To see how well you can recognize the features of the main graphic arts movements since the industrial revolution, try to match each image on the left with the era it best represents.
- Early Modernism
- Art Nouveau
This poster has the bold colors, clear fonts, and industrial feel of Early Modernist works.
This poster has the bold colors, clear fonts, and industrial feel of Early Modernist works.
- Arts and Crafts
- Dada
This poster is an advertisement for a Dada exhibition in Holland, and if the haphazard layout isn't a big enough clue, notice how the word "DADA" is written in red in the background.
This poster is an advertisement for a Dada exhibition in Holland, and if the haphazard layout isn't a big enough clue, notice how the word "DADA" is written in red in the background.
- Art Deco
- Post Modernism
Post Modernism is famous for recycling and combining different artistic elements to make something completely new. This art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minnesota is almost the definition of Post Modernism.
Post Modernism is famous for recycling and combining different artistic elements to make something completely new. This art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minnesota is almost the definition of Post Modernism.
- Art Nouveau
- Heroic Realism
The flowery and ornate background, the bold lines, and the high artistry in this painting by Alfons Mucha show all the signs of Art Nouveau.
The flowery and ornate background, the bold lines, and the high artistry in this painting by Alfons Mucha show all the signs of Art Nouveau.
- Late Modern
- Heroic Realism
This poster from World War II shows an idealized figure in a heroic pose, painted with realistic features.
This poster from World War II shows an idealized figure in a heroic pose, painted with realistic features.
- Art Deco
- Victorian Era
The rich and fancy dress of the characters and the ornate styling around the lettering shows that this advertisement belongs firmly in the Victorian era.
The rich and fancy dress of the characters and the ornate styling around the lettering shows that this advertisement belongs firmly in the Victorian era.
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