| Precisionism - The History | | | | The Correlations |
| Precisionism (also known as Cubist Realism) was | | | | Precisionist Painting style is believed to be strictly |
| an American style of painting that developed | | | | American; however, the style reflected high |
| around 1920 post World War I. It reached its | | | | influence of European Cubism, Futurism, and |
| crescendo during the Inter-war phase. Precisionism | | | | Orphism. Targeted at American industrialization |
| focused on industrial subjects. The paintings had a | | | | and modernization during early 1900s, the favorite |
| very smooth and precise technique, sharply | | | | topic of these Precisionist, as indicated above, |
| delineated colors, and geometrical forms. | | | | included the industrial landscape of factories and |
| Precisionists were never properly structured as a | | | | smokestacks, skyline (both urban and rural) |
| group; instead, they were connected through their | | | | buildings and machinery, and the country |
| painting styles and subjects. Precisionism was also | | | | landscape of crumb elevators and barns. Many of |
| influenced by the works of the American | | | | the Precisionists used their new, hard-edged style |
| Photographers like Paul Strand (1890-1976), who | | | | to long-familiar American scenes, such as |
| used sharp focus & lighting, unpredicted | | | | agricultural structures and domestic architecture. |
| cropping & viewpoint, and had a bent | | | | Artists used these patterns to make formal |
| towards the abstract form of the subject. | | | | designs; a good amount of Abstraction work is |
| Precisionism also displayed a pride in America, | | | | involved in their painting. The image developed by |
| during the era of political and economic struggle - | | | | Precisionists is the combination of both Realism |
| the increasing amount of industries in the US was | | | | and Geometric Schematization. |
| considered as symbol of country's power and | | | | Precisionism was significant in the growth of |
| accomplishment. Dealing with its pure form, | | | | American Modernism and Precisionist works were |
| Precisionism was popular until World War II, slowly | | | | presumed to be greatly influenced by the Pop Art |
| it went towards Abstraction, and eventually faded | | | | aesthetics. |
| away as an important inspiration. | | | | |