Art Appreciation - Art Movements

This is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a particular period, (usually a few months, years, or decades) or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within several years.

• Artistry Movement

• Art Movement

• Art Performance

• Art Manner

These are the defining characteristics of Impressionism except for ONE

• Thin and defined brushstrokes

• Focus on Light

• Distinctive Color Palette

• Creative Cropping

This is an art movement that rejected the rigid rules of fine arts that showcased realistic portrayals of the surroundings which are often found outside.

• Cubism

• Expressionism

• Impressionism

• Post Impressionism

This art movement argues that art should focus more on the underlying message and contents rather than on its mere aesthetics.

• Fauvism

• Post Impressionism

• Impressionism

• Expressionism

Rather than employ subject matter as a visual tool or means to an end, Post-Impressionists perceived it as a way to convey feelings. According to Paul Cézanne, “a work of art which did not begin in emotion is not a work of art.”

• Everyday Subjects

• Emotional Symbolism

• Evocative Color

• Thick Brushstrokes

These are the defining characteristics of Post-Impressionism except for ONE

• Distinctive Brushstrokes

• Evocative Color

• Emotional Symbolism

• Creative Cropping

The style of this art movement is characterized by fragmented subject matter deconstructed in such a way that it can be viewed from multiple angles simultaneously.

• Pop Art

• Expressionism

• Surrealism

• Cubism

These are the three phases of Cubism except for ONE

• Analytic Cubism

• Proto Cubism

• Scientific Cubism

• Synthetic Cubism

Characterized by chaotic paintings of fragmented subjects rendered in neutral tones. The fractured forms often overlap with one another, displaying the subject from multiple perspectives at once.

• Analytic Cubism

• Proto Cubism

• Scientific Cubism

• Synthetic Cubism

An American art movement—the first to explode on an international scale—that started after World War II. It solidified New York as the new center of the art world, which had traditionally been based in Paris.

• Surrealism

• Abstract Expressionism

• Impressionism

• Pop Art