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In the 1960s, a heady atmosphere of experimentation reigned, leading to the development of Conceptual Art, Feminist Art, Body Art, and Performance Art. Though these art movements were international, American artists played a significant role in their development, and their subsequent expansion into a number of trends.
The American Arts and Crafts movement was inextricably linked to the British movement and closely aligned with the work of William Morris and the second generation of architect-designers, including Charles Robert Ashbee (1863–1942), who toured the United States, and Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941), whose work was known through important publications such as The Studio. British ...
- Expressionism (~1905-1920) Expressionism was an avant-garde style that began in Germany in the early 20th century and can be characterized by evocative and emotional pieces that are typically abstract.
- Cubism (1907-1914) Cubism is regarded as one of the most influential movements in 20th-century art and is known for its reduction of subjects into geometric or ‘cube-like’ shapes to produce a more three-dimensional perspective.
- Futurism (1909-1914) Futurism was founded by poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in Milan in the early 20th century. Like its predecessors, Futurism emphasized abstraction and nontraditional representation.
- Surrealism (1924-1966) Highly influenced by Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, Surrealism sought expression through the exploration of the unconscious mind.
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement in the United States that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. While the zenith of the movement occurred between 1924 and 1929, its ideas have lived on much longer. At the time, it was known as the New Negro Movement, named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke.
Feb 20, 2020 · Orozco made what is considered to be the first modern fresco mural by a Mexican artist on U.S. soil in 1930, when he was commissioned to paint Prometheus (left) at a new dining hall at Pomona ...
Apr 15, 2020 · And it was a two-way street, with the U.S. also affecting the muralists’ art. In the early 20th century, American artists were intoxicated by the way Mexican muralists transformed their people ...
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Grant Wood, American Gothi c, 1930. In the early 20th century, American Realism became an important movement in the United States, spanning literature, music, and the visual arts. As the United States rapidly developed during the late 19th and early 20th century, with great industrial, economic, and socio-cultural changes, the wish to capture ...
