The Three MainCategories of Style in Art

Representational Art

• Is any type of art in which objects or figures are easily identified.

• Examples of representational art are realism, impressionism, and the Renaissance.

• Abstract art is any art that emphasizes design and a simplified or systematic investigation of forms. The subject matter may be recognized or may be transformed into shape, color and line.

• Abstract art is however based on real objects and forms.

Abstract Art

Nonobjective Art

• Any art that has no recognizable subject matter such as trees, flowers, or people.

• The actual subject matter might be color or the composition of the work itself.