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Modern Art

Art has been present in our lives since the beginning of civilizations, when talking about this type of art it is necessary to travel back in time and go back to the years between 1850 and 1950, The perception of "modernity" was born just in that decade and would refer to the transformations that various countries experienced due to the Industrial Revolution. However, authors on the subject assure also refers to the way of thinking and create of the time through innovation and in reaction to the rules of the Academy of Bellas Artes

¿WHAT IS THE ART?

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Defining it is not easy, since it is an artistic movement that is made up of a great variety of currents and artists, however, We can refer to modern art as a type of artistic expression whose main characteristic is the exaltation of human subjectivity. It is a type of art where artists found a way to challenge and break away from the aesthetic, moral and political vision of their time

A blog specializing in art, Capital del Arte, explains some of the characteristics that stand out the most and that define this artistic movement Among them, the ones that we mention below

Se described as a European phenomenon that emerged from the Industrial Revolution and later spread to the United States in the works Modern art does not transmit political or religious messages and it is sought that the value of the works lies in themselves

It is a contrast to academic art (a style that is based on a certain composition, typical of an art school, which in turn is linked to a time and place).

The imitation of nature and representation figurative from the appearance of photography.

Artists express interest in other cultures and find inspiration in the

The works arem linked to the concept of innovation, since the authors dare to experiment with new themes, materials, techniques and processes

Modern art is born together with art gallerie

It's a kind of art that questions its own limits and functions

Works with deliberate deformations are common, since they allow an aesthetic introspection of the artis

The works of modern art are abstract and give rise to different interpretations

In modern art there is no general, thematic, technical or aesthetic trend that unifies the different typesIt actually tends to be more imaginative and spiritual

Impressionism

It was one of the main artistic currents of the 19th century impressionism broke with the tradition of painting behind closed doors, since the impressionists began to go out to paint outdoors, portraying various landscapes that allowed them to play with light and textures

Another of the characteristics of impressionist art is that they applied wellmarked brushstrokes They decided not blur the colors and keep them as they are, obtaining pictures with vibrant colors and scenes with a lot of movement

Among the different representatives of impressionist art we can highlight Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille and Edgar Degas

El novedoso uso de las formas geométricas en las composiciones artísticas, hizo del cubismo una de las principales corrientes artísticas del siglo XX Este periodo se alejó por completo del uso de la perspectiva y presentaban figuras planas y distorsionadas También usaban una paleta de colores limitada, lo cual reducía considerablemente el efecto de sombras en la pintura

Como representantes del cubismo podemos encontrar a Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris y Georges Braque

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