Modern art

Abstract art is now generally understood to mean art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colours in a non-representational or subjective way. In the very early 20th century, the term was more often used to describe art, such as Cubist and Futurist art, that depicts real forms in a simplified or rather reduced way - keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject. Such paintings were often claimed to capture something of the depicted objects' immutable intrinsic qualities rather than its external appearance. See Abstraction. The term non-figurative is used as a synonym. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abstract art"

Abstract Expressionism was an American post- World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and also the one that put New York City at the center of the art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abstract expressionism"

Abstraction-Création was a loose association of artists formed in Paris in 1931 to counteract the influence of the powerful Surrealist group led by André Breton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abstraction-Création"

Acéphale (headless) was a splinter group from the core of the Surrealism movement in Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acéphale"

Action painting, sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. The resulting work emphasizes the physical act of painting itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Action painting"

(Aestheticism) The Aesthetic movement is a loosely defined movement in art and literature in later nineteenth century Britain. Generally speaking, it represents the same tendencies that Symbolism or Decadence stood for in France, and may be considered the English branch of the same movement. It belongs to the anti-Victorian reaction and had post-Romantic roots. It took place in the late Victorian period from around 1868 to 1901, and is generally considered to have ended with the trial of Oscar Wilde. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aestheticism"

Allianz was a group of Swiss artists which formed in 1937. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allianz (arts)" shortopedia, it's as simple as that!

American modernism is an art movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "American modernism"

American scene painting is a naturalist style of paintings and art of the 1920s through 1940s in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "American scene painting"

Many exhibitions have been held in the vast spaces of U.S. National Guard armories, but the Armory Show refers to the "International Exhibition of Modern Art" that opened in New York City's 69th Regiment Armory, on Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets, on February 17, 1913, ran to March 15, and became a legendary watershed date in the history of American art, introducing astonished New Yorkers, accustomed to realistic art, to Modern art. The show served as a catalyst for American artists, who became more independent and created their own artistic language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armory Show"

Art à la Rue was a group of left-wing artists and architects in the 1890s and early 1900s, mostly in Brussels and Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art à la Rue"

Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is a style in art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century. Other, more localized terms for the cluster of self-consciously radical, somewhat mannered reformist chic that formed a prelude to 20th-century modernism, included " Jugendstil" in Germany and the Netherlands, named for the snappy avant-garde periodical Jugend ('Youth') or " Sezessionsstil" ('Secessionism') in Vienna, where forward-looking artists and designers seceded from the mainstream salon exhibitions, to exhibit on their own in more congenial surroundings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Nouveau"

Art of Perestroika is a name given to modern art groups and artists in St. Petersburg during Perestroika ( 1985- 1989) ...more on Wikipedia about "Art of Perestroika"

The term Arte Povera was introduced by the Italian art critic and curator, Germano Celant, in 1967. His pioneering texts and a series of key exhibitions provided a collective identity for a number of young Italian artists based in Turin, Milan, Genoa and Rome. They were working in radically new ways, breaking with the past and entering a challenging dialogue with trends in Europe and America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arte Povera" My shortopedia and me. Modern_art

The Ashcan School was a realist artistic movement at the beginning of the 20th century, known for painting scenes of daily life in poor urban neighborhoods. It is often confused with a group known as "The Eight", whose members were: ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashcan School"

Avant-garde in French means front guard, advance guard, or vanguard. People often use the term to refer to people or works that are novel or experimental, particularly with respect to art, culture and politics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avant-garde"

La Belle Époque, or "beautiful era", was a period in France's history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belle Époque"

Biomorphism was an art movement of the 20th century. The term was first used by Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in 1936. Biomorphist artists focused on the power of natural life and used organic shapes, with hints of the shapeless and vaguely spherical forms of biology. It has connections with Surrealism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biomorphism"

"Cloisonnism" is a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold forms separated by dark contours. Artists Émile Bernard, Paul Gauguin, and others started painting in this style in the late 19th century. The name evokes the technique of cloisonné, where wires (cloisons or "compartments") are soldered to the body of the piece are filled with powdered and then fired. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cloisonnism"

COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1949 to 1952. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam. ...more on Wikipedia about "COBRA (avant-garde movement)"

The Collective for Living Cinema was an outpost of avant-garde cinema located on White Street in Lower Manhattan. It regularly presented work by filmmakers such as Ken Jacobs, Johan van der Keuken, Yvonne Rainer, Christine Vachon, Dziga Vertov and many others who created films that were outside of the commercial mainstream in the United States. It also published a number of scholarly journals on film. Many of the founders studied film at SUNY Binghamton together, where they developed a particular interest in the avant-garde. ...more on Wikipedia about "Collective for Living Cinema"

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Color Field is an art movement which began in the 1960s and is characterized by canvases painted entirely by large areas of solid color. ...more on Wikipedia about "Color Field"

Cubism was probably the most important and influential art movement since the Italian Renaissance; it was an avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture in the early 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cubism"

Cubo-Futurism was a variation of Cubism that developed in Russia in 1913. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cubo-Futurism"

De Stijl (in English generally pronounced duh-STILE; from the Dutch for "the style" – Dutch pronunciation: IPA /də stɛil/) was an artistic movement in the 1920s. The movement is also known as neoplasticism — the new plastic art (or Nieuwe Beelding in Dutch). ...more on Wikipedia about "De Stijl"

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