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In the early 1900’s, a movement arose in the Western art world that came to be known as
expressionism. Expressionist artist created work with more emotional force rather than with
realistic or natural images. To achieve this, they distorted outlines, applied strong colors, and
exaggerated forms. They work more with their imagination and feelings, rather than with their
eyes saw in the physical world.
Neopremitivism – Incorporated elements from the native arts of the South Sea Islanders
and the wood carvings of the African tribes that surged in popularity at that time.
(Amedeo Modigliani: “Head” and “ Yellow Sweater” - used the oval faces and
elongated shapes of African art in both his sculptures and paintings.)
2. Fauvism – Bold, vibrant colors and visual distortions. Its name
was derived from les fauves (“wild beasts”), referring to the group
of French expressionist painters who painted in this style. (Henri
Matisse: “Woman with Hat” and “Blue Window”)
Dadaism –
Characterized by
dream fantasies,
memory images
and visual tricks
and surprises.
(Giorgio de
Chirico: “
Melancholy and
Mystery of a
Street” )
4. Surrealism – Was a
style that depicted an illogical,
subconscious dream world
that seemed to exist beyond
the logical, conscious,
physical one. Its name came
from the term “ super
realism”, with its artworks
clearly expressing a departure
from reality- as though the
artist were dreaming, seeing
illusions, or experiencing an
altered mental state.
(Salvador Dali: “Persistence
of Memory”)
5. Social realism –
Express the artist’s
role in social reform.
Artist used their work
to protest against the
injustices,
inequalities,
immortality and
ugliness of the human
condition. (Ben
Shahn: “Miner’s
Wives” and Pablo
Picasso: “Guernica”)
the Filipino counterparts from the various
art movements were: