artistic movement
The Impressionist artistic movement focused on capturing light and color in everyday scenes.
Noun: A group of artists who share a common style, philosophy, or goal during a specific period, working together or independently to promote a new approach to art.
This term is used to categorize and discuss historical trends in the visual arts, literature, or music. It refers to a collective direction or shared ideology among creators, rather than a formally organized group. - The Impressionist artistic movement sought to capture the fleeting effects of light. - Scholars study how each artistic movement reacts to the one that came before it.
- "to found/initiate an artistic movement": To be a primary force in establishing a new trend.
- The painter is credited with helping to found the new artistic movement.
- "a defining artistic movement of an era": A trend considered characteristic of a particular time period.
- Surrealism was a defining artistic movement of the early 20th century.
- Art movement: A more common synonym with identical meaning.
- Cubism is a famous art movement.
- School (of art/thought): Can refer to a group of artists or thinkers sharing similar principles, often associated with a specific place or teacher.
- The Venetian school of painting is known for its use of color.
- Art movement
- Style
- -ism (as a suffix: e.g., Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism)
- Avant-garde: Refers to artists or works that are experimental, radical, or ahead of their time, often associated with the beginning of a new movement.
- The avant-garde artists paved the way for the modern artistic movement.
While the core definition refers to a group of artists, the term is often used metonymically to refer to the body of work produced or the style itself. - Literal: The artistic movement held its first exhibition in 1874. (Referring to the group) - Metonymic: This painting is a key example of that artistic movement. (Referring to the style/trend)
The Impressionist artistic movement focused on capturing light and color in everyday scenes.
- a group of artists who agree on general principles