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Modern art
A movement in fine arts (starting from the mid-1800s) in which the styles, attitudes and subject-matter began to differ from those of traditional art.
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Classicism
Arts & crafts; Modern art
The principles embodied in the styles, theories, or philosophies of the art of ancient Greece and Rome.
Cold War
Arts & crafts; Modern art
The period of protracted conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies that lasted from the late 1940s through the 1980s.
Collage
Arts & crafts; Modern art
The technique and resulting work of art in which fragments of paper and other materials are arranged and glued to a supporting surface.
Color Field paintings
Arts & crafts; Modern art
Paintings of large areas of color, typically with no strong contrasts of tone or obvious focus of attention.
Column
Arts & crafts; Modern art
A decorative or structural feature, most often composed of stone, typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft.
Combine
Arts & crafts; Modern art
The technique of affixing cast-off items to a traditional support, like a canvas.
Constructivism
Arts & crafts; Modern art
Developed by the Russian avant-garde at the time of the October Revolution of 1917, the goal of this idealistic movement was to make art universally understandable and essential to everyday life.
