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Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It

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Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. Where Les Nabis differ is in the subject matter.

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How Japonisme Shaped Modern Art

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Coined in the late 19th century to describe the Western craze for Japanese art and design, the influence of Japonisme blossomed after Japanese ports reopened to Western trade in 1854 after being closed to the West for over 200 years, and in doing so helped to lay the foundations for Modern Art.

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Baker Schorr Fine Art

Art Advisor's Blog

When my dear friend, Judy Jackson, the doyenne of estate sales in Midland, found out I would be in town, she insisted I stay the night in order to attend the opening of a new show at a fairly new gallery in town, Baker Schorr Fine Art. What a fine opportunity to spend time with a good friend and check out a new gallery!

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What is Modernism? A Guide to Art, Literature, and Design

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But what exactly is Modernism, and why and how has it impacted the world as we know it today? What is Modernism art and which artists embraced the movement? In this article, we explore the rich tapestry of Modernism and how this period championed a new order in artistic expression. What is Modernism in Art?

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Assemblage and Collage: From Found Objects to Fine Art

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Upending the fine-art world, Collage and Assemblage subverted the very fabric of art, as artists like Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp elevated everyday items into high art, broke boundaries, and challenged traditional notions of what constitutes art, leaving an indelible print on the art world in their wake.

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Paul Klee: The Color and Spirit of Modern Expression

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A pioneering and imaginative artist of early 20th-century modernism, Paul Klee excelled in experimenting with color and form. His innovative visual language, cultivated by a melding of abstract practices borrowed from Cubism to Surrealism, revealed parallel passions in artistic practice and theory. But was he a Cubist?

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Going Ape

Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

It was the spring of 1985, and seven women artists were still pissed. The previous summer, the Museum of Modern Art in New York had held an exhibition entitled, “An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture” to inaugurate the museum’s newly renovated building. Only 13 were women. Only 13 were women.