Arts et Artisanat - Mouvements Artistiques : 1946-1999

a modern art movement originated in New York in which an artist expresses subjective feelings in abstract forms rather than external objects or figures

expressionnisme abstrait

an Italian art movement active in the late 20th century, which sought to create art from everyday, found materials

arte povera, art pauvre

a group of American writers active in the mid-20th century who sought to challenge the conventions of literature and create a more experimental style

génération beat, la génération des beatniks

a group of American artists active in the late 20th century who sought to challenge the conventions of abstract expressionism and create a more humorous and irreverent style

Imagistes de Chicago, Groupe des Imagistes de Chicago

an avant-garde art movement founded in 1948 that combined elements of expressionism, surrealism, and abstract art and emphasized spontaneity and the subconscious

mouvement Cobra, art Cobra

an abstract art movement in which large fields of color are used to create a sense of immersion, stillness and calm

champ de couleur, surface colorée

an international multi-disciplinary art movement that peaked in the 1960s and 1970s

fluxus (nom), mouvement fluxus (nom)

an American art movement active in the mid-20th century, which sought to create abstract paintings through the use of geometric shapes and flat, bold colors

peinture à contours nets, peinture à bords nets

a modern art form that depends on motion to produce the desired effect

art cinétique

an art movement active in the mid-20th century, which sought to challenge the conventions of traditional art and create a more experimental style

néo-dada, mouvement néo-dada

an artistic movement active in the mid-20th century, which sought to create art from everyday, found objects

nouveau réalisme, nouvelle réalité

an art movement that uses visual illusions and patterns to create the illusion of movement, depth, and changing form

art optique, art d'illusion

art created by those outside of the mainstream art world, often self-taught artists with no formal training

art brut, art des outsiders

an art movement emerging from the United Kingdom during the 1960s that was based on mass media and popular culture, using elements of commercials, comic books, etc. as a way to challenge the traditions of the fine arts

pop art

an art movement of the 1960s that reacted against abstract expressionism by rejecting gestural brushwork in favor of smooth, evenly painted surfaces with hard-edged geometrical shapes and drips of color

abstraction post-picturale, abstraction après-peinture

art movement that focuses on documenting the artistic process itself, rather than producing an end product

art de processus, art de la démarche

art created for a publicly accessible space and intended to reach a wide audience, often site-specific pieces incorporating the surrounding environment

art public, œuvre d'art public

an anarchist and Marxist political and artistic movement that existed from 1957 to 1972 and aimed to transform culture through creative activity and the construction of situations

Internationale Situationniste

art form that uses moving image media like video and film as the primary medium

art vidéo, vidéo-art

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of existing artwork, objects, and images to create new works

appropriation, appropriation artistique

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of the body as a medium and its exploration of the relationship between the body and the self

art corporel, art du corps

art in which the concept presented is considered as the most important part not the form or appearance

art conceptuel

a form of art that uses natural elements of a landscape directly in its composition

land art

a genre of art that is marked by a high-resolution representation of real life pictures

hyperréalisme

an artistic style popular in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, characterized by its use of digital technologies and the Internet to create art

art Internet, art numérique

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of expressive brushstrokes and bright colors to create a sense of emotion and movement

abstraction lyrique, lyrisme abstrait

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of the postal system to create art and its exploration of the relationship between art and communication

art postal, art du courrier

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of bold colors and textures to create a sense of abundance and energy

maximalisme

‌a style of art, music, or design that arose in the 1950s and is associated with simplicity and uses only a limited number of elements

minimalisme

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of vivid colors and expressive brushstrokes to capture the human experience

néo-expressionnisme

a modern type of art in which the artist and the audience are engaged in dramatic performance, often with political or social themes

art performance

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of simple forms, bright colors, and everyday objects to explore the relationship between art and life

postminimalisme, post-minimalisme

a movement and style in art, literature, architecture, etc. in the 20th century, which reacted against modernism and is usually marked by a return to earlier styles and inclusion of features from various periods

postmodernisme

a style of art in which the artist studies a photograph and tries to recreate it in another medium as accurate and natural as possible

photoréalisme

an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of bright colors and abstract forms to explore altered states of consciousness

art psychédélique, style psychédélique

an artistic style popular in the late 20th century, characterized by its use of a particular location and its exploration of the relationship between art and its environment

art spécifique au site, art de site

an artistic style popular in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, characterized by its use of sound and its exploration of the relationship between art and music

art sonore, œuvre sonore