art movement
Shared visual philosophy
An art movement is a style or tendency in visual arts shared by a group of artists during a specific period, usually united by common philosophy, techniques, or goals.
Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism are art movements.
The term extends to music, literature, and other creative fields: Minimalism began as an art movement but influenced design and architecture.
Spanish cubism co-founder
- BraqueFrench cubism pioneer
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- facetsPolished gem surfaces
planes · collage · angular · deconstruction · assemblage · simultaneity · Orphism · African masks
Mass culture as canvas
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- conceptual artWork valuing notion over form
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- installation artArt occupying whole rooms
video art · land art · performance art · neo-expressionism · op art · photorealism · street art · new media
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
- realismAccepting things as they are
pre-raphaelite · symbolism · post-impressionism · art nouveau · mannerism · naturalism · Hudson River School · Barbizon school
Distilling to essential qualities
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- suprematismBelief in group dominance
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
purism · Mondrian · non-objective · autonomy · Greenberg · reduction · pure form · utopian
Foremost position or group
- experimentalTesting new methods
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
unconventional · progressive · boundary-pushing · subversive · transgressive · nonconformist · innovation · conceptual
Hazy and fantastical
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- DalíSpanish surrealist painter
- MagritteBelgian surrealist painter
- automatismInvoluntary mechanical behavior
juxtaposition · absurdity · metamorphosis · Max Ernst · Miró · melting clocks · uncanny · Freudian
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- da VinciItalian locative surname element
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
Raphael · Botticelli · Florence · patronage · chiaroscuro · Medici · Titian · Donatello
Complex psychological state
- distortionTwisting from original state
- angstDeep unfocused worry
- MunchNorwegian symbolist painter
- The ScreamExpressionist image of dread
Kandinsky · Die Brücke · Der Blaue Reiter · inner turmoil · psychological · bold color · brushwork · intensity
French Impressionist surname
- plein airOutdoor painting practice
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- colorVisual hue property
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
Renoir · Degas · Manet · Giverny · water lilies · haystacks · dappled light · fleeting moment
Picasso
Spanish cubism co-founder
- BraqueFrench cubism pioneer
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
facets · planes · collage · angular · deconstruction · assemblage · simultaneity · Orphism · African masks · monochromatic
pop art
Mass culture as canvas
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- conceptual artWork valuing notion over form
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
installation art · video art · land art · performance art · neo-expressionism · op art · photorealism · street art · new media · appropriation
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- neoclassicismMovement emulating antiquity's forms
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
realism · pre-raphaelite · symbolism · post-impressionism · art nouveau · mannerism · naturalism · Hudson River School · Barbizon school · orientalism
abstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- suprematismBelief in group dominance
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
functionalism · purism · Mondrian · non-objective · autonomy · Greenberg · reduction · pure form · utopian · machine age
vanguard
Foremost position or group
- experimentalTesting new methods
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
cutting-edge · unconventional · progressive · boundary-pushing · subversive · transgressive · nonconformist · innovation · conceptual · situationist
dreamlike
Hazy and fantastical
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- DalíSpanish surrealist painter
- MagritteBelgian surrealist painter
automatism · juxtaposition · absurdity · metamorphosis · Max Ernst · Miró · melting clocks · uncanny · Freudian · oneiric
humanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- da VinciItalian locative surname element
Michelangelo · Raphael · Botticelli · Florence · patronage · chiaroscuro · Medici · Titian · Donatello · Vasari
emotion
Complex psychological state
- distortionTwisting from original state
- angstDeep unfocused worry
- MunchNorwegian symbolist painter
The Scream · Kandinsky · Die Brücke · Der Blaue Reiter · inner turmoil · psychological · bold color · brushwork · intensity · subjectivity
Monet
French Impressionist surname
brushwork · Renoir · Degas · Manet · Giverny · water lilies · haystacks · dappled light · fleeting moment · atmosphere
- cultural trendstrends, fads, cultural shifts, social norms, digital age
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- influencesparents, mentors, teachers, friends, peers
- Art Scenesart scene, New York art scene, art colony, artist colony, art world
- artist biographypainter, sculptor, photographer, life story, early years
- social changecultural shift, social progress, social norms, cultural fusion, globalization
art movementdirectionlessness
Absence of aim or course
art movementpolitical movement
Organized effort for change
social movement · scientific paradigm · music · dance · theater
moved, movement, movable, immovable, unmoved, mover, movers, movements, movingly