Sofiya Valcheva

American Scene Painting emerged as a reaction against European modernism, focusing instead on depictions of everyday life and landscapes in the United States. It sought to reflect national identity, often emphasizing regional themes and local culture.

Precisionism celebrated the geometric beauty of industrial and urban landscapes, using clean lines and sharp clarity to depict factories, skyscrapers, and machinery. Merging realism with abstraction, it reflected America's modernization and influenced architecture, design, and photography.

Surrealism, born in the 1920s, is an avant-garde movement in art and literature focused on exploring the subconscious and the irrational. Rooted in the ideas of Sigmund Freud and the radical political and social climate of the early 20th century, Surrealism aimed to bypass conventional logic and realism.