Visual Art Art Movements

Abstract expressionism. a development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940s and 1950s and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the spontaneous creative act (e.g. action painting). Leading figures were Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

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Impressionism. a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and colour. Which artwork is impressionist?

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Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium.. Which artwork is photorealistic?

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Baroque was the dominant style in art and architecture of the seventeenth century, characterized by self-confidence, dynamism and a realistic approach to depiction. Which artwork is Baroque?

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Neoclassicism is a return to Greek and Roman ideas of logic and reason. Which artwork typifies this?

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Art Nouveau was an art movement influenced by Japanese art and Arts and Crafts. It was very ornate and frequently featured exotic plants. It was called Tiffany style in the US. Which artwork typifies this?

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Fauvism was an art movement names Les Fauve, which in French means "the wild beasts", because of their extremely distorted figures and unnaturally vivid colour. The fauvists were very interested in scientific colour theory and the context of colour. Their art was sometimes abstract. . Which artwork typifies this?

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Fauvism was an art movement names Les Fauve, which in French means "the wild beasts", because of their extremely distorted figures and unnaturally vivid colour. The fauvists were very interested in scientific colour theory and the context of colour. Their art was sometimes abstract. . Which artwork typifies this?

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Romanticism: an art period where artists honored nature, individualism, intuition, and emotion. The movement was an idyllic and dramatic reaction to the artists’ dislike of the Neo-Classical movement, the Industrial Revolution, and the Age of Enlightenment.. Which artwork typifies this?

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Expressionism: (1905-1933)Expressionism was an art movement centered in Germany where the artist distorts reality in order to express emotion. They were inspired by Post Impressionist and Symbolist painters.. Which artwork typifies this art movement

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