Abstract art
What
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
When
Middle 19th Century
Who
Wassily Kandinsky (Russia 1866-1944)
Kazimir Malevich (Russia 1879-1935)
Right picture: Art by Kandinsky
Bauhaus
What
A school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught.
When
1919 to 1933
Who
Walter Gropius (Germany 1883-1969)
Peter Behrens (Germany 1868-1940)
Rigght picture : 1921/2, Walter Gropius's Expressionist Monument to the March Dead
Graffiti
What
Name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings.
When
Graffiti has existed since ancient times.
Who
Bansky – Identity unknown
Carl Nyman-Lives in USA
Righ picture: Art by Bansky (London)
Space Art
What
A general term for art emerging from knowledge and ideas associated with outer space, both as a source of inspiration and as a means for visualizing and promoting space travel.
When
Middle 20th Century
Who
Chesley Bonestell (USA 1988-1986)
Lucien Rudaux (France 1874-1947)
Lucien Rudaux (France 1874-1947)
Right picture : Unknown
Pop art
What
A visual art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art.
When
Pop art
What
A visual art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art.
When
Middle 20th Century
Who
Andy Warhol (USA 1928-1987)
Eduardo Paolozzi (UK 1924-2005)
Eduardo Paolozzi (UK 1924-2005)
Right picture: Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956 Richard Hamilton)
Cubism
What
Avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music and literature.
When
20th Century
Who
Pablo Picasso (Spain 1881-1973)
Georges Braque (France 1882-1963)
Right picture: Guernica (1937 Pablo Picasso)
Computer Art 
What
Computer art is any art in which computers played a role in production or display of the artwork.
Computer art is any art in which computers played a role in production or display of the artwork.
When
Middle 1960’s
Who
Manfred Mohr (Germany 1938)
Ronald Davis (USA 1937)
Right picture : Joseph Nechvatal Orgiastic abattOir, 2004
Dada
What
A cultural movement which primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works.
When
1916 to 1922
Who
George Grosz (Germany 1893-1959)
Hugo Ball (Germany 1886-1927)
Right picture: Cut Cover of the first edition of the publication Dada by Tristan Tzara; Zürich, 1917
Op Art
What
Also known as optical art is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions.
When
Middle 20th Century
Who
Bridget Riley (London 1931)
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Right picture: Riley, Movement in Squares 1961
Shock art
What
Contemporary art that incorporates disturbing imagery, sound or scents to create a shocking experience.
When
Late 20th Century
Who
Georg Baselitz (Germany 1938)
Zhang Huan (China 1965)
All information from
http://www.wikipedia.com/
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