What does "ism" mean?

A belief (or system of beliefs ) accepted as authoritative by some group or doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought.

Examples of Isms

Realism

The representation in art or literature of objects, actions,or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form.

3 developments lead to the popularity of Realism.

Sociolology

Darwinism

Marxism

What elements did we gain form this movement?

Moscow Arts Theatre

Richard Wagner

"Imagination creates reality"

Biography

Changes Wagner made to Theater

A Wagner opera was never over until?

Existentialism

Why did the Existentialist chicken cross the road?

FISH

Roots of Existentialism

Major Figures of Existentialism

Post World War II

Absurdism

Existentialism VS Absurdism

Birth of Absurdism

Trench Warfare

Examples of Absurdism

Monty Python

The Holy Hand Grenade

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Babel Fish

Theater of the Absurd

Waiting for Godot

Ionesco

Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead

Christo and Jeanne Claude

Christo's Gates

Christo's Umbrellas

Over The River

Other Objects

Why is there work Temporary?

Whats the point?

Christo's future plans

Expressionism

Monk

Egon Schiele

George Grosz

Vincent Van Gogh

Expressionism in Theater

Nosferatu

The Intensity of a Shadow

Metropolis

Fritz Lang

Morloch

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Dadaism

For everything that Art stood for.  Dada was to represent the opposite.

What is Dadaism?

What did Dadaism Encompass?

Hugo Ball

Dadaism Explained

HIT ME PLEASE!!!

What was the one of the primary forms of art did we get from Dadaism? 

The Collage

Plus

Surrealism

"More than Real"

Roots of Surrealism

Andr'e Breton

Regarded as the founder of Surrealism

"Beauty will be convulsive or not at all."

Salvador Dali

Title

What Dreams May Come.