Art Movements

2. In French "wild beasts," this art movement expressed freedom and used vivid, violent color and extreme brushstrokes.
3. Art of the current era, also called "Contemporary."
5. A style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or dreamlike imagery that made little or no sense because of the placement of things (juxtaposition) in the composition.
7. A style in which the intention is not to reproduce a subject accurately, but to portray it in such a way as to express the inner state of the artist.
9. A period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
10. A style of art which aims to show all of the possible viewpoints of a person or an object all at once.

1. An art movement where artists were concerned about the momentary effects of light on color.
4. Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were pioneers of this style of art characterized by bright colors and comic book like illustrations.
6. Traditional and conservative in style, this art style focused on scenes of life on the land, family life in small-town America, and a return to the nation's agricultural roots.
8. The term used for work produced by artists that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions.