Words Related to 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
[noun]
an early 20th-century art movement that portrays an object or person in a fragmented form and from different angles simultaneously
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
ashcan school
[noun]
a group of American realist painters active in the early 20th century who sought to capture the everyday life of the city
bloomsbury group
[noun]
a group of English writers, intellectuals, and artists active in the early 20th century, who sought to challenge the conventions of the time
constructivism
[noun]
an art movement originated in Russia that is abstract and aims at depicting modern industrial societies and urban areas
cubo-futurism
[noun]
an artistic style popular in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of dynamic forms and bright colors
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
der blaue reiter
[noun]
a group of German Expressionist painters active in the early 20th century, who sought to capture the spiritual essence of nature
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
die brucke
[noun]
a German Expressionist art movement active in the early 20th century, which sought to express emotions and feelings through bold colors and forms
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
futurism
[noun]
a literary and artistic movement that regarded machinery and technology positively, common in the 1920s and 30s in Italy
group of seven
[noun]
a group of Canadian landscape painters active in the early 20th century who sought to capture the unique beauty of the Canadian landscape
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
neoclassicism
[noun]
a style of art, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the style practiced in ancient Greece and Rome
primitivism
[noun]
a genre of art or literature that promotes the idealization of primitive and simplistic values
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
photo-secession
[noun]
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
purism
[noun]
an artistic style popular in France in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of simplified forms and abstract shapes
suprematism
[noun]
an early 20th-century art movement in Russia that created abstract works using basic geometric shapes in a limited range of colors
vorticism
[noun]
an artistic style popular in England in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of dynamic forms and bold colors
regionalism
[noun]
an American art movement active in the early 20th century, which focused on depicting the everyday life of rural America
concrete art
[noun]
an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of geometric shapes and mathematical principles
School of Paris
[noun]
a group of modernist painters active in the mid-20th century who sought to capture the vibrancy and energy of the city
geometric abstraction
[noun]
an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of geometric shapes and mathematical principles
neo-romanticism
[noun]
an artistic style popular in the mid-20th century, characterized by its use of bold colors and romantic themes
new objectivity
[noun]
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
precisionism
[noun]
an American art movement active in the early 20th century, which sought to capture the modern, industrialized world through precise, geometric forms
social realism
[noun]
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
socialist realism
[noun]
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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