| In painting world there are so many styles that are | | | | believed in the use of color as a massive emotional |
| very popular. But before giving an account of different | | | | force. This style was marked by expression of |
| popular styles we need to know what the term "style" | | | | feelings in colors with severe roughness and |
| means. In fact, there is not any certain definition of | | | | clumsiness. The use of simplified lines to expressively |
| "style". It may be understood in the aesthetic terms as | | | | reveal the subject and theme of the painting was also |
| what to paint or which physical technique implied in | | | | used to be the attempt of the artists. They preferred |
| painting. Aesthetic movements like realism, romanticism | | | | spontaneity and freshness over the finish in any work |
| and impressionism belong to this explanation of style. | | | | of art. Pioneer of this art style was Gustave Moreau. |
| To further understand it, we may say that style is said | | | | Classicism: This term refers to the paintings style |
| to be the ways an artist paints and applies colors and | | | | employed by the ancient Roman and Greek painters. |
| texture. The perspective and the way in which an | | | | Classicism is characterized by the simplicity and |
| artist looks at the things visible and invisible | | | | adherence to the basic rules and principles. This art |
| characterize his or her style. | | | | style is refined and elegant, disciplined by order and |
| Scholarly discourse on style has given more technical | | | | symmetry. Classicism is unique style which does not |
| term "movement" or "school" to which an artist can be | | | | encourage self expression and individuality. |
| associated with. Inclusion of an artist to certain school | | | | Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and |
| or movement may be done by the deliberate affiliation | | | | Mantegna were the painters who tried to imitate this |
| of the artist to such movement or by the art historians. | | | | ancient style of art. |
| Some of the popular painting styles are discussed | | | | Besides, there are so many other styles and schools |
| under following heads: | | | | which are significant and have expressed different |
| Constructivism: This movement had started in Russia in | | | | thoughts and subjects of the self and society in a |
| the wake of socialism. It was not purely an art but | | | | unique way. Noteworthy of them are- abstract art, |
| was a fusion of art and architecture. This movement | | | | aboriginal art, aestheticism, art brut, art nouveau, |
| was principal inspiration in raising many socialist | | | | baroque, Byzantine art, cubism, dada, dragging, |
| establishments in Russia after the October revolution. | | | | encaustic, paintings, expressionism, gothic, |
| Constructivism was on high in the period between 1919 | | | | impressionism, mannerism, marbling, minimalism, |
| to 1934. The chief proponents of this style of art were | | | | modernism, neoclassicism, orientalism, primitivism, |
| Alexander Rodcheckno, Liubov Popava, Vladimir Tatlin | | | | ragging & stippling, realism, spattering, surrealism, |
| and Olga rozanova. | | | | symbolism, theorem paintings and wood graining. |
| Fauvism: This is painting style in which proponents | | | | |