A term often used synonymously with minimalism, it refers to a style of art and literature characterised by the portrayal of subjects in a direct and exact manner without using devices that suggest an additional or hidden meaning, such as metaphor, symbolism, idealism and stylisation.
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One of the three canonical orders of Western Classical architecture, it originated in the mid-sixth century in Ionia (present-day Turkey).…
An art movement that emerged in early twentieth-century Germany, characterised by irregular brushstrokes and gestural marks which eschewed realist depictions…
A design style that emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century in France, influencing painting, sculpture, architecture and…
A genre of painting, drawing and graphics where the image is produced after studying a photograph and rendering a reproduction…
A number of painting styles that gained popularity in English salons during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), such as…
Meaning “in open air” in French, it is the style of creating a finished landscape painting outdoors. Before the practice…
A movement originating in France in the 1840s, which rejected then-prevalent ideals of Romanticism in French art and literature in…
The European interpretation of Chinese and East Asian decorative arts, design, literature and culture, characterised by extreme decoration, stylised objects…