Time passes and ideas of what constitutes good art changes.

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Time passes and ideas of what constitutes good
art changes.

• There are people who decide what works of art are
  socially acceptable they are the art critics.
• This painting, by the English artist, Richard
  Cosway, painted between 1771 and 1775 depicts the
  critics, six aristocratic men. It is titled
  Group of Connoisseurs.

Beckett, p. 100
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Artists sometimes challenge what is considered
acceptable. Below, Pablo Picasso paints his own
version in 1957 of a famous 1656 painting by
Velazquez.
Loria, p. 57
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This landscape by Thomas Girtin was considered
excellent art in the mid-19th century
Beckett, p. 177
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while this one by Vincent Van Gogh was
considered daring and even unacceptable by some
art critics.
Beckett, p. 180
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I am the primitive of a new art. I shall have
my successors I can sense it. Paul Cézanne
Beckett, p. 78
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In the early 20th century, artists began
experimenting even more, moving away from
realistic depictions of their subjects.
Portrait of Matisse by André Derain, painted in
1905. Derain was a student of Matisses and a
member of the fauve school of art, a name given
to artists who used bold patches of color.
Beckett, p. 125
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The fauves (wild beasts)
An art critic, Louis Vauxcelle, gave this name to
artists influenced by Matisse. The painting
here is by Maurice de Vlaminck. It is called
The River and was painted in 1910.
Beckett, p. 482
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Influenced by developments in photography and
motion pictures, Duchamps Nude Descending
Staircase (painted in 1912) was considered
scandalous and was a precursor to the cubist and
futurist schools of painting.
Beckett, p. 135
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Art Nouveau
The Kiss, painted just over 100 years ago by
Gustav Klimt, is representative of the art
nouveau school, characterized by decorative
elements, soft lines, rich colors.
Beckett, p. 241
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Cubism objects broken up, moved around,
reassembled.
Pablo Picasso pioneered this school of art in the
first decades of the 20th century.
Loria, p.57
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Dada
Dada grew out of the disillusion felt by many
writers, painters and musicians in the wake of
World War I.
Marcel Duchamps 1919 work using a reproduction
of the Mona Lisa. A later work by George
Grosz, entitled Pillars of Society painted in
1926 as Grosz witnessed the development of Nazism.
Beckett, p. 194
Duchamp, p.40
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Expressionism
Otto Dix, a member of the expressionist school of
art, exaggerates features of his subjects for
emotional effect. Here, the viciousness of the
journalist Sylvia von Harden and the care and
exhaustion of his hardworking parents can be felt
by the observer.
Beckett, p. 128
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Surrealism
The surrealist movement touched all the arts
painting, music, sculpture, film philosophy, and
political movements as well. Surprise, chance,
psychological references, dreamlike motifs, and
unusual juxtapositions are common elements of
these works. Both these works are by the Spanish
artist Salvador Dali.
Beckett, p. 113
Dali, p. 50
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Bibliography

• Beckett, Sister Wendy. Sister Wendys 1000
  Masterpieces. New York DK Publishing, 1999.
• Dali. New York Harry N. Abrams, 1995.
• Duchamp. New York Harry N. Abrams, 1995.
• Loria, Stefano. Picasso (Masters of Art series).
  New York Peter Bedrick Books, 1998.