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A 6 page research paper that discusses the rise of modern art in Europe. The Industrial Revolution, which began in Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century, coincided with the emergence of new art styles and movement that mirror the rapid nature of societal change. As this suggests, the history of modern art or modernism begins with the later half of the nineteenth century and extends into the twentieth (Williams, 2003). The following brief examination of the history of modern art demonstrates how rather like a series of dominos, the rise of one art movement that verified away from traditional conventions, gave rise to another and another movement, each expressing the changing nature of modern society. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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mirror the rapid nature of societal change. As this suggests, the history of modern art or modernism begins with the later half of the nineteenth century and extends into the
twentieth (Williams, 2003). The following brief examination of the history of modern art demonstrates how rather like a series of dominos, the rise of one art movement that verified away
from traditional conventions, gave rise to another and another movement, each expressing the changing nature of modern society. Impressionism: This was the
first movement in modern art history, and, as is true of many of the movements in that history, its impetus is associated to political, societal and artistic factors. As
this suggests, Impressionism has been viewed as a reaction to the rigidity of artistic conventions that were prevalent at that time. In Paris, traditional institutions, such as the Academie des
Beaux-Arts, supported a "very formal and rigid style of painting," which was always done in studios (Modern Art Movements, 2008). Therefore when Eduard Manet exhibited his Dejeuner sur lherbe in
1863 in the Salon des Refuses (painters who had been rejected by the Academie), it was regarded as a scandal, marking both the beginning of Impressionism and modern art
(Modern Art Movements, 2008). Impressionist painters, such as Manet, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, preferred to paint outside, where they could study and capture the effect of different intensities
of natural light on a subject. Their choice of subject was also less formal than in previous eras, as they preferred scenes of natural beauty, landscapes and also scenes from
daily life (Modern Art Movements, 2008). This group of artists referred to themselves as the "Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, (and) Printmakers" (Samu, 2000).
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