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Impressionist Movement
This movement started in Paris, France and marked a break with traditional painting ideas. Artists sought to paint light and color, or "impressions" of what they were seeing, rather than re-create photo-realistic images. -
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Art Nouveau
Artists sought to work in a more modern, graphic style, drawing inspiration from organic and geometric forms, sometimes incorporating both in the same image. -
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Fauvism
Fauvist painters used intense colors, emphasizing personal expression and emotion. -
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Art Deco
Art Deco art and architecture dealt with basic forms that were symmetrical, geometric, and streamlined. -
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Cubism
Cubism sought to explore the visual experience over time and space, breaking forms down to their basic geometric shapes. -
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Surrealism
Surrealist artists were inspired by psychoanalysis. This art emphasized the power of imagination, juxtaposing seemingly nonsensical images to form new meaning. -
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Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism rejected the idea that art had to have a recognizable subject. Bright, jarring fields of color, expressive gestural strokes, and splatters of paint characterized these pieces. -
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Pop Art
Pop Art used imagery and style drawn from mass media and popular culture, celebrating commonplace objects and everyday life.