Art Terms And Movements

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Abstract Expressionism

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Twentieth-century American movement based on nonfigurative dramatic expressiveness (Pollock, Rothko)

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Art Deco

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Art and architecture style of the 1920s and 1930s that used abstraction, distortion, and simplification, particularly geometric shapes and highly intense colors. Chrysler building

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Art Nouveau

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Early 20th centurey art movement that emphasized nature in art and often featured floral motifs

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Baroque

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Heavily stylized movement prominent in Europe in the late 16th to early 18th centuries characterized by lavish ornamentation

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Bauhaus

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Important architecture and design school in the early 20th century that emphasized many geometrical motifs (klee, kandinsky)

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Classicism

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art of or in the style of ancient greek and roman art

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Cubism

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Early 20th century artistic movement predicated on the fragmentation of reality and a direct reaction to impressionism (picasso)

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Dada

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absurdist movement of the early 20th century (duchamp)

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Futurism

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Early 20th century italian art movement that emphasized machine as art

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Gothic

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Architectural style of the 12th through16th centuries characterized by elaborate arches and stain glass. examples of gothic style include notre dame in paris

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Impressionism

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Late 19th century French school of art that emphasied hte artist's visual impressions over realism (monet, renoir)

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Lithograph

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A print technique in which plates are pressed onto a crayon drawing

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Minimalist Art

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Art movment in the late 20th century that streessed cold restraint over emotional expression

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Motif

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In an artistic work, a recurring theme or element

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Neoclassicism

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Late 18th century art movement that rejected ornate rococo style and returned to a Greek and roman model

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Performance art

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Contemporary theatrical art technique intended to shock viewers

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Pointillism

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artistic style characterized by use of tiny dots of paint which when seen together make up a whole image (Seurat)

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Pop art (op art)

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Contemporary art movement which borrows heavily from popular culture and commercial art sources (Warhol)

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Realism

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Nineteenth century art movement in which reality of vision is emphasized over idealization or romanticism

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Renaissance

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Era of renewed interest in the arts and humanities;begun in Italy in the 15th century

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Rococo

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Eighteenth century art movement that was typified by elegance and vagueness

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Surrealism

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Movement begun in the 1920s which sought to show the world through fantastic landscapes and dream imagery (Magritte, Dali)