Movements in Art and Design

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    Arts and Craft Movement

    It developed in England and spread to Europe and North America. It included craftsmen, artists, designers and architects. The patterns were inspired by British Flowers and Animals.
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    Key Artists:
    William Morris
    William de Morgan
    Henry Holiday
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    The Aesthetic movement

    The Aesthetic movement was a European Art movement which was inspired by Japanese woodcuts and eastern furnishings.

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    Key Artists:
    John Keats
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    Oscar Wilde
    Algernon Charles Swinburne
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    Art Nouveau

    Art Noveau was a reaction to academic art of the 19th century. It was inspired by natural forms and structures, plants, animals and curved lines. It was most popular in Europe.
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    Key Artists:
    Charles Rennie Mackintosh
    Victor Horta
    Alphonse Mucha
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    Futurism

    Futurism originated in Italy. It represented themes of the future, for example speed and technology. It influenced every medium of art, including painting and sculpting to literature and music.
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    Key Artists:
    Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
    Umberto Boccioni
    Carlo Carrà
    Gino Severini
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    Constructivism

    Constructivism originated in Russia and it had a big impact on modern 20th Century art movements. It influenced architecture, graphic design, theatre, film, dance and fashion.
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    Key Artists:
    Lyubov Popova
    Alexander Vesnin
    Alexander Rodchenko
    Varvara Stepanova
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    Bauhaus

    Bauhaus started in Germany as an arts and craft school, but it was closed down by the Nazi party in 1933. It was industrial and geometric.
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    Key Artists:
    Lyonel Feininger
    Johannes Itten
    Franz Marc
    Georg Muche
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    Art Deco

    Art Deco flourished internationally although it began in Paris. It influenced architecture, interior design, industrial design, fashion and jewelry, visual arts, painting, graphic arts and film.
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    Key Artists:
    Jean Dunan
    Tamara de Lempicka
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    Pop

    Pop emerged in Britain and the US. It was used mostly for advertising and comic books and it was aimed at young people.
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    Key Artists:
    Andy Warhol
    Roy Lichtenstein
    Roy Hamilton
    Jasper Johns
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    Memphis

    Memphis was an Italian Design and architecture group and it was a reaction to International style. It uses lots of bold colours and patterns.
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    Key Artists:
    Alessandro Mendini
    Martine Bedin,
    Andrea Branzi
    Aldo Cibic
    Michele de Lucchi
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    Digital Design

    The Digital Design movement is the transformation of design using modern technology such as computers. It has influenced all areas of design.
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    Key Artists:
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