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Early 20th Century Art Modernism

The Evolution of Modernism and The Avant-Garde
The avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Modernism rejected and challenged anything traditional Searched for new ways to communicate about the modern world

Major Early 20th Century Art Movements

Fauvism Expressionism Cubism Futurism De Stijl Suprematism / Constructivism Dadaism Surrealism

Fauvism Used pure hues (unmixed colors from the color wheel) Rejected imitative colors (colors that imitate real life) to create stronger reactions to their work Color as a conveyer of meaning / symbolism

Expressionism Cubism Cubists rejected naturalistic / realistic art Preferred using abstract shapes and forms Viewing the subject from many different angles using geometric forms Neutral Colors Interested in connecting music to visual art Raw human emotion Expressiveness of form distorted color, line, shape, etc. Movement started in Germany in 1905 Die Brucke (The Bridge) Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)

Analytic Cubism first phase of cubism started by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso Synthetic Cubism Collage (mixed media) materials from different sources

Futurism an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century emphasized and glorified themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future Publishing manifestos was a feature of Futurism, and the Futurists (usually led or prompted by Marinetti) wrote them on many topics, including painting, architecture, religion, clothing and cooking.

Suprematism an art movement, focused on basic geometric forms Limited range of colors Non-objective (no recognizable image) Based on inner feelings

Constructivism De Stijl Means the style Formed by a group of young artist in Holland in 1917 Believed in birth of a new age Integration of art and life Focus on universal, rather than the individual Originated in Russia, 1919 An artistic and architectural philosophy Experimented with new materials Moving toward the future

Dadaism Random word chosen from a French-German dictionary Irrational and intuitive Reaction to insane spectacle of war Anti-traditional Artistic and literary movement Dada is a state of mind

Surrealism Dreams and the Unconscious Mind (Psychology) Bring together outer and inner reality Dada artists joined the Surrealist movement