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The movement of Op Art started in 1964. A group of artists were demonstrating the relationship between seeing and understanding through painting art that consisted of optical illusions. The idea of this concept was to highlight the fact that the eye can trick the mind into seeing things that aren't there. If Art can trick the mind so can words and propaganda...

The modern art movement of Dadaism was in its prime from the period of 1916 to 1920. In 1916 Hugo ball (a German poet) was exiled and set up a cafe in Zurich called the Cabaret Voltaire. Bohemian artists, musicians and writers frequented the cafe creating an atmosphere that emphasized artistic freedom and creation! Dadaism was an art Movement which took the art...

The movement of Conceptual Art was all about free thinking. The belief was that the power of art is behind the thinking not necessarily the finished article. This evolved into a way of thinking that emphasised the free thinking of art and to look everywhere and anywhere for ideas. In Conceptual Art any idea is a good idea. The modern/contemporary art movement of Conceptual Art became large in the 60s

If I could, I would have written this article with only five words, 'don't buy modern art prints!' Unfortunately it wouldn't be a fair evaluation of why you shouldn't buy modern art prints and you probably wouldn't take my word for it. So I will explain why you shouldn't buy modern art/contemporary art prints. Modern art artists put a huge amount of effort, focus and creative thinking into their work and they receive...

Only buy from online art galleries that provide a minimum of 7 days money back guarantee. This will insure that if the artwork isn't what you expected or you don't like it then you can send it back and get your money back. However! You must make sure that you return the paintings or drawings in their original packaging and pay for postage. The painting must not be damaged...

With the wide range of Modern Art available these days and the fact that a painting will look perfect with any interior (old or new) means Modern Art is the perfect gift for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions. Plus modern art still gives the 'WOW!' effect no matter whether its abstract art, Pop art or whatever, due to contemporary art's ability to truly...

The modern art/contemporary art movement of post impressionism started in the late 19th century and marked the decline of impressionism. The contemporary art/ modern art movement of Post impressionism was an evolution from impressionism. Post impressionism attempted to reject impressionism's inherent limitations. Impressionism was based on recording effects of colours and light...

The movement of Pop Art was a hugely successful contemporary art movement. The hight of it's popularity was during the 1960s was during the 1960s. The champions of Pop Art were Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann. It is widely thought that Pop Art was a reaction to abstract expressionism or it was an evolutionary move from< abstract expressionism. The concept of Pop Art was parallel...

The art movement of Abstract Expressionism was in full flow by 1946. The pioneers of Abstract Expressionism were Jackson Pollock and his partner Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman and Philip Guston. These artists formed the New York School. The contemporary art...

In the early 1900s artists wanted the freedom to express emotion through their art. They wanted to paint their emotional response to objects and not just what they saw. The idea behind the contemporary art movement of Expressionism was that it would be the vehicle for artists to freely paint what they felt as opposed to what is actually there. Abstract art...

The modern art movement of Futurism was Italian and founded in 1909 and started to diminish in 1918 just as World War 1 was starting. The aim of Futurism was to object to traditional conventionalism and to wage war against the art of the 19th Century. The 20th Centaury was a new time when people were starting to prosper, health and hygiene was getting...

The contemporary art movement of Impressionism was in motion in 1867. The idea behind the contemporary art movement of Impressionism was that the artist would convey, through their art work, an effect of communicating to the viewer in a manner that would make the viewer see an object in the way that someone would see that object if they were to glance at it...