Art Movement History

Brief History of Art from Neoclassicism

Class Notes

Neoclassicism (1750-1820)

• The church dominated
• People in power use art to keep power
• Low Literacy amongst the general people, making art a tool
• Heaven and Hell

 

Romanticism (1800-1850)

• Revolt against aristocratic, social and political power
• The age of enlightenment
• An escape from modern life

Realism (1850-1880)

• The depiction of subjects as they appear in real life

Impressionism (1860-1920)

• Artist concerned with the play of light and tones
• A different way of seeing  

Modernism (1860- present)

• A philosophical movement that arose from the transformations and developments of Western society
• Celebration of science, technology and industry
• Socially progressive 

Art Nouveau (1890-1910)

• New art
• Focused on the decorative arts dedicated to natural forms
• Widespread and highly commercial  

Bauhaus (1919-1933)

• A school in Germany which, aimed to combine crafts and the fine arts
• Famous for the approach to design that is well publicised 

Post-Modernism (1960's- present)

• Movement in the arts and architecture
• Criticism that rejected the modernist avant garde
• Passion for the new