What Are the Different Types of Modern Artists?

There are several types of modern art styles that have become a part of art history.U+202D>U+202C> U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> These various periods of modern art began in the middle of the U+202D> U+202C>19th century and continued until the 1970s. U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> Many of the modern artists working at the time contributed to the definition of one or more artistic styles that became part of the larger movement. 202D>U+202D>U+202D>U+202D>U+ Impressionists, cubists, pointillists, Dadaists, and surrealists are examples of modern artists. 202C>U+202C>U+202C>U+202C>U+ The majority of U+202D> U+202C>modern art types aimed to broaden the genre challenging previously held U+202D> U+202C>views of what visual art is.

One of the first painting techniques to help usher in modern art was Impressionism.

202D>U+202D>U+202D>U+202D>U+ Impressionist painters strayed from traditional, U+202D>U+202C>realistic painting techniques, focusing instead on recreating the feeling of a scene or subject. U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> U+202C> U+202D> U+202D> They replaced strict forms with areas of color and relied on the perception and feeling of a painting rather than realistic details.

In contrast to impressionism’s sometimes ethereal lights,U+202D>U+202C>darks and colors, U+202D> cubism focused on finding strong forms.

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Although the name implies squares or cubes, cubism was more concerned with deconstructing a scene or subject intoU+202D> U+202C>any type ofU+202D> U+202C>primitive geometric shapes, not just squares.

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As new types of paints and pigments became available in the late U+202D> U+202C>19th century, the method of U+202D> pointillism evolved.

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Pointillism is a technique in which an artist creates a larger image using small dots or daubs of paint.

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The dots are clearly visible when viewed up close.U+202D>U+202C>

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When a viewer takes a step back from a painting, U+202D> U+202C>

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The dots U+202D> and U+202C> combine to reveal the entire image.

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The light and shadow effects that can be achieved through pointillism are unique, but they can take a long time to createU+202D>U+202C>.

Dadaism was a one-of-a-kind art movement that arose in response to the events of World War I.

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U+202D> U+202C>The Dada movement set out to create works that were the polar opposite of previously accepted forms of visual art.

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Dadaists produced works that were frequently absurd or appear to be random.

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Dadaism’s purpose was to provide critical commentary on cultural institutions that the artists believed were harmful.

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Urrealism took art to a place where it was decidedly unreal.

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Unlike artists who painted portraits or landscapes, surrealists created images that only existed in their heads.

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Surreal art has a wide range of subjects, U+202D> U+202C>

However, disparate or seemingly unrealistic representations of objects and places are commonly associated with the genre.

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Many surrealists believed that their paintings expressed a philosophy, theory, or ideology, and did not always focus solely on the aesthetics of the painting.

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Abstract artists’ visual expression was devoid of all limitations.

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Unlike surrealism, which often included a recognizable object in the painting, abstract art emphasized the expression of an unquantifiable feeling or thought.

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U+202D> U+202C>A proliferation of graphics and images began to flood into average homes in the middle of the twentieth century through advertising, U+202D> U+202C>magazines, and product packaging design.U+202D> U+202C>

Some modern artists discovered that this was a medium unto itself, and they began to create art from cultural references that were not, in general, intended to be art in the first place.

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U+202D> U+202C>Popular art, or pop art, was the name given to this type of art.U+202D> U+202C>

Pop artists used everyday objects and images from popular culture to create artwork that blurred the lines between fine art and utilitarian,U+202D> commercial design.