These characteristics are also all associated with a term that is often used but sometimes misconceivedavant-garde.
But how does one characterize avant-garde art?
And who are the forward-thinking artists that took the risks that now define art history?
Pablo Picasso, “Le Demoiselles d’Avignon,” 1907 (Photo:MoMAviaWikimedia Commons, Fair use)
In fact, it was the influential French socialistHenri de Saint-Simonwho first applied the term to art.
They also broke with tradition by moving out of the studio and paintingen pleinair.
Iconic Impressionist Paintings:
Fauvism
Henri Matisse, Portrait of Madame Matisse.
ClaudeMonet, “Impression Sunrise,” 1872 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
A hallmark of Futurist art is the depiction of speed and movement.
Its purpose, instead, was to question capitalist society and its values.
Dada had a profound influence on other avant-garde movements that followed, like Cubism and Fluxus.
Henri Matisse, “Portrait of Madame Matisse. (The Green Line),” 1905 (Photo: Statens Museum for Kunst viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
The dreamlike scenery of their art combines realistic renderings of fantastical subject matter.
Avant-garde artists like Joseph Beuys, Yoko Ono, and Nam June Paik were all active in Fluxus.
Exploring the Movements That Define the Groundbreaking Genre
Giacomo Balla, “Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash,” 1912 (Photo:Wikipedia, Public domain)
Marcel Duchamp, “Fountain,” 1917 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
