Modernism reflect new sets of values in architecture and design in the period between 1919 and 1960? Answer this question with examination of works of 3 architects/designers of the time analyzing how Modernism was manifested in their works. ANSWER Bauhaus’ Walter Gropius said in Germany‚ 1919‚ “Today’s artist lives in an era of dissolution without guidance. He stands alone. The old forms are in ruins‚ the benumbed world is shaken up‚ the old human spirit is invalidated and in flux towards a new form
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Facts about this decade --- Population: 151‚684‚000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce‚ Bureau of the Census)* Unemployed: 3‚288‚000 Life expectancy: Women 71.1‚ men 65.6 Car Sales: 6‚665‚800 Average Salary: $2‚992 Labor Force male/female: 5/2 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14 Bomb shelter plans‚ like the government pamphlet You Can Survive‚ become widely available Important Historic and Cultural Events 1950 - Pres. Harry Truman ( ’til 1952) approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends
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or school. But they all contained the trades of Art Noveau. But then with the beginning of the first World War the development of Art Noveau stopped. The world and its mentality had changed. The sensuality of Art Noveau changed with Art Deco and Bauhaus- new styles that were more rational. Many European cities took part in explosion of Art
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visible” rather than “reproduce visible”‚ challenging the former notion of art as the representation of the real world. Influenced by Cubism‚ Fauvism and Der Blaue Reiter‚ Klee is similar to Wassily Kandinsky regarding the abstract art style and Bauhaus teaching experience. Whereas‚ instead of a pure geometric composition that Kandinsky convinced in‚ most of Klee’s paintings are abstract but figurative. InThe Twittering Machine‚ the figures are largely comprehensible — the oval-like shapes referring
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Solomon Higgs Dr. Watson HUMA 1153 4-22-10 Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-born artist‚ whose contributions to the world of modern art are innumerable. On an artistic level‚ Kandinsky’s maturation process from representational art to abstract art is fascinating. From his earliest work‚ with an impressionistic flair‚ to his later work‚ which was pure abstraction‚ Kandinsky was an innovator and a genius. He bridged the gap between reality painting of earlier decades and the
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Human beings along with the world around us are constantly changing. People are molded by what they see and experience. We are creatures easily influenced and altered. Trauma in particular can break you down and turn you into something completely foreign. If humans can change so drastically‚ can Angels? Angels are supposedly the mediator between God and man‚ bridging the gap between Heaven and Earth. Usually represented as beautiful and pure like in the painting‚ The Annunciation‚ by El Greco
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The assignment this week was to write a two-page paper describing how the Victorian Movement‚ Arts and Crafts Movement‚ and Art Nouveau Movements were related and/or impacted each other. In order to accomplish this task‚ one would have to explore the origins of Art Nouveau. Upon reading the selected reading and reviewing the required videos it was clear that it could be argued as to which was the last movement of the Nineteenth-century or the first movement of the Twentieth-century. Additionally
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A Brief History of Interior Design Credit for the birth of interior design is most often given to the Ancient Egyptians‚ who decorated their humble mud huts with simple furniture enhanced by animal skins or textiles‚ as well as murals‚ sculptures‚ and painted vases. Beautiful gold ornaments found in Egyptian tombs (such as that of King Tutankhamen) revealed the importance of more lavish decoration for wealthier and powerful Egyptians. The Roman and Greek civilizations built upon the Egyptian art
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The Weimar Republic‚ despite economic and political problems‚ was one of the most fertile grounds for the modern arts and sciences. Berlin‚ in particular‚ became a thriving centre of many new art movements. The Bauhaus school near Weimar‚ moreover‚ revolutionized architecture‚ and the theatres in Berlin and Frankfurt led to a revolution on stage. Great film companies made German cinema one of the most notable in the world (a position it never again achieved). Leading composers of atonal music taught
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different types (from my research i have counted at least 23 of them). The Trad goth is basically the original goth. They value the traditional scene from it’s earliest days and hang out in public goth pubs or clubs. They listen to bands such as “Bauhaus‚ Siouxsie and the Banshees‚ The Birthday Party‚ The Sisters of Mercy‚ and anything played in the infamous Batcave club” (Balanck). The Trad goth fashion is based off of punk. They wear fishnets‚ leather jackets‚ piercings‚ heavy makeup‚
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