Modern Art Movements Flashcards
Grade 8 · Art · Flashcards
Key terms, artists, and movements from the history of modern art.
Flashcards
- Impressionism
- Late 19th-century French movement emphasizing light, color, and everyday scenes painted with loose, visible brushstrokes
- Post-Impressionism
- Movement building on Impressionism but with more structure and symbolism; includes artists like Van Gogh and Cezanne
- Expressionism
- Early 20th-century movement, especially German, that distorted form and used intense color to express emotion
- Cubism
- Movement developed around 1907 by Picasso and Braque that fragmented objects into geometric shapes from multiple viewpoints
- Surrealism
- 1920s movement using dreamlike and irrational imagery inspired by Freudian psychology and the unconscious
- Abstract Expressionism
- Post-WWII American movement using gestural brushwork and non-representational imagery to express raw emotion
- Fauvism
- Early 20th-century movement led by Matisse using bold, non-naturalistic colors; name means 'wild beasts' in French
- Dadaism
- World War I-era movement that rejected traditional aesthetics, using absurdity and chance to challenge the art world
- Pop Art
- 1950s-60s movement drawing imagery from popular culture and advertising; associated with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
- Bauhaus
- Influential German school (1919-1933) that unified fine art, craft, and design, shaping modern architecture and graphic design
- Avant-garde
- Term for innovative art that pushes beyond accepted conventions, often ahead of mainstream taste
- Gestural painting
- Style in which the physical act of applying paint—brushstrokes, drips, smears—is visible and expressive
- Vincent van Gogh
- Post-Impressionist Dutch painter known for swirling brushwork and bold color in works like 'Starry Night'
- Henri Matisse
- French painter and Fauvist leader known for using bold, flat areas of vivid color
Get a personalized course on Modern Art Movements built around your child.