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Mexican Muralism (1920–1960): Rivera, Orozco & ...

A fast, visual guide to Mexican Muralism—born after the Revolution, built on fresco and public storytelling, and carried by Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros from Mexico City to Detroit, Dartmouth, and...

Les Nabis (1888–1900): The Secret Brotherhood t...

A tiny panel painted “under Gauguin’s direction” became a portable manifesto. Meet Les Nabis—the Paris brotherhood whose flat color, pattern, and posters bridged Post‑Impressionism, Symbolism, and modern graphic design.

Abstract Expressionism (1940s–1960s): Action Pa...

A student‑friendly guide to Abstract Expressionism that demystifies Action Painting and Color Field, builds a clear timeline, and offers close‑looking checklists for Pollock, de Kooning, Rothko, and Newman—plus image credits...

Art Nouveau: A Complete Guide to the Style, the...

From the sinuous “whiplash” line to glass, posters, furniture, and the Paris Métro, this definitive guide to Art Nouveau covers core ideas, key designers, regional names, and the best places...

Vienna Secession (1897–1905): “To Every Age Its...

Start at the white pavilion with the gilded laurel dome and a radical motto: the Vienna Secession. This guide explains how Klimt, Olbrich, Hoffmann, and Moser reinvented “Vienna 1900,” what...

Bauhaus Typography Examples (1919–1933): A Visu...

A research-backed, image-led primer to Bauhaus typography: how asymmetric grids, pragmatic grotesks, and Herbert Bayer’s lowercase “Universal” alphabet reshaped posters, books, magazines, and signage between 1919 and 1933—plus clear case...