Kunst und Handwerk - Kunstrichtungen: 1901-1945

an early 20th-century art movement that portrays an object or person in a fragmented form and from different angles simultaneously

Kubismus

a style of art, popular in 1920s and 1930s, characterized by the frequent use of geometric shapes with distinct borders and strong colors

Art déco, Art-déco-Stil

a group of American realist painters active in the early 20th century who sought to capture the everyday life of the city

Ashcan-Schule, Ashcan-Kunstschule

a group of English writers, intellectuals, and artists active in the early 20th century, who sought to challenge the conventions of the time

Bloomsbury-Gruppe, Bloomsbury-Kreis

an art movement originated in Russia that is abstract and aims at depicting modern industrial societies and urban areas

Konstruktivismus

an artistic style popular in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of dynamic forms and bright colors

kubofuturismus, kubofuturismus (Kunststil)

an early 20th-century movement in art, literature, music, and cinema, renouncing and satirizing artistic and social traditions and highlighting the illogical and absurd as a way of protest

Dada, Dadaismus

a group of German Expressionist painters active in the early 20th century, who sought to capture the spiritual essence of nature

Der Blaue Reiter, Die Blaue Reiter

a Dutch artistic movement active in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of abstract forms, geometric shapes, and primary colors

de stijl, der Stil

a German Expressionist art movement active in the early 20th century, which sought to express emotions and feelings through bold colors and forms

die Brücke

a style of painting that employs vivid colors and depicts objects and figures in a non-naturalistic way, originated in Paris in 1905

Fauvismus

a literary and artistic movement that regarded machinery and technology positively, common in the 1920s and 30s in Italy

Futurismus, futuristische Bewegung

a group of Canadian landscape painters active in the early 20th century who sought to capture the unique beauty of the Canadian landscape

Gruppe der Sieben, Gruppe der sieben Landschaftsmaler

a style or movement in art, literature, and architecture developed in the beginning of 20th century that greatly differs from ones that are traditional

Modernismus

a style of art, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the style practiced in ancient Greece and Rome

Neoklassizismus

a genre of art or literature that promotes the idealization of primitive and simplistic values

Primitivismus, primitive Kunst

an artistic style popular in France in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of abstract forms, bright colors, and curved lines

Orphismus

a group of American photographers active in the early 20th century who sought to challenge the conventions of photography and create a more artistic style

Foto-Sekession, Fotosezession

an artistic style popular in France in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of simplified forms and abstract shapes

Purismus

an early 20th-century art movement in Russia that created abstract works using basic geometric shapes in a limited range of colors

Suprematismus

an artistic style popular in England in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of dynamic forms and bold colors

Vorticismus

an American art movement active in the early 20th century, which focused on depicting the everyday life of rural America

Regionalismus

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of geometric shapes and mathematical principles

konkrete Kunst, geometrische Kunst

a group of modernist painters active in the mid-20th century who sought to capture the vibrancy and energy of the city

Schule von Paris, Gruppe moderner Maler in Paris

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of geometric shapes and mathematical principles

geometrische Abstraktion, geometrische Kunst

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of bold colors and romantic themes

Neo-Romantik

an artistic style popular in Germany in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of realism and a detached, unsentimental approach to subject matter

neue Objektivität, Objektivität neu

an American art movement active in the early 20th century, which sought to capture the modern, industrialized world through precise, geometric forms

Präzisionismus

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of realism to depict the struggles of the working class and other marginalized people

sozialer Realismus, Arbeiterrealismus

an aesthetic theory that was officially put into practice in communist states, believing that artistic works had a didactic function and should show the public the principles of a socialist state

sozialistischer Realismus, sozialistischer Realismus (ästhetische Theorie)

a 20th-century style of art and literature in which unrelated events or images are combined in an unusual way to represent the experiences of the mind

Surrealismus