Your art history cheat sheets

What really separates Impressionism from Expressionism? Where does Medieval art end and the Renaissance begin? And can a single gesture truly count as a work of art? Art Explora Academy has prepared your best back-to-school cheat sheets to brush up on your art history basics.

Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Expressionism, Pop Art. Each of these words hides a whole story of artists breaking rules and reinventing the way we see the world. In just a few minutes, our videos help you spot what makes each movement unique and why it mattered.

But before the movements come questions just as fascinating. What do we even mean by “art” in the first place? How can a fleeting gesture become a work of performance art? And what really changes when the Middle Ages give way to the Renaissance? These videos take you further into the story of art, one idea at a time.

Happy back to school on Art Explora Academy!