Introduction
The twentieth century was a time where many movements took place. A huge movement in the twentieth century was the art movement. Many artists during this time period created new forms of art such as cubism, surrealism, and impressionism. In this WebQuest you will be learning about artists and the art movements of the twentieth century, and how they affected art forever.
Task
For this WebQuest you will be answering these questions in 2-3 sentences, using the internet links provided.
1. Can you name and describe three of the major art movements in the twentieth century?
2. What kind of art did Pablo Picasso create? And how did it change art history forever?
3.
After looking at this picture, describe why this would be considered Cubism.
4. Which twentieth century female artist created Mexican Art? Name three of her paintings.
5. Can you describe what superrealism is, and was it similar to idealism?
6. Create a timeline including Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Neo-Expressionism.
Process
Use these links to help answer the six questions in the task tab:
1. This link describes 20th Century art movements, with a picture that represents each movement. This includes: cubism, fauvism, surrealism, and futurism. The website also includes a timeline of the different art movements in chronological order.
https://owlcation.com/humanities/20th-Century-Art-Movements-with-Timeline
2. This link compares two main art movements during the 20th Century. This website shows the difference between realism and abstraction. It also includes artists who made an impact on art in the 20th century. This website also states what techniques artists used in their art.
https://americanart.si.edu/art/highlights/20th-century
3. This link is a 20th century art movement outline. The website goes into depth on a few main artists of the 20th century. It also goes into what techniques artists used to express their type of art. As well as examples for each art movement shown on the website.
https://www.widewalls.ch/20th-century-art/
4. This link is a 20th century art overview. The website names some European artists of the 20th century, and gives examples of each artists work. This link also discusses how to write a review on an art piece, before and after looking at the painting.
https://www.guggenheim.org/arts-curriculum/topic/the-early-20th-century
5. This link shows the impact Pablo Picasso had on art in the 20th Century. This website goes into depth on Picasso's creation of an art movement, and his view on other movements. It also gives examples of art pieces painted by Picasso, describing which techniques he used on his painting.
http://emptyeasel.com/2007/06/19/pablo-picasso-20th-century-painter-and-founder-of-cubism/
6. This website shows a timeline of Pablo Picasso's life, from when he was a child and to his death. The website shows which techniques Picasso used in his art. And it goes into detail of which artists influenced him, and how he changed art forever.
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-picasso-pablo.htm
7. This link describes Frida Kahlo's affect on art in the 20th Century. As well as giving information on her upbringing. This website goes into detail on how Kahlo created her art movement, and became known as a feminist icon of the 20th Century.
http://www.thecityreview.com/frida.html
8.This website is a biography of Frida Kahlo's life. It names what kind of art Kahlo introduced to the 20th Century, and why she is an important icon of that century. The website also goes into which artists influenced her style of art, and why she chose to pursue her career.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/today/taylor.html
9. This link shows the affect on art that the surrealist movement made. This website goes into detail of the definition of surrealism. As well as artists who used surrealism in their artwork, known as surrealist icons.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-what-is-surrealism
10. This link shows the relationship between art and realism.This website goes into the definition of realism, and the struggle of showing real world problems in art. This website also shows techniques that are used in art to express realism.
Evaluation
Here are some famous paintings of the 20th Century:
Conclusion
As you learned, there were many art movements created in the 20th century that helped shape art to what it is today.Those art movements include realism, cubism, Mexican art, and idealism. Many of these movements express either the artists ethnicity, feelings, religion, education or even real world problems. A couple of artists that had a major impact on art were Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo. Picasso created cubism art, which is art comprised of many simple geometric shapes. And Kahlo created Mexican art, which is comprised of the Mexican culture and catholic religion. Picasso inspired many artists to continue the cubism art movement, and Kahlo inspired many women to pursue the career of art. Both artists today are considered icons of art, since they had such an impact on art and other artists.
Credits
Shanna. “20th Century Art Movements with Timeline.” Owlcation, Owlcation, 13 June 2016, owlcation.com/humanities/20th-Century-Art-Movements-with-Timeline. Accessed 4 May 2018.
“The Early 20th Century.” Guggenheim, THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION, 15 Nov. 2016, www.guggenheim.org/arts-curriculum/topic/the-early-20th-century. Accessed 2 May 2018.
Dan. “Pablo Picasso: 20th Century Painter and Founder of Cubism.” A Guide to the Golden Ratio (AKA Golden Section or Golden Mean) for Artists, Empty Easel, 2016, emptyeasel.com/2007/06/19/pablo-picasso-20th-century-painter-and-founder-of-cubism/. Accessed 5 May 2018.