Late 19th and 20th Century “Isms” in Western Art

In a five-hundred word essay, you will compare and contrast two art movements from the late nineteenth century or the twentieth century. Often students need to use slightly more words to respond to these questions; however, proofread and spell-check all work for clarity and being concise in expressing ideas in writing.

Select two art movements discussed in chapters 3.8 and 3.9 in our textbook containing the suffix “ism” (such as Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Bauhaus, De Stijl, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism), and answer the following questions:

1. Briefly define the selected art movement and provide at least two unique characteristics of the style.

2. Discuss factors that contributed to the evolution and emergence of the selected art movement. Mention the context in which the art movement emerged, the antecedents (perhaps the political situation in Europe or North America at the time), and how artists reacted to those conditions.

2. Select two artworks by two different artists from each of the movements you choose to write about and provide the chapter and image number. Identify a total of four artworks. Providing the chapter and image numbers will count as the source citation for this board. Mention the name of the artist, title, and date for each artwork.

3. How do the selected artworks represent the art movement it belongs to? Use the vocabulary of art: mention two visual elements and two design principles for each artwork.

4. Reflect on the material studied during this discussion board, using the sentence stems:

I used to think…

But now I think…