The Ashcan School was an art movement prevalent in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Although it is lesser known than some other movements of a…
‘’Sounds, colours and words have a miraculously expressive power beyond all representation and even beyond the literal meaning of words’’. – Les Nabis Les Nabis is a collection of French…
Pointillism Art was a groundbreaking painting approach that aimed to employ the knowledge of optics in the creation of paintings. This was accomplished by painting small, unmixed dots of colour…
Orphism art introduced non-objective painting to French viewers by breaking away from Cubism and embracing brilliant colour and representations of time and experience. Orphism was one of the first styles…
‘Mannerism art’, is a term derived from the Italian word ‘maniera’ which means style. During 1510 and 1530, artists in Florence found a new source of inspiration from classical antiquity…
Magical realism is a narrative strategy, which started developing in Latin America. As the name says, it combines magic and reality. It is the act of inserting magical fiction into…
Developed from the genesis of the art nouveau movement in the 20th century the Expressionist architecture style was an exotic, irrational, intense exaggeration of this movement. The style was characterized…
Art Movement come about when a group comes together to advocate their common philosophy and work towards a common goal. Art, as a mode of expression, went through several changes…
Art has always been, and will always be, the precursor of change in civilizations and, these are brought about by the artists who create small changes that lead to movements…
Throughout history, political and economic developments of a particular time have had a significant influence on the growth of art, culture and social lives of civilians and, more importantly, the…
Hugo Ball, often considered the founder of the Dadaism Art Movement once said, “For us, art is not an end in itself…but it is an opportunity for the true perception…
