Dada: An informal movement that started after World War I, focused on rebelling and protesting against conventional and traditional thought, and conformity as a whole, often using originality and absurdity to make a point.
Artist: Max Ernst
Art Nouveau: A decorative style popular around the turn of the 20th century, inspired by natural forms and structures, and characterized by patterns of curved lines and shapes.
Artist: Gustav Klimt
Abstract Expressionism: An American movement that began after World War II, in which the artist uses only form and color to express thoughts and emotions, and no realistic forms or objects are represented.
Artist: Mark Rothko
German Expressionism: A movement that began in pre-World War I Germany, and influenced film, architecture, and many other areas of art in addition to painting and fine art. In the fine art area of German Expressionism, artists often distorted color, space, and scale to convey meaning.
Artist: Egon Schiele
Op Art: A style of art that centers around the creation of optical illusions, created by methods such as repetition of simple forms and colors, exaggerated depth, or foreground-background confusion to create a sense of movement for the viewer.
Artist: M. C. Escher
Pop Art: A style that became popular in the 1950s, inspired by consumerism and advertising, Aspects of pop culture are visually removed from context or distorted for artistic meaning.
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein
Artist: Max Ernst
Art Nouveau: A decorative style popular around the turn of the 20th century, inspired by natural forms and structures, and characterized by patterns of curved lines and shapes.
Artist: Gustav Klimt
Abstract Expressionism: An American movement that began after World War II, in which the artist uses only form and color to express thoughts and emotions, and no realistic forms or objects are represented.
Artist: Mark Rothko
German Expressionism: A movement that began in pre-World War I Germany, and influenced film, architecture, and many other areas of art in addition to painting and fine art. In the fine art area of German Expressionism, artists often distorted color, space, and scale to convey meaning.
Artist: Egon Schiele
Op Art: A style of art that centers around the creation of optical illusions, created by methods such as repetition of simple forms and colors, exaggerated depth, or foreground-background confusion to create a sense of movement for the viewer.
Artist: M. C. Escher
Pop Art: A style that became popular in the 1950s, inspired by consumerism and advertising, Aspects of pop culture are visually removed from context or distorted for artistic meaning.
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein