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Genre
Genre:
a class or category of artistic endeavour having a particular form,
content, technique, or the like.
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So genre is just a fancy way of describing a type or category of
artwork.
Examples:
the genre of rap music
the genre of landscape painting
the genre of symphonic music
the genre of portrait photography
the genre of gothic novels (literature)
the genre of science fiction films
These paintings are by the
artist known as Canaletto,
1697 – 1768.
What genre (type) of
paintings are they?
These paintings are by the
artist known as Canaletto,
1697 – 1768.
What genre (type) of
paintings are they?
The genre of landscape
painting (or urban
landscape)
What genre do these
paintings by the English artist
Thomas Gainsborough
belong to?
What genre do these
paintings by the English artist
Thomas Gainsborough
belong to? The genre of
Portraiture (portrait
paintings)
How many different genres of painting can you
think of?
Discuss
We can have different genres based on the different
type of subject matter, for example:
Landscape (natural and urban)
Portrait
Abstract
And we could also talk about different styles of painting
as representing different genres:
Expressionist, Impressionist
Cubist, Surrealism, Art Nouveau, Futurism
Etc.
Photographic Genres
We have seen that there are several different
genres of painting. Similarly, there are several
different genres of sculpture.
The medium of photography is somewhat different
because it has many, many, many different genres!
Look at the following images, make notes as to
possible names for the different genres of
photography which you see
Simulated scene
How many different categories – or
genres of photography did you spot?
Here are just a few of the different genres of
photography
Which did you spot?
News
Portrait
Editorial
Landscape
Architectural
Sports
Vernacular
Fashion
Street Photography
Advertising
Documentary
Product
Medical
Candid
Abstract
Identity
Holiday ‘snaps’
Fine Art
Forensic
…………………. And more!
As we have seen, photography’s versatility means it has
many different genres.
Consequently, photography is very hard to ‘pin-down’ as
an artistic medium – it has so many different uses, styles,
categories, types …. so many genres!
In effect, photography sometimes seems to have no style
or characteristics which are unique and specific to the
medium itself – its sheer adaptability and versatility seem
overwhelming.
Partly because of this, there are some people who argue
that photography is NOT a true artistic medium.
Extension Work: What do you think about this
argument … can photography be an art? Discuss.