Chase+Eddington

Gustav Klimt, one of the major movers and shakers of the Austrian Secessionist art movement, often portrayed the female form. Here, in his painting entitled, "Sea Serpents IV," painted in the early twentieth century, Klimt shows the beauty, depth and intrigue of the human form.




 * Art Nouveau**

//Elisseef Emporium//, St. Petersburg, Russia (1903)


 * Decadence**

Edvard Munch, //The Lady from the Sea,// (1896)

Niko Pirosmani, //Feast with Organ Grinder,// (1906)
 * Primitivism**


 * Expressionism**

Egon Scheile, //Porträt des Eduard Kosmack,// 1910

Juan Gris, //Violin and Playing Cards,// 1913
 * Cubism**

Gino Severini, //Danse du Pan Pan au Monico,// 1911
 * Italian Futurism**

Robert Delauney, //Graphic Champs de Mars: La Tour Rouge,// 1911
 * Orphism**

Kasimir Malevich, //Supremus 56,// 1916, Oil on Canvas
 * Russian Avant-Garde Art and Supramatism**

This is an excerpt--the opening scene--from Hans Richter's experimental film, //8X8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements.// media type="file" key="Jean.Cocteau..Hans.Richter.-.8x8.A.Chess.Sonata.flv" width="360" height="270"
 * Dadism**

Salvador Dali, //Down the Rabbit Hole,// 1969. Admittedly, this piece dates well beyond the scope of the course. However, Dali's series on Alice in Wonderland (if you'd like to see more, click [|here]) is exceptional and captures the spirit of Surrealism quite effectively.
 * Surrealism**