Welcome to the Modern Age
The Modern age is a time that changed the way we think about art. In earlier times, the artist created art of figures and objects that people were very familiar with. The artist wanted everyone who looked at the work to understand its message. In the Modern age, from the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s, art was about the artists’ new ideas. Few people understood the purpose of modern art by looking at it. For the first time, manifestos were needed to explain the art to the public. Still, in modern art, we find some of our most beautiful images. Here, we will learn about the artists that broke from the Impressionist ways of painting and those who entered the art world in an atmosphere of experimentation. As you see what their work was about, you can use similar ideas in your own creative artworks. Come join the fun of exploring the art of the modernists. -Brenda Ellis Modern art began in Europe. It was introduced to the United States through European artists whomoved to the U.S. to escapeWorldWar I. Immigrants entered the nation through the New York harbor. The city of New York became the center of art for the Modern era beginning with the Armory Show in 1913.
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