Art History and Global Perspectives · History and Criticism

Modernism and Breaking Rules

Analyzing how 20th-century artists challenged traditional definitions of art through abstraction and surrealism.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why did modern artists move away from trying to paint things 'exactly as they look'?
  2. 2How does a viewer's personal experience change their interpretation of an abstract painting?
  3. 3What makes an everyday object like a bicycle wheel become 'art' when placed in a museum?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Responding VA.Re7.1.6NCAS: Connecting VA.Cn10.1.6
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Art History and Global Perspectives
Period: History and Criticism

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