An approach to art which emphasises aspects of form, such as line, shape and colour. Formalism engages with the visual qualities of a work of art as opposed to its narrative or symbolic contents.
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A modernist art movement that emerged in Europe in the early twentieth century, particularly Germany, in response to the dominant…
A French style of abstract painting, characterised by random splotches and dabs, it gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s…
Architectural philosophy emphasising site-specific design that draws on local topography and climate, social and cultural influences, and traditional building knowledge…
Also known as Divisionism or Chromoluminarism, it is a technique in painting that involves applying small, distinct dots or strokes…
An avant-garde artistic movement that emphasised speed, technology, violence and youth. It originated in Italy in the early twentieth century,…
Sculptural art characterised by the merging of Indian and Hellenistic traditions, it overlaps with the reign of the Indo-Greeks in…
A literary and artistic movement that originated in the works of late-nineteenth-century French poets who rejected the conventional emphasis on…
An aesthetic movement in photography during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that focused on composition, light and subject…