Style Time Line

- 1810 -

Dada

Dada began because of the First World War - Artists involved in this movement referred to themselves as non-artists, who created non-art, and believed that nothing had any meaning to it. It was a very pessimistic movement, in a very depressing time. It was against other movements such as rationalism, and materialism as they thought it had something to do with why the war began.

Well known artists during this period are Alice Bailly & Hans Arp

(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

- 1880's -

Pointillism

A technique of painting that was created in 1886, with the use of small dots, combined to create an overall image. 

Well known artists during this time are Georges Seurat & Maximilien Luce

(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

Symbolism

Symbolism stemmed from literature and poetry, with the belief that emotions could be represented though sound and rhythm, and that was conveyed through their paintings.  Well known artist during this period are Odilon Redon & Gustav Klimt (Click on their names to see examples of their work!)     - 1890's- Art Nouveau Art Nouveau was a style that was developed in Europe and North America, that focused on decoration, especially in architecture.  Well known artists during this period are Josef Hoffman & Friedrich Adler (Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

 - 1900's -

Cubism

Cubism is an abstract art style, where landscapes and people, where represented through the use of geometric shapes. Piece's of cubist art are often referred to "as if you where looking through life through a piece of fractured glass."

Well known artists during this period are Pablo Picasso & Georges Braque

(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

 - 1920's -

Bauhaus

In Germany, in 1919 - a school of art, design and architecture was founded by Walter Gropius. 

Students that attended this school were taught about designing, while keeping mass production in mind. The school was shut down in 1933 by the Nazi's. But its style and influence is still around today - in furniture and architecture, to typography and design.

Well known artists during this period are Paul Klee &Wassily Kandinsky
(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

Art Deco

Art Deco began in Paris in the 1920's and lasted until the 1930's. Art Deco style was imminent in a range of different mediums, from architecture to fashion, interior design to jewellery, film and industrial design, to art and design itself. 

It was a streamlined art movement, and was a mix between glamour and functionality. It was about travelling the world, living it up and looking expensive.

Well known artists during this period are George Barbier & Georges Lepape

(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

 - 1950's -

Postmodernism
Postmodernism was a movement in architecture, where the artists involved tried to be unique, different, new. Diminishing other styles such as Avant Garde, and Modernism. They wanted to mix old styles with new.


Well known artists during this time were Umberto Boccioni & Roy Lichtenstein




Pop Art:

An art movement, that was mainly popular in England and America in the 1950's. Pop art included fine art, and updated it by including imagery, advertising, and news that were popular at the time. A common trend in pop art, was to remove a visual component, isolate it or merge it together with something unrelated. 

Pop art was about the attitude shift the world was having before the movement came about, it was about commercialism and consumerism.

Artists well known during this period are Andy Warhol & Roy Lichtenstein

(Click on their names to see examples of their work!)

- 1960's -

Minimalism:

A design trend, that references the De Stijl Movement, and was influenced by Japanese traditional design, that began post-World War II in the late 1960's early 1970's. The motto for this movement is, as said by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe - "Less is More"

Extreme Simplicity is what this movement entails, which is very obvious when you look at the works done in this period of time.

Artist famous during this art movement are Jo Baer & Ad Reinhardt.

(Click on their names to see examples of their work)

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