Editing Cultural movement (section)

==Cultural movements==
* [[Graeco-Roman]]
** The [[ancient Greece|Greek]] culture marked a departure from the other Mediterranean cultures that preceded and surrounded it. The [[ancient Rome|Romans]] adopted Greek and other styles, and spread the result throughout [[Western Europe]], [[North Africa]], and the [[Middle East]]. Together, Greek and Roman thought in philosophy, religion, science, history, and all forms of thought can be viewed as a central underpinning of [[Western culture]], and is therefore termed the [[Classical Age]] by some. Others might divide it into the [[Hellenistic]] period and the Roman period, or might choose other finer divisions.
:: See: [[Classical architecture]] — [[Classical sculpture]] — [[Architecture of Ancient Greece|Greek architecture]] — [[Hellenistic architecture]] — [[Ionic order|Ionic]] — [[Doric order|Doric]] — [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] — [[Stoicism]] — [[Cynicism (philosophy)|Cynicism]] — [[Epicurean]] — [[Roman architecture]] — [[Early Christian]] — [[Neoplatonism]]
* [[Romanesque art|Romanesque]] (11th century & 12th centuries)
** A style (esp. architectural) similar in form and materials to Roman styles. Romanesque seems to be the first pan-European style since Roman Imperial Architecture and examples are found in every part of the continent.
:: See: [[Romanesque architecture]] — [[Ottonian Art]]
* [[Gothic art|Gothic]] (mid 12th century until mid 15th century)
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:: See: [[Gothic architecture]] — [[Gregorian chant]] — [[Neoplatonism]]
* [[Nominalism]]
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** Rejects [[Platonic realism]] as a requirement for thinking and speaking in general terms.
* [[Renaissance humanism|Humanism]] (16th century)
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* [[Renaissance]]
** The use of light, shadow, and perspective to more accurately represent life. Because of how fundamentally these ideas were felt to alter so much of life, some have referred to it as the "[[Golden Age]]". In reality it was less an "Age" and more of a movement in popular philosophy, science, and thought that spread over Europe (and probably other parts of the world), over time, and affected different aspects of culture at different points in time. Very roughly, the following periods can be taken as indicative of place/time foci of the Renaissance: [[Italian Renaissance]] 1450–1550. [[Spanish Renaissance]] 1550–1587. [[English Renaissance]] 1588–1629.
* [[Protestant Reformation]]
** The Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation, was a [[schism]] from the [[Roman Catholic Church]] initiated by [[Martin Luther]], [[John Calvin]], [[Huldrych Zwingli]] and other early [[Protestant Reformers]] in the 16th century Europe.
* [[Mannerism]]
** Anti-classicist movement that sought to emphasize the feeling of the artist himself.
** See: [[Mannerism/Art]]
* [[Baroque]]
** Emphasizes power and authority, characterized by intricate detail and without the "disturbing angst" of Mannerism. Essentially is exaggerated [[Classicism]] to promote and glorify the Church and State. Occupied with notions of infinity.
** See: [[Baroque|Baroque art]] — [[Baroque music]]
* [[Rococo]]
* [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] (17th–19th centuries)
** Severe, unemotional movement recalling Roman and Greek ("classical") style, reacting against the overbred Rococo style and the emotional Baroque style. It stimulated revival of classical thinking, and had especially profound effects on science and politics. It also had a direct influence on [[Academic art|Academic Art]] in the 19th century. Beginning in the early 17th century with Cartesian thought (see [[René Descartes]]), this movement provided philosophical frameworks for the natural sciences, sought to determine the principles of knowledge by rejecting all things previously believed to be known about the world. In [[Renaissance Classicism]] attempts are made to recreate the classic art forms — tragedy, comedy, and farce.
** See also: [[Weimar Classicism]]
*[[Age of Enlightenment]] (1688–1789): Reason ([[rationalism]]) seen as the ideal.
* [[Romanticism]] (1770–1830)
** Began in [[Germany]] and spread to [[England]] and [[France]] as a reaction against Neoclassicism and against the Age of Enlightenment.. The notion of "folk genius", or an inborn and intuitive ability to do magnificent things, is a core principle of the Romantic movement. Nostalgia for the primitive past in preference to the scientifically minded present. [[Romantic hero]]es, exemplified by [[Napoleon]], are popular. Fascination with the past leads to a resurrection of interest in the Gothic period. It did not really replace the Neoclassical movement so much as provide a counterbalance; many artists sought to join both styles in their works.
** See: [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]]
* [[Realism (arts)|Realism]] (1830–1905)
** Ushered in by the [[Industrial Revolution]] and growing [[Nationalism]] in the world. Began in France. Attempts to portray the speech and mannerisms of everyday people in [[everyday life]]. Tends to focus on [[middle class]] social and domestic problems. Plays by [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]] are an example. [[Naturalism (theatre)|Naturalism]] evolved from [[Realism (theatre)|Realism]], following it briefly in art and more enduringly in theatre, film, and [[Naturalism (literature)|literature]]. [[Impressionism]], based on 'scientific' knowledge and discoveries concerns observing nature and reality objectively.
** See: [[Post-Impressionism]] — [[Neo-impressionism]] — [[Pointillism]] — [[Pre-Raphaelite]]
* [[Art Nouveau]] (1880–1905)
** Decorative, symbolic art
** See: [[Transcendentalism]]
* [[Modernism]] (1880–1965)
** Also known as the [[Avant-garde]] movement. Originating in the 19th century with [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]], the Modernist movement composed itself of a wide range of 'isms' that ran in contrast to Realism and that sought out the underlying fundamentals of art and philosophy. The [[Jazz Age|Jazz age]] and Hollywood emerge and have their hey-days.
** See: [[Fauvism]] — [[Cubism]] — [[Futurism (art)|Futurism]] — [[Suprematism]] — [[Dada]] — [[Constructivist epistemology|Constructivism]] — [[Surrealism]] — [[Expressionism]] — [[Existentialism]] — [[Op art]] — [[Art Deco]] — [[Bauhaus]] — [[Neo-Plasticism]] — [[Precisionism]] — [[Abstract expressionism]] — [[New Realism]] — [[Color field painting]] — [[Happening]] — [[Fluxus]] — [[Hard-edge painting]] — [[Pop art]] — [[Photorealism]] — [[Minimalism]] — [[Postminimalism]] — [[Lyrical abstraction]] — [[Situationist International|Situationism]]
* [[Postmodernism]] (since c.1965)
** A reaction to Modernism, in a way, Postmodernism largely discards the notion that artists should seek pure fundamentals, often questioning whether such fundamentals even exist – or suggestion that if they do exist, they may be irrelevant. It is exemplified by movements such as [[deconstructivism]], [[conceptual art]], ''etc.''
** See: [[Postmodern philosophy]] — [[Postmodern music]] — [[Postmodern art]]
* [[Post-postmodernism]] (since c.1990)
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