Art of Western Europe and the U.S. Modern
Modern (French moderne - new, modern) traditions in European and American art of concentration early. 20 centuries. Modernist thought was right to abandon realism. Modernizm denies cultural heritage and a real reproduction of reality, using deformation patterns and the subjective perception of the artist, creating a world that is in the picture frame. Modernism has always caused the most contradictory responses, and at the same time, it remains one of the most extensive lines of fine art.
Modernism has several areas Symbolism Fauvism Futurism Primitive Cubism Abstract art Pop art Impressionism Surrealism
The main artists of the time were Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Georges Rouault, Van Dongen, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne.
Pablo Picasso «Girl On the Ball» 1905 «Bathers » 1918
Andre Derain «London»«Two Women and Still Life» 1936