Art movement
An art movement, or ism, is a style in art. It may have a common philosophy, followed by a group of artists. It may be a label given by a critic to describe a type of artwork. It is typical of the post-photography era that art explores new directions.
Some art movements can be pinned down to a time and place, or to particular artists. Verbal explanation of movements may come from the artists themselves, sometimes in the form of an art manifesto (published statement). Quite often, a movement is labelled afterwards by some art historian or critic.
Art movements may be connected to similar ideas in architecture, literature, philosophy or even politics. In rough date order:
- classicism
- neoclassicism
- impressionism
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- post-impressionism
- Art Nouveau
- modern art
- abstract art
- cubism
- fauvism
- futurism
- expressionism
- suprematism
- geometric abstraction
- constructivism
- dadaism
- Art Deco
- surrealism
- contemporary art
- abstract expressionism
- pop art
- op art
- conceptual art