movement in art

Meanings

1. 1phrasecountable

   A style or group of artists who share similar ideas and work during the same period.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a movement in art' or 'several movements in art'. Often shortened to 'art movement'.

   Patterns

   • a movement in art
   • the movement in art of the 1920s
   • belong to a movement in art

   Impressionism is one of the most famous movements in art.

   The museum has a whole room devoted to a movement in art called Cubism.

   She wrote her thesis on a movement in art that began in Germany after the war.

2. 2phraseuncountable

   The visual effect of motion or action created in a painting, sculpture, or design.

   Grammar: Uncountable when it means the quality of motion: 'The painting has a lot of movement in art.'

   Patterns

   • create movement in art
   • a sense of movement in art
   • movement in art and design

   The artist uses diagonal lines to create movement in art.

   Good photographers understand how to capture movement in art.

   The sculpture shows movement in art through its twisting shape.

Common combinations

a major movement in art

Abstract Expressionism was a major movement in art in the 1950s.

the movement in art of the Renaissance

The movement in art of the Renaissance changed how people saw the human body.

create movement in art

The painter uses bright colors to create movement in art.

a leading figure of a movement in art

She was a leading figure of a movement in art that rejected traditional rules.

Synonyms and how they differ

art movement

The usual shorter form; use it when you mean a style or group, not the visual effect of motion.

school

Often used for a group of artists who follow one master or style; it can sound more specific than 'movement in art'.

style

A broader word for the way art looks; a movement in art usually involves shared ideas and a period, not just a look.

Word family

move verb

To change position; the base verb related to 'movement'.

movement noun

The general noun for a change of position or a group working for a cause.

artistic adjective

Relating to art or artists.

Commonly confused: movement in art or art movement?

Practice

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