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This movement started in Paris, France and marked a break with traditional painting ideas. Artists sought to paint light and color, or "impressions" of what they were seeing, rather than re-create photo-realistic images.
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Artists sought to work in a more modern, graphic style, drawing inspiration from organic and geometric forms, sometimes incorporating both in the same image.
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Fauvist painters used intense colors, emphasizing personal expression and emotion.
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Art Deco art and architecture dealt with basic forms that were symmetrical, geometric, and streamlined.
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Cubism sought to explore the visual experience over time and space, breaking forms down to their basic geometric shapes.
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Surrealist artists were inspired by psychoanalysis. This art emphasized the power of imagination, juxtaposing seemingly nonsensical images to form new meaning.
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Abstract Expressionism rejected the idea that art had to have a recognizable subject. Bright, jarring fields of color, expressive gestural strokes, and splatters of paint characterized these pieces.
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Pop Art used imagery and style drawn from mass media and popular culture, celebrating commonplace objects and everyday life.