Pop Art is often characterised by a miniscule attention to detail, sometimes with an almost photographic result. Primitivism is modern art that seeks to return to the naivety of primitive art. This is a deliberate attempt to reproduce the innocence of vision and expression found in children's drawing and primitive artworks. Realism Back to top Realism, as the word implies, is an artistic style that attempts to visually recreate the world around us. Surrealism Back to top Surrealism began in France in the 1920s.
Surrealism is the artistic expression of the subconscious, the world of our dreams.
Surrealist artwork often contains a disconcerting combination of everyday objects with fantasy, resulting in highly realistic yet illogical scenes, typically depicted with photographic attention to detail. Surrealism takes us between the tranquillity of dreams and the horror of nightmares. Symbolism Back to top Symbolism was initiated in France, during the second half of the 19th century. Symbolism is a rejection of Realism. It seeks to use art as a means to impart ideas and feelings, rather than limiting itself to the visible world.