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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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Minimalism

Arts & crafts; Modern art

An artistic movement of the 1960s in which artists produced pared-down three-dimensional objects devoid of representational content. Their new vocabulary of simplified, geometric forms made from ...

Mood

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A state of mind or emotion, a pervading impression.

Motif

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A distinctive and often recurring feature in a composition.

Multiple

Arts & crafts; Modern art

A term for small-scale, three-dimensional works conceived by artists, and often produced commercially, in relatively large editions.

Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity)

Arts & crafts; Modern art

A representative style of art that was developed in the 1920s in Germany by artists including Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, and George Grosz. Artworks in this style were often satirical in nature, sending ...

Nomadism

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The way of life of people who have no permanent home but move from one location to another, often following the seasons, trade routes, or food supplies.

Obelisk

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A tall, four-sided monument that tapers into a pyramid-like form.

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