The most famous modern images will captivate, fascinate and amaze you. The contemporary art movement includes an almost infinite variety of famous styles, themes and moods. For anyone interested in beautiful contemporary art whose images transform our perception of the world, the artwork of the 20th century artist is for you.

20th century art includes such diverse and famous movements as abstract and surrealist art, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism and Minimalism. Each of these movements is engaged with the others. Often, an artist from one movement are replying to the intensity, vision and dynamism of an artist from a different movement. For example, the Expressionists tried to find a new place for the emotions in response to the formalism of some early modern artwork. All abstract art, including surrealist art, was responding to the more formal works that preceeded it.

It is amazing that the 20th century produced a single art movement with so many different contemporary schools. As you examine famous modern artworks, note how different a Cubist painting is from an Abstract Expressionist image, or how surrealist paintings contrast with Minimalist ones. For all of their differences, it can be exciting to explore their similarities as well. Your modern artwork will be sources of rich conversation. Explore our on-line gallery of images and discover more about the world of modern artwork than you had ever imagined!

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