modern ArtĪs long as humankind has been conscious of itself, it has been creating art to represent this self.3.19 Abstract Expressionism (1948-1962): Stepping Away from Europe.3.18 The New Objectivity (1925-1965): Cold and Technical.3.17 Surrealism (1920-1930): Things Just Get More Bizzare.3.16 Dadaism (1912-1920): The True Reality That Life is Nonsense.3.14 Cubism (1906-1914): Breaking Things Apart and Putting Them Back Together Again.3.13 Expressionism (1890-1914): Bringing a Political Edge to the Debate.3.12 Art Nouveau (1890-1910): The Pure Gold of Gustav Klimt.3.11 Symbolism (1890-1920): There is Always More Than Meets the Eye.
3.10 Impressionism (1850-1895): Heralding the Era of Modern Art.3.9 Realism (1850-1925): Objectivity over Subjectivity.3.8 Romanticism (1790-1850): A Break from the Severity of it All.3.7 Classicism (1770-1840): Throwing It Back to Classic Times.3.6 The Rococo Art Period (1725-1780): Light and Airy, a French Fancy.3.5 The Baroque Era (1590-1760): The Glorification of Power and the Deception of the Eye.3.4 Mannerism (1520-1600): A Window into the Future of Kitsch.3.3 The Renaissance Era (1420-1520): The Reawakening of an Art Era That Never Really Existed.3.2 The Gothic Era (1100-1500): Freedom and Fear Come Together.3.1 The Romanesque Period (1000-1300): Sharing Information Through Art.3 A Comprehensive Art Movement Timeline.2 A Brief Overview of the Art Periods Timeline.
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