Art Movements for Modernism:
Romanticism – Romanticism was arguably the largest artistic movement of the late 1700s. Its influence was felt across continents and through every artistic discipline into the mid-nineteenth century, and many of its values and beliefs can still be seen in contemporary poetry.
Realism – Realism is an approach to art in which the subjects are depicted in a straightforward manner, without idealising them and also without follow the follow of formal artistic theory.
Impressionism – Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting in which this began in France as a reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant academic art.
Post Impressionism – Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in other directions.
Symbolism – Symbolism is a 19th-century movement in which art became infused with exaggerated sensitivity and where it had a spooky mysticism. This was a continuation of the Romantic tradition, which included such artists as John Henry Fuseli and Caspar David Friedrich.
Art Nouveau – Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterised by intricate patterns of curving lines.
Divisionism – Divisionism is concerned with colour theory.
Pointillism – Pointillism is focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint.
Fauvism – Fauvism grew out of Pointillism and Post-Impressionism, but is characterised by a more primitive and less naturalistic form of expression.
Expressionism – Expressionism is a style in which the intention is not to reproduce a subject accurately, but instead to portray it in such a way as to express the inner state of the artist.
Futurism – Futurism was a modernist movement based in Italy celebrating the technological era. It was largely inspired by the development of Cubism.
Cubism – Cubism was developed between about 1908 and 1912 in a collaboration between Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
Bauhaus – Bauhaus' signature style is in that of modernism, integrating Expressionist art with the fields of architecture and design, was enormously influential throughout the world.
Realism – Realism is an approach to art in which the subjects are depicted in a straightforward manner, without idealising them and also without follow the follow of formal artistic theory.
Impressionism – Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting in which this began in France as a reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant academic art.
Post Impressionism – Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in other directions.
Symbolism – Symbolism is a 19th-century movement in which art became infused with exaggerated sensitivity and where it had a spooky mysticism. This was a continuation of the Romantic tradition, which included such artists as John Henry Fuseli and Caspar David Friedrich.
Art Nouveau – Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterised by intricate patterns of curving lines.
Divisionism – Divisionism is concerned with colour theory.
Pointillism – Pointillism is focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint.
Fauvism – Fauvism grew out of Pointillism and Post-Impressionism, but is characterised by a more primitive and less naturalistic form of expression.
Expressionism – Expressionism is a style in which the intention is not to reproduce a subject accurately, but instead to portray it in such a way as to express the inner state of the artist.
Futurism – Futurism was a modernist movement based in Italy celebrating the technological era. It was largely inspired by the development of Cubism.
Cubism – Cubism was developed between about 1908 and 1912 in a collaboration between Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
Bauhaus – Bauhaus' signature style is in that of modernism, integrating Expressionist art with the fields of architecture and design, was enormously influential throughout the world.