The "isms" of Art In the later years of our history we have come to see art progress in many stages. These stages surround modern art. These stages are categorized into Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism. ... Impressionism is a movement in painting that originated in France in the 19th century. ... From realism to impressionism, post-impressionism to modernism, cubism to futurism, and constructivism to surrealism, from these we have a history-shaping concept of expression....

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He wrote that he "wanted to make of Impressionism a lasting art like that of the museums- and that he "wanted to do Poussin over again according to nature."" ... dimensional quality of the canvas, and it is this tension that gives a vitality to his art, as well as the tension between abstract forms and the forms of nature. Although Cézanne sought a geometric underpinning for his art, he never abandoned the forms of nature for those of the cylinder, the sphere, and the cone, as his followers, the Cubists, were to do....

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Though their class was predominantly male-dominated, female South African artists still shone through the others – Maggie Laubscher, born in the Malmesbury region of Cape Town, and Irma Stern, born in Schweizer-Renecke, gave an alternate look for the new art approach that was being taken by the South African artists by utilizing their own techniques and visions of expressionism and of post-impressionism (Arnold 33). ... A new change and removal of certain limitations was to be taken place as the years of apartheid created more diversity in the art form. ... Therefore, their era of art wa...

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These artists shared a fascination with the tonal dynamics of Post-Impressionism; their vivid compositions increasingly gave color an emotive, independent, and antinaturalistic role. ... Unlike such contemporaries as Aristide Maillol, who consciously echoed classical archetypes, Matisse sought to render the female nude with a new immediacy, freed of art-historical conventions. ...

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After visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for the first time, I observed many interesting works of art representing various time periods. ... Fauve, meaning "wild beasts" in French, was a movement driven by "a desire to develop an art that had the directness of Impressionism but also had the intense color juxtapositions and their emotional capabilities (964).... Coming from very different time periods, Andre Derain and Thomas Hart Benton both incorporate their genre's style into their own expressive art. Both of these men were influential leaders of their periods a...

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His inner conflicts reflected on his art, and this can be examined through comparison with works of contemporary impressionist artist Monet, Northern-Renaissance artist Bosch, and Dutch period painter Rembrandt. ... However, he had a terrible hot temper when he was painting; therefore, he appreciated being alone when practicing his art. ... In his book, "Thinking Art," Van den Braembussche explains how Cézanne independently discovered and amplified theoretical positions held by philosophers like Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. ... Cézanne's trouble to depict the &quo...

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