Is an art style that incorporated

elements from the native arts of the

South Sea Islanders and the wood
carvings of African tribes which
suddenly became popular at that
time.

Neoprimitivism
Among the Western
artists who adapted these
elements was Amedeo
Modigliani, who used
the oval faces and
elongated shapes of
African art in both his
sculptures and paintings.
Art style that used bold,
vibrant colors and visual
distortions. It was
derived from les fauves
or wild beasts, that refers
to the group of French
expressionists painters
who painted in this style
like Henri Matisse.

Fauvism
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Henri Matisse
 Art style characterized by dream
fantasies, memory images, visual tricks
and surprises. The works appeared
playful, but the movement arose from
the pain that a group of European
artists felt after the suffering brought
by World War I. These artists wish to
protest the civilization that had brought
on such horrors.

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Dadaism

These artists rebelled against
established norms and
authorities, and against the
traditional styles in art. They
chose the child’s term for
hobbyhorse, dada, to refer to
their new “non-style.”

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Does the painting show real life scenario? Why?
An art style that depicted an
illogical, subconscious dream
world 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 artists were
dreaming, seeing illusions, or
experiencing an altered mental
state.

Surrealism
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Others were quite playful
and even humorous, such
as those by Paul Klee and
Joan Miro.
Surrealism
Many surrealist
works depicted
morbid or gloomy
subjects, as in those
by Salvador Dali.
What messages does the following pictures suggest?
An art style that expressed the artist’s
role in social reform. The artists used
their works to protest against the
injustices, inequalities, immorality,
and ugliness of the human condition.

Social realism
Social realists have addressed different issues: war, poverty, corruption,
industrial and environmental hazards, and more—in the hope of raising
people’s awareness and pushing society to seek reforms.

Social realism