Avant-Garde And U

Avant-garde was a artistic movement during the 1900's in which artist became more individualized and denied the stricter limitations of what was defined as art. It began in Fance in 1850, but did not become very prominent until the early 1900's. Two branches of avant-garde are pop art and post-impressionism.


Pop Art first emerged in the mid-1950's in Britain. It challenged traditional art by allowing artist to use mass produced products as focuses in their fine art. Key figures are men such as Andy Warhol And Roy Lichtenstein. Main inspirations of pop art are comic book images or images of popular culture.

Roy Lictenstein's, Drowning Girl

Andy Warhol's, Campbell's Soup

The term Post-Impressionism first emerged in 1910 to describe the change of art after Manet. Post-Impressionists followed Impression while rejecting its limitations. They continued using vivid colours, thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter, but they were more inclined to emphasize geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural color. Key figures were Georges Seurat and Paul Gauguin.

Georges Seurat's, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte

Paul Gauguin's, The Sorcerer of Hiva Oa