This new style rejected the traditional view that art and artists had to be the moral conscious of society and promoted the concept that the value of art lay in that autonomy of it's formal and decorative effects. This lead to the formation of a movement called impressionism. ... During that trial, Whistler had an art critic for his defense; W. ... Who has the right to criticize art? ... It also asked who has the right to criticize art? ...

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After visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston for the first time, I observed many interesting works of art representing various time periods. ... Fauve, meaning "wild beasts" in French, was a movement driven by "a desire to develop an art that had the directness of Impressionism but also had the intense color juxtapositions and their emotional capabilities (964).... Coming from very different time periods, Andre Derain and Thomas Hart Benton both incorporate their genre's style into their own expressive art. Both of these men were influential leaders of their periods a...

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Jackson Pollack was a complex man who brought many things into the forefront of impressionism. Although he led a very short life of 44 years he was known as one of the pioneers of abstract impressionism. ... Pollack's first documented adventure into the art world was in 1929 when he began to study painting at the Art Students" League in New York City. ... From 1938 to 1942 Pollock worked for the Federal Art Project, and by the mid-40's he was painting in a completely abstract manner. ... Pollock believed that modern art, especi...

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