Performance Art

Definition of Performance Art as it relates to Art, Conceptual Art, Postmodern Art

NeoExpressionism is an art movement characterized by a return to representational, emotive subject matter and expressive brushwork after the dominance of Conceptual Art and Postmodern Art. It emerged in the late 1970s and 1980s as a reaction against the prevailing minimalist and conceptual trends of the time, which were seen by some as overly intellectualized and detached from human emotion. NeoExpressionist artists sought to reassert the primacy of painting as a means of personal expression and to create works that were more immediate, visceral, and emotionally resonant. The movement is marked by its use of bold colors, gestural brushstrokes, and figurative imagery, often depicting scenes of urban life, mythology, or the human figure in an expressive and exaggerated manner. NeoExpressionism was an important precursor to the contemporary art movements that followed, such as Figuration Libre and the Neue Wilde movement, and continues to be influential today.

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