Modernism: Early 20th-Century Art

Published on Cleveland Museum of Art (http://www.clevelandart.org)

Grade Level:

9–12

Student Level:

High School

Optional French language presentation available on request for an additional fee.

Fauvism, Cubism, de Stijl, Surrealism, and other selected movements in early 20th-century art are introduced through the museum's collection. Explore the visual innovations of artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Mondrian, and Miró in a period marked by the primacy of personal expression over a realistic rendering of the world.

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Modernism: Early 20th Century Art (Lesson PDF) [3]

Program Format:

Classroom interactivity throughout the program - Surrealist writing exercise.
Discuss characteristics of European Modernism.
Introduce and discuss examples of art movements such as Fauvism, Die Brucke, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism.
Explore American responses to European art movements.
Listen to finished collaborative Surrealist story, written by the students.

Objectives:

Students will understand that during the period of Modernism (1880-1940), the artistic viewpoint changes from representing the way the world looks to the way the world feels.
Students will learn that during the early 20th century, artists attempt to define themselves by exploring a variety of forms of expression, including Fauvism, Surrealism, and Cubism.
Students will understand that art often reveals an artist's response to the cultural environment within which he or she lives.

Source URL: http://www.clevelandart.org/learn/distance-learning/high-school/modernism-early-20th-century-art

Links:
[1] http://www.cilc.org/program_detail_new.aspx?id=521
[2] https://cmaweb10.clevelandart.org/cgi-bin/Education.py
[3] http://www.clevelandart.org/sites/default/files/documents/ModernismLesson.pdf