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Art Movement Notes (8 Grade)

An art movement is characterized by a group of artists sharing common ideas, leading to similar styles and concepts in their work. Art periods represent phases in the development of an artist or movement, influenced by various factors such as life experiences and technological advancements. The 20th century saw numerous art movements, including Fauvism, Surrealism, and Cubism, each contributing to the evolution of art history.

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Art Movement Notes (8 Grade)

An art movement is characterized by a group of artists sharing common ideas, leading to similar styles and concepts in their work. Art periods represent phases in the development of an artist or movement, influenced by various factors such as life experiences and technological advancements. The 20th century saw numerous art movements, including Fauvism, Surrealism, and Cubism, each contributing to the evolution of art history.

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Art Movement Notes

Art Movement

• An art movement occurs when a group of artists share common thoughts and understandings about their art, causing
their collective work to bear certain similarities.

Note:

• Art movements introduce new concepts and approaches or styles to art-making, and tend to influence many artists of
that time.

• An art movement may go through various stages called Art Periods, where the approach or style develops as new ideas
are added.

Art Period

• An art period is a phase of time in the development of an artist or an art movement. For artist, the approach to making
visual art tends to change over their lifetime.

Note:

These changes may be due to:

• Life experiences, both past and present

• Influences of other artists, past and present

• Developing new ways of seeing and making meaning from what they see and do in their art

• Growing experience as an artist, in the use of media and materials, and techniques

• Use of technology, inventiveness and experimentation

• A single life-changing event during the artist’s lifetime.

Examples of Art Periods (Pablo Picasso’s Art Periods)

Pablo Picasso’s Work over his lifetime was produced in periods. Listed below are the examples of his art periods.

1. First Period –’Early Works’


2. Second Period –’Blue Period’
3. Third Period –’Rose Period’
4. Forth Period –’African Period’
5. Fifth Period –’Cubism’
6. Sixth Period –’Classicism’
7. Seventh Period –’Surrealism’

History:

History is a record of human experiences and achievements.

Art History:

Art History is a record of what artists do, how they go about doing it and how their actions impact on their art and the
art of others.
Major Art Movements in the 20th Century

The 20th century was a century that began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000. It was the tenth and
final century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s which began on January 1, 1900,
and ended on December 31, 1999.

During the 20th century, various art movements emerged. These include:

Fauvism Surrealism Photorealism

Expressionism Abstract Expressionism Minimalism

Futurism Neo-Dada Post Painterly Abstraction

Cubism Kinetic Art Conceptual Art

Suprematism Color Field Painting Post Minimalism

Dadaism Pop (Popular) Art Arte Povera

The Bauhaus Op (Optical) Art Feminism

Constructivism Hard Edge Painting Performance Art

Timeline of 20th Century Art movement

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