Paintings of a realism nature are a source that illustrates the Gilded Age activities and how people viewed political‚ economic and social elements within their society. Winslow Homer (1836 –1910) a naturalist painter through his scenes of outdoor life explored the glitter of the Gilded Age with under currents of the life of African Americans. Various artists of the Gilded age explored themes related to a society in transition brought about by industrialization and rapid economic growth. Some artists
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Pop Art 1950-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Recognizable imagery‚ drawn from popular media and products * Usually very bright colors. * Flat imagery influenced by comic book and newspaper photographs * Characters in comic book and magazines Artists of this time * Andy Warhol Major developments of this time * Credit card (1950) * Car seat belts (1952) * Polio vaccine (1952) Abstract Expressionism 1940-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Unconventional application of
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exhibition some of his work was over three times bigger than me and also the colours were like poster paint‚ they were so bright. On the other hand this painting is quite grey and watery. In some of his other paintings of his mother he was influenced by cubism and Pablo Picasso by distorting the face a lot. In this painting I think Hockney has used a fountain pen and ink or pencils‚ I’m not sure. Again he is going against his normal use of bright coloured paints. He might of used lines and not filled in
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influences impressionist to challenge the traditional way of painting and introducing the unique style of impressionism compare to traditional painting; while lecture 9 ‘Modernism: changing the ways we see the world’ discussed post-impressionism‚ cubism‚ symbolism‚ art nouveau‚ fauvism‚ showing how they contribute to modernism. The meanings of ‘The rise of modernism: challenging tradition’ and ‘Modernism: changing the ways we see the world’ to the social‚ artistic and cultural development are
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Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history‚ making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of Art is "vague"‚ but that it has had many unique‚ different reasons for being created. Some of these functions of Art are provided in the following outline. The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are non-motivated‚ and those that are motivated (Levi-Strauss). Non-motivated functions
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M.H.J. Schoenmaekers. This movement also influenced the Bauhaus style and the international style of architecture as well as clothing and interior design. However‚ different from Bauhaus‚ De Stijl didn’t follow the general guidelines of an “ism” (Cubism‚ Futurism‚ Surrealism)‚ nor did it held the
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How did new theories in physics and psychology in the period from 1900-1939 challenge existing ideas about the individual and society? New theories in physics and psychology in the period from 1900-1939 challenged existing ideas about the individual and society. Many new philosophies and scientific discoveries challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church. Other scientific theories and discoveries challenged the way people thought of how the world worked. Realism and modernism frowned upon
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It will be helpful to first examine what is understood by the term "language play". Used experimentally‚ language is inextricably connected to play. It is intrinsically symbolic‚ adventurous‚ informative‚ and dynamic. As Marian Whitehead writes‚ "Language and play share several characteristics: both use symbols to stand for a range of ideas‚ feelings and experiences; both are reflections of human thinking and also creators of new thoughts; both are part of our genetic make-up." Terry Campbell
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conceptual era of 1917. The urinal‚ which was turned in a 90 degree angle‚ was white with black writing on one side which read “R. Mutt-1917”. The Fountain was approximately 15in. x 19 ¼ in. x 24 5/8 in‚ As Duchamp shocked the art world with this Dadaism/ conceptual artwork the question arise‚ what is it? The piece inspired heated argument among the society’s directors for which it was presented and was finally rejected an hour before the exhibition opened. Fountain is one of a group of objects that
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and white sketches‚ and also some very earthy toned works. Monet used mostly cool colors‚ which did not highlight any specific areas. Chagall‚ Picasso‚ and Monet used different styles in their artwork. Chagall and Picasso both used a style called cubism. They used lots of geometric shapes‚ and both used bold lines to make their subjects stand out. Chagall used this to show folklore‚ humor‚ and fantasy. His lines and shapes were used to express people and places‚ as in Paris en Fête. Picasso showed
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