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Expressionism
Early 20th-century movement prioritizing the representation of emotions over reality. It developed in Germany.
Conceptual Art
Art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one.
Abstract Expressionism
Post-World War II art movement in American painting, characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.
Fauvism
Short-lived but influential early 20th-century French art movement characterized by bold, often distorted forms and vivid colors.
Minimalism
Developed in the US in the 1960s, it features simple geometric shapes and a monochromatic palette to emphasize the work's physicality over its representational content.
Dada
An avant-garde movement of the European art world post-WWI, which rejected logic and embraced absurdity and irrationality.
Cubism
An early 20th-century movement led by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, which abstracted forms into cubes and other geometrical shapes.
Surrealism
A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
Impressionism
A 19th-century art movement that emphasized light and color over detail, capturing fleeting moments. Originated in France.
Pop Art
An art movement that emerged in the 1950s and '60s in Britain and America as a reaction to traditional fine art by using imagery from popular culture.
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