Art movement

An art movement, or ism, is a style in art. It may have a common philosophy, followed by a group of artists. It may be a label given by a critic to describe a type of artwork. It is typical of the post-photography era that art explores new directions.

Some art movements can be pinned down to a time and place, or to particular artists. Verbal explanation of movements may come from the artists themselves, sometimes in the form of an art manifesto (published statement). Quite often, a movement is labelled afterwards by some art historian or critic.

Art movements may be connected to similar ideas in architecture, literature, philosophy or even politics. In rough date order:

 classicism
 neoclassicism
 impressionism
 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
 post-impressionism
 Art Nouveau
 modern art
 abstract art
 cubism
 fauvism
 futurism
 expressionism
 suprematism
 geometric abstraction
 constructivism
 dadaism
 Art Deco
 surrealism
 contemporary art
 abstract expressionism
 pop art
 op art
 conceptual art