YOGYAKARTA - Art of appearance is one of the art branches that has a lot of interest. Arts are not only in the form of paintings, but all works of art made in the media that can be captured by the eyes and felt on a level. There are several important kinds of art to know.

Art is distinguished from being a pure art and applied art, in terms of its function. Pure art involves the process of creating works of art that focuses solely on expression of the soul, such as painting. While applied art is a process of creating works that have certain functions and purposes, such as craft arts.

Art of appearance has existed since ancient times and has developed over time. So what are the types of art that need to be understood by this type of art lover?

There are several types of fine art flows that have been used by artists from ancient times until now. Here are some interesting art flows for you to know:

The flow of expressionism is a form of fine art whose manufacturing process expresses the expressions felt by the artist. Artists create works with a good expression of imagination, innerness, or feelings.

The characteristics of the flow of expressionism are the depiction of objects that emphasize expressions, such as sadness, fear, joy, violence, and so on. Artists who work with the flow of expressionism, namely Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gaugiuin, Popo Iskandar, and others.

The flow of impressionism is a type of work of art that shows an impression on the object depicted. The characteristics of this artistic flow are the depiction of objects that tend to run away and are not very detailed. The figures or artists who adhere to the flow of impressionism are Claude Monet, Affandi, Casmile Pissaro, Kusnaidi, Aguste Renoir, and others.

Water realization is a work of art that depicts objects with a real impression based on the views of artists. The characteristics of this artistic flow are the depiction of objects that are very detailed and use objects in real life, such as humans, animals, plants, and so on. Artists who include the flow of realism, namely Basuki Abdullah, Charles Prancois, Honore Daumier, and so on.

Naturalism is an art work whose depictions are dominant in including natural elements. The characteristics of this artistic flow are the creation of works with a natural shape resembling natural nature. The artists who adhere to the naturalism sect, namely Basuki Abdullah, Williambanis Baker, Abdullah Sudrio Subroto, Teodore Rous Badan, and others.

The flow of romance is a work of art that lifts aesthetic, fantastic, irrational, but also absurd values. The characteristics of this artistic flow are depictions of objects with a romantic or even dramatic feel background. Artists that include the flow of romance, namely Ferdinand Victor, Raden Saleh, Eugen Delacroix, and others.

The flow of cabbage is a work of art with a cut object shape or image, overlap, distortion, deformation, compilation, to transparency. The characteristics of this flow of art are the depiction of objects that have been changed in combinations of fields such as triangles, circles, squares, and others. The figures of the Basime sect artists, including Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Srihadi Sudarsono, Albert Glaze, and others.

The flow of chestism is a work of art whose objects are described far from the touch of affection. The characteristics of this artistic flow are the depiction of objects that tend to lead to the impression of violence, criticism, roughness, and others. Artists who adhere to the flow of chestism include Juan Gross, Hans Arp, Max Ernst, Hendra Gunawan, and others.

The flow of realism is a work of art that depicts objects such as unconsciousness, imagination, or dreams. The characteristics of this artistic flow are images or forms of objects that look invisible or out of habit, generally because they are inspired by imagination. Artist figures who include the flow of realism, namely Andre Masson, Salvador Dali, Gusti Putu Saderi, and others.

Those are the reviews of several interesting kinds of art to understand, especially for those of you who love fine arts. Every artist usually takes the path of work by choosing their respective sects. Also read the types of creative industries in Indonesia.

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