Arts et Artisanat - Mouvements Artistiques : 1901-1945

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

cubisme

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

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

école de l'ashcan, école réaliste d'ashcan

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

groupe de Bloomsbury, Cercle de Bloomsbury

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

constructivisme

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

cubo-futurisme, cubo-futurisme (style artistique)

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

mouvement dada, dadaïsme

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

Le Cavalier Bleu, Le Cheval Bleu

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

de stijl, le style

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

le pont

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

fauvisme

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

futurisme

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

Groupe des Sept, Groupe des Sept peintres

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

modernisme

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

néoclassicisme

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

primitivisme

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

orphisme

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

photo-sécession, sécession photographique

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

purisme

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

suprématisme

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

vorticisme

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

régionalisme

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

art concret, art de la forme

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

École de Paris, École de Paris (mouvement artistique)

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

abstraction géométrique, art géométrique

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

néo-romantisme

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

nouvelle objectivité, objectif nouveau

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

précisionnisme

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

réalisme social, réalisme populaire

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

réalisme socialiste

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

surréalisme