precursors

Examples of precursors in the following topics:

• Painting

  • In general, Pop Art and Minimalism began as modernist movements: a paradigm shift and philosophical split between formalism and anti-formalism in the early 1970s caused those movements to be viewed by some as precursors or transitional postmodern art.
  • Associated with painters such as Frank Stella, minimalism in painting, as opposed to other areas, is a modernist movement and depending on the context can be construed as a precursor to the postmodern movement.
  • Minimalism emerged as an abstract movement in art by the early 1960s, and is thought to be a precursor to the postmodern movement.
  • Evaluate the characteristics of postmodern painting, and the precursors that led to its development.

• Modern Architecture: Form Follows Function

  • Around the turn of the 20th century, a general dissatisfaction with the emphasis on revivalist architecture and elaborate decoration gave rise to many new lines of thought that served as precursors to Modern Architecture.

• Contemporary Art

  • Modern art, radical movements in Modernism, and radical trends regarded as influential and potential precursors to late modernism and postmodernism emerged around World War I and particularly in its aftermath.

• Defining the Baroque Period

  • Other important Baroque painters include Caravaggio (who is thought to be a precursor to the movement and is known for work characterized by close-up action and strong diagonals) and Rembrandt.

• Timeline

  • Akhenaton is sometimes credited with starting the earliest known monotheistic religion, which is believed to be the precursor of the monotheistic doctrines of the Abrahamic religions.

• Conceptual Art

• Tiwanaku and Wari

  • Tiwanaku is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five hundred years .

• Gothic Architecture: The Abbey Church of Saint-Denis

  • This new style, which differed from Suger's earlier works as much as they had differed from their Romanesque precursors, reduced the wall area to an absolute minimum.

• Painting in the Romantic Period

  • He described himself as a "conservator of good doctrine, and not an innovator. " Nevertheless, modern opinion has tended to regard Ingres and the other Neoclassicists of his era as embodying the Romantic spirit of his time, while his expressive distortions of form and space make him an important precursor of modern art.

• Architecture in Early South America

  • It is recognized by Andean scholars as one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire, flourishing as the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately 500 years.