The document contrasts three artistic styles: abstract art which uses only lines, shapes and colors without a subject; figurative art which retains references to the real world and human figure but provides a freer interpretation rather than exact representation; and realism art which revolted against romanticism to explore everyday life in accurate detail. Examples of abstract, figurative, and works by artists Ron Mueck, Rebeca Dautremer and Gerhard Richter are provided to illustrate the different styles.

1. Abstraction and figuration

2. Abstract art
 The AbstractArt movement took place in the United States. In its purest form,
AbstractArt has no subject.
 It is just lines, shapes, and colors.TheAbstract Art movement is called Abstract
Expressionism because, although the art has no subject, it is still trying to convey
some kind of emotion.

3. Here you can
see some
examples of
abstract art.

5. Figurative art
 Figurative art describes any form of modern art that retains strong references to
the real world and particularly to the human figure, but it differs from realistic art in
that it does not pretend to make an exact representation of reality but rather a freer
interpretation of the author.

6. Here you can
see some
examples of
figurative art.

8. Realism art
Realism was an art movement that
revolted against the emotional and
exaggerated themes of
Romanticism.Artists and writers
began to explore the reality of every
day life.

10. Now, can you distinguish one artistic style from
another?

13. Ron Mueck

14. Rebeca Dautremer

15. Gerhard Richter