Kapist movement
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The Kapist movement was a Polish avant-garde art group of the early 20th century that emphasized pure color and form, strongly influenced by French post-impressionism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish art group
ⓘ
art movement ⓘ avant-garde movement ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to develop a modern Polish painting based on color
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to separate painting from literary and patriotic themes ⓘ |
| artStyle |
colorism
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post-impressionism ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
art education
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painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
autonomy of painting
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formal values of color and composition ⓘ |
| formedBy | Polish art students in Paris ⓘ |
| formedInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genrePreferred |
figure painting
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landscape painting ⓘ still life painting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kapists
NERFINISHED
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Komitet Paryski NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Polish painting
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Polish colorist school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French post-impressionism
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Henri Matisse NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Bonnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic |
decorative approach to composition
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emphasis on form ⓘ emphasis on pure color ⓘ focus on color harmony ⓘ interest in light effects ⓘ plein-air painting practice ⓘ rejection of literary and narrative content in painting ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
academic art
ⓘ
symbolism in painting ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Paris art scene
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
flattened pictorial space
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simplified forms ⓘ strong, clear color patches ⓘ |
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