post impressionism

It is one of the main artistic currents of the 19th century. Post-impressionist art kept the use of marked brushstrokes and vivid colors of impressionism, they were also interested in portraying landscapes and scenes of everyday life. One of the characteristics of impressionist art is that the painters of this period sought to capture in their paintings the subjective way in which they saw the world. The result: a collection of art pieces that broke reality.

Being one of the main artistic currents of the 19th centuryry, Impressionism allowed the appearance of other painting techniques such as pointillism, symbolism, abstractionism, etc. Among the representatives of postimpressionist art we find Vicent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Ferdinand Hodler.

Cubism

The innovative use of geometric shapes in artistic compositions made cubism one of the main artistic currents of the 20th century. This period he moved away from the use of perspective entirely and featured flat, distorted figures. Also they used a limited color palette, which considerably reduced the effect of shadows in the painting.

Surealism

Another of the most popular currents of contemporary art is surrealism, whose source was the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud. One of the main characteristics of Surrealist art is the interest in exploring the subconscious as a source of creativity to make art.

Although surrealism was one of the main artistic currents of painting and art in general, it did not have specific techniques, since it was based on thoughts and desires of each artist. However, the evocation of chaos and incongruous elements are constant in the works of this period The representatives of surrealism who have achieved the greatest influence are Salvador Dalí, André Breton, René Magritte and Max Ernst.