Art movements

big business This definition of pop art shows some of the diverse features of the movement. It was described as both intriguing (witty, sexy, popular and glamorous) but also also as kitsch (expendable, low cost, gimmicky and mass produced). It was said to be short-lived (transient) but also extremely profitable (big business). The target group is described as young which suggests a striving for new and exciting art. All of the above made statements link into the previously discussed American…

which feature a butterfly motif.1 In Christian art, the butterfly’s life stages represent the life, death and resurrection.2 Combining this knowledge with the modern and historical definitions…

The pop art movement beginning in the mid-1950s was one of the biggest modern art movements ever. Pop art is often associated with comics and different vibrant colors. Roy lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, when it comes to both of these artists everyone instantly thinks of Pop Art, it’s the work of this pair that immediately jumps to mind. Both artists are in separate art worlds in their own interesting ways. Pop art is an art movement that emerged in Britain and the United States during the mid to…

In the mid-1800’s to the early 1900’s two artists are responsible for the modern art movement these two artists are Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. These two artists have very distinct style of painting, however, they both helped to shape the direction of painting would go over the following century. Monet and Van Gogh painted their lives on a canvas and in their thoughts and words. Through both of the men’s paintings we can understand the struggle as artists during this time in history. The…

the late 1960’s, early 70’s a movement was emerged that called the Black Arts Movement (BAM). The Black Arts Movement was created in Harlem by writer and activist Amiri Baraka, considered the father of the Black Arts Movement. This national movement was initiated after the assassination of Malcom X. Many well-known writers were involved with the movement including: Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Maya Angelou, and Larry Neal. Many may considered the Black Arts movement to be compared to the Women…

During 1970’s the feminist movement and black power movement was at its height. This was a time for reform and a discussion on issues of racism, equality and justice raised by Black Americans and women. After many years of oppression, black people and women raised their voices in protest and marched in the streets of Washington D.C. to express their need for civil rights. The black feminist art movement came forth to address the issues of sexism and racism felt by most black women artists. And…

Cubism is one of the most important art movements of the twentieth century. It is typically associated with Pablo Picasso a modernist Spanish painter. Cubism was co-invented by Picasso and Georges Braque a French painter, between the years of 1908 and 1912 in Paris, France. According to Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, the post-impressionist artist Paul Cezanne inspired Picasso and Braque with his flattened planes that “sought to undermine illusion of depth (Harris and Zucker).” However,…

The art movement impressionism took place in the late 1860’s. Its characteristics is small, thin visible brushstrokes. The significance of impressionism is the perfect illustration of the effects of light. Impressionism was originated by a group of Paris based artist. As impressionism evolved it was faced with resistance from conventional art community in France. The name of the art style Impressionism came from the title of a Claude Monet painting, “Soleil Levant” (impressionism, Sunrise). The…

freedoms African Americans took their apex in the 1960s. The Civil Rights movement takes off after the 1954 victory over “Separate, but Equal,” via Brown v. Board of Education. Over the span of 10 years and two assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy…

hundred years. Etruscan kings were in charge during this time and ordered variety of etruscan art for their tombstone and palaces. Around 200 B.C. the romans conquered the greeks and started to copy their art style. This is what created the foundation of the development of roman art. Roman art movement started between 500 b.c. until 476 b.c. During this time period, It became very popular and well known art in Roman republic, Europe, Africa, and also some part of Asia. Because of this,…