Art movements

Dada

• emerged during WW1, 1916

• rejected traditional conventions

• go against status quo

• absurdity, irrationality, anti art

• incorperated found objects and collage

• rejection of logic, reason, traditional aesthetics

• mimicry, parodies

• influenced surrealism

New Objectivity

• emerged 1920s

• response to WW1

• harsh realities of life

• rejected romanticism and idealism

• portrayed poverty, inequality, urbanization

• charicature

New York Dada

• response to horrors of WW1

• rejection of traditional artistic values

• use of irony and humour to critique art and society

Socialist Realism

• developed in Soviet Union

• promoted by communist party

• depicts social ideals

• emphasized realistic/optimistic depictions

• celebrated industrialization, communism

• traditional techniques and style

• required artists to conform to party guidelines

Mexican Muralism

• emerged 1920s

• aimed to reflect mexican identity and history

• depicts social and political themes

• struggles of the working class

• bold colour, large scale

• social realism

American Regionalism

• emerged 1930s

• depicted rural america

• everyday life, ordinary people

• reaction against urbanization/industrialization

• romanticized view of the world

Art Deco

• geometric shape, bold colours, luxurious material

• reflected modernism and industrialization

• established sense of prosperity, growth

• vision of the american dream

• futuristic

• simplicity, symmetry, repitition