Modern Art

Part 1
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Impressionism
1860
IMPRESSIONISM
developed in France in the
nineteenth century

based on the practice of painting

out of doors and spontaneously 'on
the spot' rather than in a studio
from sketches.

Landscapes and scenes of

everyday life
CONTRIBUTIONS
Capturing fleeting moments in real
life.

Using soft pastel tones in paintings

and Interior Design

Using loose brush strokes and

painting outside in a natural light.

Integrating natural elements in

architecture
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Claude Monet Juan Luna y Novicio Georges Seurat

Pierre Auguste Renoir Gustave Caillebotte

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet Luncheon of the Boating Party by
Grande Jatte By Georges Seurat Pierre Auguste Renoir

Paris Street Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte The Parisian Life by Juan luna
Fauvism
1905
FAUVISM
The Fauves ("wild beasts") were a
loosely allied group of French
painters with shared interests.
Several of them, including Henri
Matisse, Albert Marquet, and
Georges Rouault.

characterized by its bold colors,

textured brushwork and non-
naturalistic depictions.

Fauvist artists emerged as an

extension of the Impressionist
artists working at the turn of the
century.
CONTRIBUTIONS
One of Fauvism's major
contributions to modern art was
its radical goal of separating
color from its descriptive,
representational purpose and
allowing it to exist on the canvas
as an independent element.

Valued individual expression.

Its influence is notably seen in

the way artists began to explore
and experiment with color,
paving the way for the advent of
abstraction.
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Andre Derain Henri Matisse Georges Rouault

Maurice De Vlaminck Danilo Palomer Santiago

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

Woman with a hat by Henri Matisse

Charing Cross Bridge by Andre Derain

Jeu de Massacre (Slaughter) by Georges Rouault The River Seine at Chatou by Maurice de Vlaminck
Cubism
1907
CUBISM
Artistic movement created by
Pablo Picasso & Georges
Braque, which employs
geometric shapes in depictions
of humans and other forms.

Most influential art movement

in the 20th century.

Paintings are flattened (two-

dimensional)

Composed of little geometrics

shapes (cubes, triangles,cones)
CONTRIBUTIONS
Cubism introduced collage as a
modern art form.

In France and other countries

Futurism, Suprematism, Dada,
Constructivism, De Stijl and Art
Deco developed in response to
Cubism.

Cubism opened up almost

infinite new possibilities for the
treatment of visual reality in art
and was the starting point for
many later abstract styles
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Pablo Picasso Georges Braque Juan Gris

Vicente Silva Manansala Cesar Legaspi

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

Guernica by Pablo Picasso Violin and Candlestick by Georges Braque Portrait of Pablo Picasso by Juan Gris

Cubist Self- Portrait by Salvador Dali I and the Village by Marc Chagall
Futurism
1909
FUTURISM
Futurism was a famous Italian
form of art and social movement
that began in Italy in early 1909.

He stressed the concepts of

speed, the use of technology,
youthness, violence, and objects
like cars; airplanes and large
industrial cities.

This movement was a reaction to

the more ‘traditional’ art and
culture sources trying to
represent the modern world and
its energy.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Zaha Hadid

Italian Futurist Architecture

Futurist Manifesto (1909)

Heydar Aliyev Center designed by Zaha Hadid by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Carlo Carrà Giacomo Balla Luigi Russolo

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Umberto Boccioni

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni (1910) The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli by Carlo Carra

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla The Revolt by Luigi Russolo

Expressionism
1905
EXPRESSIONISM
Expressionism is one of the
art/movements that sprung in
the beginning of twentieth
century or mostly in Germany.

Given the desire to convey inner

experience, rather than the outer
world, Expressionism is typically
semantically distorted,
emotionally vibrant, and
structurally dynamic.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Prominent Artists: Included
Munch, Kandinsky, Schiele, and
Kirchner.

Mirrored early 20th-century

societal anxieties.

Included symbolic elements for

deeper meanings.

Inspired by Freud and Jung's

theories.

Used exaggerated shapes to

convey feelings.
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Edvard Munch Egon Schiele Franz Marc

Wassily Kandinsky Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

The Scream by Edvard Munch The Self-Portrait with Physalis Blue Horse by Franz Marc

Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky Street, Berlin by Ernst Ludwig

Dadaism
1916
DADAISM
Used collage, photomontage,
assemblage, and ready-mades
(ordinary objects presented as
art).

Rejected art norms &

conventions

Originated in Zurich, spread to

Berlin, Paris, New York.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Challenged traditional art

Emphasized performance art

Expanded usage of collage and

assemblage

Promoted anti-art
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Marcel Duchamp Hugo Ball Jean Arp

Tristan Tzara Raoul Hausmann

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

L.H.O.O.Q. by Marcel Duchamp Karawane by Hugo Ball The Gas Heart by Tristan Tzara

Collage with Squares Arranged according to Mechanical Head (The Spirit of Our
the Laws of Chance (1916-1917) by Jean Arp Age) by Raoul Hausmann
Surrealism
1924
SURREALISM
Surrealism is an art and cultural
movement that developed in
Europe in the aftermath of World
War I

Surrealism aims to revolutionise

human experience. It balances a
rational vision of life with one
that asserts the power of the
unconscious and dreams.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Combined unlikely elements to
create startling and thought-
provoking compositions.

Used symbolic imagery to

convey deeper psychological
meanings.

Challenged conventional
perceptions of reality and logic.

Experimented with techniques

like frottage, decalcomania, and
exquisite corpse.
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Salvador Dali René Magritte Joan Miro

Max Ersnt Leonora Carrington

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

The Persistence of Memory The Treachery of Images by René Magritte Harlequin’s carnival by Joan Miro
by Salvador Dali

The Pomps of the Subsoil by Leonora

The Elephant Celebes by Max Ernst Carrington
 Abstract
Expressionism
1940
ABSTRACT
EXPRESSIONISM
Influenced by Surrealism and the
existentialist philosophy.

Centered in New York City,

marking the shift of the art
world's epicenter from Paris to
New York.

Emphasis on spontaneous,
automatic, or subconscious
creation.
 CONTRIBUTIONS
Moved away from
representational art towards
pure abstraction.

Experimented with non-

traditional materials and
techniques.

Paved the way for minimalism

and pop art

Expansion of art techniques such

as drip painting and
spontaneous brushwork
 SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS

Jackson Pollock Mark Rothko Willem de Kooning

Barnett Newman Clyfford Still

 SIGNIFICANT ARTWORKS

No. 5, 1948 By Jackson Pollock Orange and Yellow by Mark Rothko Woman I by Willem de Kooning

Vir Heroicus Sublimis by Barnett Newman 1957-D No. 1 by Clyfford Still

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