The difference between western traditional art and western modern art

There are 3 differences between the two, Western traditional art and Western modern art, which are described as follows:

I. Differences between the two:

1. Characteristics of Western traditional art: another characteristic of Western traditional painting, is the emphasis on description. For a long time painters have been the effective representation of stories and legends, depicting specific episodes to express some kind of moral or symbol, as their task.

2. Characteristics of modern Western art: Western modernist art is neither different from the traditional art of the past, nor does it include the various modern schools of realism, and it is not the same concept as modern Western art, in which it only occupies a place.

The focus of the two are different:

1, the focus of the traditional Western art: the interest of the traditional Western art favors rationality, in the form of the characteristics of especially in the emphasis on sketching and contempt for color.

2, the focus of modern Western art: modern Western art is keen and emotional, it is not like classicism, the pursuit of solemnity, silence, simplicity, harmony of the classical meaning, but to emphasize the spirit of freedom, indulgence, and rich, spectacular momentum, the spirit of turbulence and excitement, the full expression of the Baroque and Romantic art, the former manifested the Renaissance Classical interest of the reaction, the latter reflects the neo-classical art, and the neo-classical art. The latter embodied an alienation from neo-classicism.

The pursuit of the two is different:

1, the pursuit of Western traditional art: Western traditional art for traditional painting, reproduction is the fundamental place, but also can be said to be the basic goal of Western traditional painting.

2. The pursuit of Western modern art: It is not difficult to see the same characteristics of Western modern art, that is, the disregard for objective reproduction and the emphasis on subjective expression.

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