(Post) Modernities and Avant-Garde Art

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What is Avant-Garde art?

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Avant-Garde art challenges artistic and social conventions. The term originates from the military, meaning 'advanced forces.'

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Name some early modern art movements.

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Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism.

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What are some later modern art movements?

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Impressionism, Pointillism, Post-Impressionism, Synthetism, Fauvism, Cubism, Orphism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.

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What is the focus of Impressionism, Pointillism, and Post-Impressionism?

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These movements focus on light, color, and form.

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What characterizes Synthetism, Fauvism, and Cubism?

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These movements use abstraction and bold colors to convey emotion and structure.

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What themes are explored in Orphism, Dadaism, and Surrealism?

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These movements explore abstract, chaotic, and subconscious themes.

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What is emphasized in Abstract Expressionism?

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Emphasis on spontaneity and abstraction.

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What role did early modern art galleries play?

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They displayed works for purchase, as depicted in Teniers' 'The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels' (1647–51).

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What was the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts?

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Established by King Louis XVI, it standardized academic art.

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What was the Salon des Refusés (1863)?

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An exhibition of works rejected by the official Salon, promoting avant-garde art.