How Has Twentieth Century Art Changed Over Time

In just a matter of time the world has advanced and grown vastly. It has strayed away from some of the traditional ways and moved into a new time of technology and machines. Yet the world isn't the only one that has made this change, but many other aspects in life have as well. One in which is the topic of art. Art has changed immensely from the twentieth century to the now, twenty-first century. Not only does the traditional way of art still remain, but a new way of art has also been revealed, digital art. We are not only limited to a simple brush on a canvas, or a pencil on paper, but have the ability to create pieces with a machine and power. Many people, events and movement guided the world in this changed and going into the twentieth century art was changing like never before and it all started when artists moved away from the Post-Impressionism era.
Vincent Van Gogh was very influential during this period of time. Although Van Gogh's lifetime ended in the late 1800s, Gogh set the foundation for painters of the twentieth century. Vincent's style was untraditional and unique. The new artist of the twentieth century were heavily moved by Gogh's art (Paul). Theses artists wanted a change in focus. The idea Impressionism focused on technique and the effects of natural lighting and the people were opting for an art movement that was about expression, concepts that were deeper than symbols, an independent style, and to create a new aesthetic that is one of a kind. These artists would create the new art movement of the twentieth century, Fauvism. No longer did artists followed the optical impressions, but instead created from feeling, using simple colors and a defined sense of style