Monday, April 23, 2012

Art Movements


Art Deco












-Uses geometric designs
-bright, bold colors
-began in Paris in the 1920's and was purely decorative instead of being philosophical or political






Art Nouveau































-decoration and architecture style of the 19th and early 20th centuries
-leaves, flowers





Bauhaus




























-combines crafts and fine arts
-founded with the idea of creating a "total work" of art in which all arts, would eventually be brought together






Constructivism


































-an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art
-had great affect of modern art movements of the 20th century, influencing major trends such as Bauhaus and the De Stijl movement

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