Periods of art in Great Britain. Earliest art and medieval, 16th-19th Centuries. Vorticism, pop art, stuckism. Percy Wyndham Lewis, Paul Nash, Billy Childish as famous modern painters. A British comic as a periodical published in the United Kingdom.
Since the 14th century, each century has produced artists who have created great drawings. The oldest surviving British art includes Stonehenge from around 2600 BC, and tin and gold works of art produced by the Beaker people from around 2150 BC. Portraits were, as elsewhere in Europe, much the easiest and most profitable way for an artist to make a living, and the English tradition continued to draw of the relaxed elegance of the portrait style developed in England by Van Dyck. The early 20th century also includes the Bloomsbury Group a group of mostly English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists, including painter Dora Carrington, painter and art critic Roger Fry, art critic Clive Bell, painter Vanessa Bell, painter Duncan Grant among others; very fashionable at the time, their work in the visual arts looks less impressive today. Postmodern, contemporary British art, particularly that of the Young British Artists, has been said to be "characterised by a fundamental concern with material culture ... perceived as a post-imperial cultural anxiety".The annual Turner Prize, founded in 1984 and organized by the Tate, has developed as a highly publicized showcase for contemporary British art.Great Britain has a big history of art, especially history of painting. By nowadays Great Britain has a rich history of the school of painting. Every of this painter had vivid, interesting history and a particular style. Having researched British art in detail I came to the conclusion that British art has suffered radical changes since 17th century. I believe that outcomes of this project can be applied to studying the art of this country at schools and colleges at English lessons, as there is little information about cultural heritage of Great Britain in the textbooks nowadays.
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Great Britain has a big history of art, especially history of painting. Britain didn’t have its own school of painting up to the XVII century. By nowadays Great Britain has a rich history of the school of painting. Britain reared a great amount of talented painters who reserved really great masterpieces. Every of this painter had vivid, interesting history and a particular style.
Having researched British art in detail I came to the conclusion that British art has suffered radical changes since 17th century. British contemporary art is rather unique but it has the right for existence.
To sum up I’d like to say that the aim of my project has been achieved though I encountered some difficulties. First of all it was lack of information in the Internet and it was necessary to look through all the information which was found and to select requisite one for me.
I believe that outcomes of this project can be applied to studying the art of this country at schools and colleges at English lessons, as there is little information about cultural heritage of Great Britain in the textbooks nowadays.
Researching the outcomes of the survey carried out among the senior pupils I came to the conclusion that the art of Britain is little known for the majority of students.
So, I recommend studying the offered material on British painting at elective courses, English circles, quizzes and wall newspapers. I am sure it will be useful to extend students’ knowledge about the cultural heritage of Great Britain, especially painting.
Resources
1. Vasilyeva L.V. English Language 10th form: art of Great Britain XVII-XX centuries
