Art movement

Anti- Bourgeoisie Aesthetics and the Rejection of Pre-Meditated Art in the Dada Movement: An Art Analysis of “Untitled (Collage with Squares Arranged according to the Laws of Chance)” (1917) and “Leaves and Navels” (1929) by Hans Arp This art analysis will define the fundamental modes of artistic production and aesthetics in the Dada Movement that opposed bourgeoisie art and the elements of pre-meditated art production in “Untitled (Collage with Squares Arranged according to the Laws of…

Feminist Art Movement Women have always been present in male’s most famous art works, but the question was why there were no famous women artists? In male’s art pieces women have always been either sexualized and desirable creatures (such as Monet’s Olympia or GUSTAVE MOREAU’s Dance of Salome)) or traditional role of mothers and housewives (such as Blessed Art thou Among Women by GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER). The feminist art movement began in 19060’s and reflects art made by women about their…

Joseph Minton once said, “True art captures emotions, feelings, and the energy of the object, setting or event that is being depicted. It goes far deeper than the cold, flat surface of duplication. True art has an entity of its own, it is alive, and has the ability to speak, effect, move, and convey emotions to its viewer. This is why I personally choose to paint in derivatives of expressionism.” Art is a form of expression. Art is a way in which society can express themselves and show their…

The Black Arts Movement (1965-1975) is considered to be one of the most essential moments in African American literature. It encouraged and motivated African Americans to form their very own publishing companies and magazines as well as numerous institutions of the arts. The movement was also believed to have inspired the formation of African American Studies classes at universities and colleges throughout the United States (Rojas 2147). The Black Arts Movement was also thought to have been…

The 1960s art movement was a disease, spreading fast and affecting many people. The art brought upon a new way for people to view life because the artists wanted to brighten this rough era. It helped people get out of the slumps from the post-war and started a trend with a new art form. The art movement of the 1960s played an important role during the decade, because it surfaced pop art, Andy Warhol, and how pop art is still affecting today’s culture. Pop art fully embodied the decade of the…

consumerism on the Pop Art Movement The Pop Art Movement began shortly after World War 2 reached its end in 1945. The Pop Art Movement originated in the 1950’s / 1960’s, emerging from a society which was plagued with consumerism. The 1950’s / 1960’s was when consumerism was at its strongest point and the Pop Art Movement was able to be born from this massive level of consumerism that was in America. Consumerism influenced the Pop Art Movement significantly and without consumerism Pop Art would…

In the 1920’s there was an art movement that changed the way art was defined, this was known as the surrealist art movement. Surrealism originated in the late 1910s and early 20s as a literary movement that experimented with a new form of expression called automatic writing or automatism. In Paris in 1924 the publication of the manifesto of surrealism by poet, Andre Breton made surrealism an international and political movement. Many artists and poets such as Louis Aragon (1897–1982), Paul…

Pop Art is an art movement that started in Britain in the 1950's and came to America in the late 1950's. Pop art is a style of art that enhances objects and figures by using bright colors to extenuate the focus points in the piece. There were many great artist's in this era such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol is famously known for painting the Campbell's Soup can but he didn't stop there, he created some of the most famous pieces of pop art today. Andy Warhol was born in…

The United States saw the Pop art movement start in New York during the mid-1950s. It started with four main artists, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenguist, and Claes Oldenburg. Pop art was one of the biggest art styles to emerge from the Mid Modern era and to influence a lot of other artists of the era. The subject matter of this movement was far from traditional, they drew upon popular images and reintroduced these images with their own twists to them, they wanted to celebrate people…

The Street Art Movement: Facilitating Humility Since 1970 The exuberant, colorful fruit stands and local, Ecuadorian restaurants lining the streets of Central Quito, Ecuador easily deceive ignorant passersby and tourists. After turning onto Garcia Moreno Street, however, these individuals become struck by the outrageously vivid scene depicted on the side of a building. Walking from the left side of the building to the right, a story unfolds. A disfigured boy looking only 15 years old stares in…