Modern Art

December 13, 2020

Discover the Famous Works of Wassily Kandinsky, the Artist Who Painted Music

Russian art theorist and painter Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstract modern art. He believed that “objects damaged pictures,” so explored abstract forms and color as a way to evoke spirituality and human emotion. He created his own pictorial language that transcended the physical world and illustrated human experience. Kandinsky viewed music as the most sublime form of abstract art and believed his paintings could communicate certain sounds. “Color is the key.

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July 12, 2020

Discover the Eclectic Influences That Shaped Ellsworth Kelly’s Avant-Garde Art

Abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly is known for pushing the envelope with his avant-garde paintings, prints, and sculptures. Over the course of his stunning 70-year career, Kelly developed a distinctive approach to his practice, characterized by a preference for minimalism, a penchant for bold colors, and the “new freedom” of finding inspiration in the unexpected.

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June 3, 2020

How Raoul Dufy’s Colorful Art Captured the “Joie de Vivre” of 20th-Century France

In the 1870s, forward-thinking artists in France set modern art into motion when they established Impressionism. By the turn of the 20th century, several modernist movements were in full-swing across the country, including Art Nouveau and Post-Impressionism. By 1905, Fauvism had also found its footing, putting color-minded artists like Raoul Dufy on the map. While Dufy got his start as a watercolorist, his polychromatic practice evolved over his 50-year-career.

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February 5, 2020

Precisionism: The Modern American Style Sparked by Industrialization

In the 1920s, forward-thinking artists began looking to the glitz and grit of industry for inspiration. This fascination with new technologies was particularly prevalent in the United States, where artists adapted international movements driven by industrialization, like Art Deco and Mexican Muralism. In addition to these borrowed practices, however, some artists worked in a style that was all-American: Precisionism. Though influenced by European sensibilities, Precisionism is indigenous to the United States.

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