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 genre of painting that focused predominantly on buildings and their interiors rather than treating them as background. Architectural painting…
A twentieth century avant-garde art movement in Russia founded by artist Kazimir Malevich that emphasised the principles of geometry and…
A French style of abstract painting, characterised by random splotches and dabs, it gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s…
Also known as Divisionism or Chromoluminarism, it is a technique in painting that involves applying small, distinct dots or strokes…
An artistic movement that derived from Abstract Expressionism and synthesised styles such as action painting, colour field painting and colourism…
An avant-garde artistic movement that emphasised speed, technology, violence and youth. It originated in Italy in the early twentieth century,…
An aesthetic category accorded to pictures that have an agreeable and appealing visual quality, and is particularly used for idealised…
An eighteenth century cultural movement that drew inspiration from the arts and culture of classical antiquity. It embraced classical themes…