Art Movements of the 19-21st century

Gained huge popularity in France and was called "The semiofficial voice of the French Revolution."

Movement centered around strong emotional scenes and featuring visible brush strokes. Commonly associated with the Enlightenment.

Idealized life, similar to Rococo, but featuring members of the poor, working class rather than aristocrats.

Paintings which featured the everyday lives of the working class rather than glamorous, mythical scenes.

Explores the nature of human identity; often featuring female muses in quasi-biblical scenes. Gets its name from a "secret art society" founded in 1848.

Paintings with choppy brushwork and thick dabs of paint which lack clear details, giving the painting an overall soft and whimsical look. Considered the beginning of modern art.

Ditched the fuzziness of its predecessor and put a strong emphasis on form and featured strong outlines.

Uses objects to represent abstract ideas relating to the darker aspects of life, death, and the human condition.

Features splotches and patches of shockingly bright colors in simplified scenes.

Distorted or exaggerated scenes done with raw brush strokes which depict an overall feeling of alienation and anguish.

Two dimensional paintings featuring strong geometric shapes.

Featuring repetition, blurring, and lines of force, this movement sought to depict modern technology and its juxtaposition to nature.

One of the more controversial movements; the spectacle of creating this art was often more important than the final product.

Uses dark and irreverent humor to make a statement against art.

Celebrated industrialism with compositions meant to imitate photographs.

Featured unnerving and illogical scenes, inspired by the subconscious mind.

This movement also refers to architecture or decor, with an emphasis on artistic touches added to everyday items.

Art based on pop culture and the mass media which featured iconic items such as soup cans.

Genre of art which seeks to reproduce an image as accurately as possible.

Yet another controversial movement; these artist use 3-dimensional objects or spaces to represent an abstract idea.