During the 20th century, art and design was inescapably influenced by politics. Modernism and Art Deco were a reaction to the horrors of the First World War. Later, artists responded to the end of World War II and the fear and suspicion brought on by the Cold War tensions between East and West.
Style Guide: Scottish School
The Scottish School was a group of artists and designers who established a new and strikingly modern style in the 1880s. They worked in Glasgow and Edinburgh creating decor…
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Surrealism is one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century. The term was first coined in 1917 by the art critic and poet Guillaume Apollinaire, and in 1924…
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A to Z of Style
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Buy nowEvent - Art and Design 1900-2012 12/13
Mon 17 September 2012–Mon 22 July 2013
YEAR COURSE: Learn about the great design movements, practices and practitioners associated with the Twentieth Century and discover the background to their genesis in the social, political, economic and aesthetic events that began around the year 1900.
Mondays, 17 September 2012 – 22 July 2013 (over 3 terms), 11.00–15.30
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