Expressionism - Artists working in this style set as their goal to accurately depict subjective feelings and emotions, rather than superficial, objective reality. To achieve their goals the artists would often alter, exaggerate, caricature or distort the subject of their work. Expressionist movement developed in late 19th century as a reaction against conservative academic standards in Europe. Impressionism - Artists who work in this style usually depict what they see at any particular moment. These pieces of art were created as if someone only took a quick glimpse at the subject, and then rebuilt it from memory.
Nature is a popular subject for many impressionist artists.
Renowned French painter Claude Monet is a typical example of impressionist art. Artworks of this style are for the most part, rather simple and nationalistic in character. Usually folk-artists have no formal training. Pointillism - This is a painting technique where an artists deposits numerous dots and strokes of color onto canvas. If such painting is then looked at from a distance the dots blend together to form a picture.