Abstract expressionism is a pictorial movement which advocates the representation of emotions and feelings notably through abstract shapes. In other words, it encourages subjectivity and spontaneity in artistic creation. From this ensued works that broke with representation, charged with the emotionalism of its creator and where his gestural [Read more]

Having first distinguished himself in the Dada movement in Cologne, German painter and sculptor Max Ernst joined the Parisian Surrealists in 1922.

He did not hesitate to experiment new techniques: collage, rubbing, and scratching to create abstract patterns incorporated into his painting. He began to work in sculpture during the [Read more]

Halfway between painting and sculpture, mosaics require the use of small pieces of stone, paste jewelry or ceramic called "tessera", bound together with cement. Once reunited, these pieces form a pictorial representation. Mosaics were frequently combined with frescoes, as they were often used to decorate the walls or vaults of [Read more]

Derived from murals, muralism is an artistic movement that came into being in Mexico in the early 20s. With artists such as Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, muralism distinguished itself by its determination to give the Mexican people a more accessible vision of their history.

The movement partially [Read more]

Considered one of the most illustrious painters of the 20th Century, Pablo Picasso was born in Spain but spent most of his life in France. Although he's generally associated with painting, he's undoubtedly one of the most polyvalent artists ever, equally producing scores of sculptures, collages, etc.

He painted his first canvases at the [Read more]

Considered one of the first modernistic painters, Frenchman Paul Cézanne undertook, at the end of the 19th Century, an ambitious project to redefine painting. To do so, the artist completely withdrew to pursue his pictorial research without any external influences, then determined that it is the two dimensional aspect of painting which [Read more]