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Arts and Crafts - Art Movements: 1901-1945

Here you will learn some English words related to art movements during 1901-1945 such as "art deco", "cubism", and "purism".

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cubism
cubism
[noun]

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

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Art Deco
Art Deco
[noun]

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

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ashcan school

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

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bloomsbury group

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

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constructivism

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

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cubo-futurism

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

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Dada
Dada
[noun]

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

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der blaue reiter

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

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de stijl
de stijl
[noun]

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

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die brucke

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

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fauvism
fauvism
[noun]

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

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futurism
futurism
[noun]

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

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group of seven

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

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modernism
modernism
[noun]

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

Ex: Modernism emerged in the early 20th century as artists and writers sought to break away from traditional forms and experiment with new techniques and perspectives. 
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neoclassicism

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

Ex: Neoclassicism emerged as a dominant artistic movement in the late 18th century, characterized by a revival of classical principles and aesthetics. 
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primitivism

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

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orphism
orphism
[noun]

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

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photo-secession

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

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purism
purism
[noun]

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

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suprematism

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

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vorticism
vorticism
[noun]

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

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regionalism

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

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concrete art

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

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School of Paris

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

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geometric abstraction

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

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neo-romanticism

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

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new objectivity

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

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precisionism

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

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social realism

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

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socialist realism

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

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surrealism

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

Ex: Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory" is one of the most famous works of surrealism, featuring melting clocks draped over a dreamlike landscape. 
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