What is Avant-Garde?
Avant-garde is originally a French term ‘vangarde’. It first appeared in France is in the 19 th century (Tate, n.d.) . In fine art, it was used to describe some artist or a group and style. It is also considered to be dramatically surpass the majoriy in the subject matter, technique and application (Avant-Garde Art, n.d.) . So, basically avant-garde is more or less synonymous with modernism or those in the forefront of innovative, progressive influences. In early 19 th century the term of avant-garde was first purportedly in visual art by Henri de Saint Simon, a French political writer who stated that artists who hold a post of the avant-garde in the general development of social advancement, in front of researchers and different classes (Tate, n.d.). Anyhow, after the beginning of 20 th century, the term has held a meaning of radicalism, and transfers the suggestion that for artists to be really avant-garde they should challenge the creative the norm as in