Explore Creativity With Visual Art Genres

Art teachers not only encourage students to express themselves with crayons, but as they reach upper grade levels, help them develop techniques from visual art genres as well.

The genres range from Abstract and Cubism to Realism, Surrealism and Expressionism.

During the Expressionist era, artists wanted feelings to be expressed in their paintings. An example of this is Edvard Munch's The Scream.

Claude Monet's Water Lilies from the late 19th century is an example of Impressionism -- bold images that lack details.

Then there are the artists like Paul Seurat - who merged tiny dots to create one picture, which introduced Pointillism.

Andy Wahol's Campbell soup can paintings represent Pop Art's nod to depicting every day images as art.

Each genre mentioned tells a story that is sure to pique the interest of students even if they don't plan on being the next Renoir.

Content provided by Oakland University.