Progression of Art Styles

As we all know art styles have radically changed over the centuries. But it was only until I actually looked up the progression of art styles in history that I realized how many different types of art styles there are, and that's just in painting. We have touched on a few of the styles in class, such as cubism. This style was sparked by the invention of the camera, now people could see images from any perspective that the camera could reach. Cubism takes this idea and represents many points of view on the same image, creating a distorted image of the original subject. And it is the introduction of a new view point that always sparks new styles. Another example is Abstract art, this was created because some artists believed that there was no need to represent real objects. Instead they chose to change the view point to interpret colors and shapes that are not recognizable and portray their message through vaguer images. What I found interesting is that there have been no radical style shifts in art in the 21st century.

One art style that i found interesting is Kinetic Art. This style explores how things look when they move and usually involves parts that are designed to set in motion by some internal mechanism. This type of art developed in response to technological advances, using motors and sensors to create motion. This is especially interesting to me as I am majoring in mechanical engineering, the idea of machines being piece of art is intriguing.The motion cannot be captured by images, and is better viewed in videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50eWUdyKGxE