Abstract Art: Abstract Art was a major form of non-representational art, which began with Cubism in the 1920's and reaching its peak in the 1950's.

-Art Fundamentals

Abstract Expressionism: Abstract Expressionism is also known as The New York School. This first American avant-garde movement emerged in New York in the 1940's and consisted of two groups - the Gestural Abstractions and Chromatic Abstractions. Both use symbolic references, like color or shapes, to convey a mood or an idea.

-Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Baroque: The Baroque Style is a designation of the art that occurred in Europe from 1600 to 1750. Much of Baroque Art depicts the various stories in the Bible, but one main characteristic of the art is the chiaroscuro, or the usage of light and dark in a picture. Baroque art is very dramatic. It has extreme darkness, usually in the background, and extreme points of light that seem only to illuminate the subject.

-Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Cubism: Cubism is a painting style invented by Pablo Picasso and George Braque between 1907 and 1912. It uses multiple views of a subject to create three-dimensionality, while simultaneously acknowledging the two-dimensional surface from which it is created. This movement was highly influenced by Paul Cezanne's style of painting in the late 1800's.

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Dadaism: An art movement that expressed revulsion against the absurdity and horror of World War I, rejecting all art, modern and traditional. It also rejected the entire society that created. One of the most famous members being Marcel Duchamp.

-Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Expressionism: Expressionism is a type of art that desires to express what is felt, not what is perceived or believed. It is defined by an obvious exaggeration of forms to emphasize a mood, emotion, or idea.

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Fauvism: Fauvism is derived from a French word meaning 'wild beasts'. The early 20th Century art movement, which was lead by Henry Matisse, emphasized the use of color as a formal element and the primary communication of meaning. The Fauvists borrowed techniques from the Post-Impressionists' use of direct complements to intensify colors, such as Orange and Blue and Vermillion and Emerald Green.

-Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Futurism: A submovement of the Abstract movement who were interested in time, motion, and rhythm which was manifested in machinery and modern human activities that extended into the future.

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Impressionism: Impressionism is the term referring to the Parisian Group of painters who defied the established 'rules of painting' and went with a more rough approach. Their paintings were often of the moment, capturing a moment in time, versus capturing something static. Their paintings were often blurry, containing loose brushstrokes and bright colors. The members of this movement challenged how art was defined in the late 1800's.

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Kinetic Art: An Art style that began around 1913, but was popularized in the 1950's and 1960's, kinetic art includes any art with moving parts, including mobiles, powered by wind or motors.

-Art Fundamentals

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