Impressionism Attempt to catch the overall feeling or impression of LIGHT falling on a real life scene Pissaro, Monet, Renoir
Postimpressionism (also called expressionism) Attempt to portray emotion and imagination Increasingly non-representational over time, instead fascinated with form and shape van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse
Cubism Geometric designs as visual stimuli to recreate reality in the viewer’s mind – often from different viewpoints simutaneously. Some paintings come close to being abstract, but they still depict something recognizable (if just barely) Picasso
Abstract Painting Avoid representation altogether Kandinsky
Dadaism Delighted in outrageous conduct Wanted to enshrine the purposelessness of life Duchamp, Hoch
Surrealism Seeking a reality beyond the material, sensible world Combined wild dreams (a Freudian influence) and complex symbols, recognizable objects divorced from their normal context Dali, Magritte