The Dada and Bauhaus movement of the early 20th century cultivate the continuation of the Cubist art period shift. The influence of breaking tradition had exceeded another generation of artists …
Art History
Fauvism (1905-10) & Cubism (1907/8-17)
Fauvism, through Cubism, has impacted the contemporary perspective of art and allowed artists to break all barriers of tradition. Unlike the Romantics and Impressionists, the artists during the early 20th …
Romanticism (1800-1850)
The Romantics created artworks that symbolized social and economic divides in their society. Romantic painters utilized their passions to express tragic and nearly terrifying work to their communities, contrasting against …
Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009/2020)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009/2020) were a husband-and-wife duo of artisans during the height of the Nouveau Réalisme movement in the mid-19th century. Both artists were born on the same day, …
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Influential and expressive Spanish Surrealist artist, Salvador Dalí, was a painter, sculptor, and film writer alongside his friend, Luis Buñuel. During the Surrealist art movement of 1924, Dalí was at …
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Marcel Duchamp, born in 1887, was one of the leading artists of the Dada movement. His influence changed his perspective on how he formed new work later in his career. …
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
During the rise of the Cubist movement, Spanish artist Pablo Picasso impacted the art culture and contributed thousands of artworks from paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and even drawings in his lifetime. …
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Vincent van Gogh was one of the influential artists of the Post-Impressionist art period of the 19th century. The artist captured the essence of creativity, symbolism, and texture amidst his …