Author(s): Gabriele Crepaldi

Art

A comprehensive introduction to one of the most revolutionary periods in art The first 45 years of the 20th century saw perhaps the greatest change in the visual arts and set the tone for rest of the century. From the Art Nouveau to the stark lines of the Bauhaus buildings, Modern Art documents this revolution in painting, building, photography and cinema to give an overview of the extraordinary creativity of this short period. As well as covering the giants of the period -- Picasso, Klimt, Matisse, Modigliani -- it also covers the important artists of the time (194 different artists' work is featured -- from Alvar Aalto to Frank Lloyd Wright). Twenty seven major themes and movements are explored to give a better understanding of the influences on these artists that resulted in this explosion in the number of different styles of art, an explosion that still reverberates around the art world to this day.Contents Art Nouveau, Klimt, Picasso -- Blue and Red Period, Matisse and his followers, Cubism, Futurism, Avant-garde in Russia, Modigliani and Parigi, Primitive Art, Brucke, Kandinskij, Metaphysics, Dadaists, Surrealists, Pre-WW2 art in Italy, Germany, Europe and the United States, Latin America, Sculpture, Prints, Architecture, Design, Photography, Cinema