The “isms” of Art In the later years of our history we have come to see art progress in many stages. These stages surround modern art. These stages are categorized into Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism. Realism represents figures and objects exactly as they act or appear in life, and is generally restricted to a movement that began in the mid-19th century in reaction to the highly subjective approach of …showed first 75 words of 928 total…

…showed last 75 words of 928 total…tabletop, and a distorted face lie in a barren landscape that leads back to a seashore and cliffs. The merging of these conflicting elements suggests an alternative, or sur-reality, as the movements name implies. Lastly, it is these series of movements that defines the art of the later years of our history. From realism to impressionism, post-impressionism to modernism, cubism to futurism, and constructivism to surrealism, from these we have a history-shaping concept of expression.