Art & Craft Facts for Kids
Colourful facts about art and creativity
Romantic art of the early 1800s celebrated emotion, nature, and the 'sublime' β the awe inspired by vast, powerful landscapes.
Social Realist art depicted the struggles of working-class people β it was politically motivated and often controversial.
Fluxus was a 1960s movement arguing that art should be found in everyday actions β performances could be as simple as watering a plant.
NFT (Non-Fungible Token) art uses blockchain technology to establish ownership of digital artworks β it emerged as a major market in 2021.
Subtractive sculpture removes material from a block β Michelangelo said he was simply revealing the sculpture already inside the marble.
Acrylic paint was invented in the 1950s β it dries fast, can mimic oil or watercolour, and revolutionised artists' studios.
Ancient Greek sculptors developed contrapposto β a relaxed S-curve stance where weight shifts to one leg β still used today.
Street photography as art was pioneered by Henri Cartier-Bresson who sought the 'decisive moment' in everyday urban life.
Abstract Expressionism (1940s-50s) included action painters like Jackson Pollock who dripped and threw paint onto large canvases.
Artists' books are works of art in book form β the structure, typography, and content are all part of the artwork.