ART HISTORY

🎨 ART HISTORY REVIEWER (Mini Study Guide)

Based on your file:

🧠 What is an Art Movement?

In short, ganito lang ‘yan…

• An art movement = group of artworks with the same:

  • Style

  • Philosophy

  • Technique

• Think of it like trends ngayon:

  • Example: Minimalist aesthetic vs. maximalist vibes

👉 This part is important kasi ito ‘yung foundation ng topic.

🏺 ANCIENT ART

1. Cave Art (Pinaka OG art)

👉 Around 40,000 years ago (sobrang ancient legit)

(Lascaux Cave)

Key Features:

• Media

  • Natural materials (charcoal, minerals, animal fat, ochre, twigs)

  • Parang DIY art gamit kung ano meron sa paligid

• Style

  • Simple drawings

  • Animals (bison, horses, deer)

  • Handprints (parang “I was here” moment)

• Purpose

  • Hunting rituals

  • Recording events (early storytelling)

• Artists

  • Unknown (team effort vibes)

  • Early Hunters

Real-life connection:

Parang caveman version ng TikTok or IG stories — documenting life 😂

🏺 2. Egyptian Art

👉 Focus: Afterlife + gods + pharaohs

Key Features:

• Media

  • Stone (statues)

  • Papyrus (paper)

  • Metal, wood

• Style

  • Hieratic scale → mas malaki = mas important

  • Side view katawan, front view eyes (iconic look)

• Symbolism

  • Colors have meaning:

    • Green = life/rebirth

• Purpose

  • Religious & funeral (para sa afterlife journey)

• Artist

  • Imhotep (legend architect)

Real-life connection:

Parang “preparation for life after death” = long-term investment mindset 😳

🏛 3. Greek Art

👉 Focus: Beauty + human perfection

Key Features:

• Media

  • Marble, bronze, pottery

• Style

  • Naturalism (realistic bodies)

  • Contrapposto (relaxed pose, may movement)

• Purpose

  • Honor gods

  • Celebrate humans & achievements

• Artists

  • Phidias

  • Praxiteles

Real-life connection:

Parang fitness influencers ngayon—ideal body goals 💪

🏛 4. Roman Art

👉 Inspired by Greeks BUT more realistic

Key Features:

• Media

  • Marble, fresco (wall painting), mosaics

• Style

  • Realism (wrinkles? included 😭)

  • Focus on portraits

  • Architecture (arches, domes)

• Purpose

  • Show power & achievements

• Artist

  • Augustus (emperor patron)

Real-life connection:

Parang LinkedIn profile + flex ng achievements 😂

🧾 QUICK COMPARISON (Ancient Art)

🧠 MEMORY TRICK (Ancient Art)

👉 “CEGR”

• Cave → Survival

• Egypt → Afterlife

• Greek → Beauty

• Roman → Reality

⛪ MEDIEVAL ART (500–1400 CE)

👉 Church is the main character here.

Key Features:

• Media

  • Manuscripts (books)

  • Stained glass (church windows)

  • Sculptures

• Style

  • Flat

  • Not realistic

  • More symbolic

• Purpose

  • Teach religion

  • Inspire devotion

• Artists

  • Mostly monks (anonymous)

Real-life connection:

Parang visual version ng Bible stories (pang-turo sa mga di marunong magbasa dati)

🧠 Quick Summary:

👉 “Not realistic, but meaningful.”

🌏 ASIAN ART

🖌 1. Chinese Painting

👉 Focus: Nature + philosophy

Key Features:

• Media

  • Ink, brush

  • Silk or paper

• Style

  • Landscapes (mountains, rivers)

  • Calligraphy

• Purpose

  • Express emotions & ideas

  • Meditation vibes

• Artist

  • Wang Wei

Real-life connection:

Parang aesthetic wallpapers + deep quotes 🌿

🗾 2. Ukiyo-e (Japanese Prints)

👉 Meaning: “Pictures of the floating world”

Key Features:

• Media

  • Woodblock printing (mass production!)

• Style

  • Bold lines

  • Vibrant colors

  • Gradients (bokashi)

• Purpose

  • Capture everyday life

  • Celebrities, landscapes, stories

• Artists

  • Hokusai (The Great Wave 🌊)

  • Hiroshige

Real-life connection:

Parang posters / prints / memes of daily life 😂

🧠 MEMORY TRICK (Asian Art)

👉 “CU = Calm Universe”

• Chinese → Calm nature

• Ukiyo-e → Urban life

🔥 FINAL RECAP (SUPER IMPORTANT)

If you remember NOTHING else, remember this:

• Cave Art → Survival & storytelling

• Egyptian Art → Afterlife & symbolism

• Greek Art → Beauty & perfection

• Roman Art → Realism & power

• Medieval Art → Religion & symbolism

• Chinese Art → Nature & philosophy

• Ukiyo-e → Everyday life & prints

🧠 ULTRA MEMORY HACK

👉 Story method:

“From caves (survival), to Egypt (afterlife), to Greece (beauty), to Rome (reality), then Church (religion), then Asia (nature + daily life).”