Avant-garde artists
The avant-garde art movement cannot be defined to one specific group of artists, but instead encompasses artworks and artists that challenge societal or cultural norms in experimental and radical ways. Avant-garde artists create innovative works that play with new kinds of imagery, forms and other elements of visual language.
The beginning of the European avant-garde can be traced back to the mid-19th century, to socialist artist Gustave Courbet whose realist painting style rejected the academic tradition and Romantic art of his time. Being introduced from around this period onwards, the various movements of modern art are all considered as being part of the avant-garde, such as Dada, Cubism, Futurism and Surrealism. These movements are considered avant-garde due to a combination of their innovations in terms of form and visual language, and their alignment with a political party.
Although it often refers to artworks produced during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term “avant-garde" is also used to talk about art being produced today. It refers to any artworks and artists that push the boundaries of art in creative and radical ways. Find Artsper's selection of avant-garde artists working in a variety of mediums and styles, including Javier Rey and Charlotte Abramow.
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RF8283 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF8182 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF7980 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF7778 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF7576 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF7172 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
RF6970 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
RF6566 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
RF6364 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
RF6162 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
RF5960 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF5758 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF5556 Double Face
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF5354 Double Face
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
RF4748 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$952
Let's Face It... Or Not 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Let's Face It... Or Not 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Rotterdam et moi 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Rotterdam et moi 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Gripped in Blue
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,512
On the way to school
Helder Batista
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,238
Women against Fascism
Marian Williams
Painting - 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,893
The Last Tupperware Party 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$298
Silhouette on Roses
Marian Williams
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$476
Compositions in Yellow and Blue 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Hollywood icons triptych 4
Marian Williams
Painting - 13 x 39 x 3 cm Painting - 5.1 x 15.4 x 1.2 inch
$298
