invented Cubism - a radical art form that used harsh lines and corners to display a picture instead of the usual soft curves. Picasso won a lot of fame for his Cubist paintings‚ but was criticized for it also. He designed and painted the drop curtain and some giant cubist figures for a ballet in 1917. When the audience saw the huge distorted images on stage‚ they were angry‚ they thought the ballet was a joke at their expense. Cubism lived on despite this. Other artists mimicked Picasso ’s Cubism‚ and
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and Pollock highlight how their views‚ choices and actions have been affected by their relative contexts within their world. Cubism was the advancement in art during the early 20th century‚ a time when the world was experiencing modernization in technology and medicine; and societies were rapidly growing and developing as well. Art historian John Golding stated that Cubism “was the greatest artistic revolution since the Italian Renaissance”. During this period Fascism was also on the rise. A second
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Project History of Trends (1940-1950) Introduction/table of content Introduction/table of content 2 First Half decade 1940-1950 3 Second half of decade 1940-1950 4 Inventions in 1940 till 1950 5 First Computer 5 Fashion in the 40‘s 6 The ‘Sweater girls’ and ‘Pin-up’ girls 7 The New Look 7 Theatre de la Mode (theatre of fashion) 9 The birth of the Bikini 9 Cosmetics 10 Hairstyles‚ Turbans and Snoods 10 Literature 11 Music 12 Music 12 Movies 13 Dominant styles
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The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic was established in 1919‚ in replace of the imperial government in Germany. It immerged from the November Revolution (1918-1919). Opposing to the parliamentary system which is similar to the British‚ sailors‚ soldiers and workers raised up the rebellion. They elected councils modeled after the October Revolution in the Soviet Union. The workers’ exhaustion starts from far before the revolution. During the World War I‚ Germany made a lot of promissory notes
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Contemporary art is bound by the pre-eminent waves of modernity. This is to say that most all contemporary artists are to some degree in debt to their modern predecessors. Helen Marten’s sculptural installation Peanuts (2012) relies heavily upon the appropriation of past art movements; particularly the re-interpretation of the still life and Cezanne’s renowned The Basket of Apples (1895). Throughout Helen Marten’s installation there exists a return to materiality and form. Peanuts (2012) aims to
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and Social Realism in the middle 1930’s.(1) The development and characteristics of Abstract Expressionism began with the Surrealist phase in which artists took an interest in myths and dream and in effect‚ unconscious creativity. From Expressionism‚ artists gained a passion for the “expressive qualities of paint.”(1) From Surrealism and Expressionism‚ Abstract Expressionism was born. Abstract Expressionism was a term used in 1929 by Alfred Barr‚ Jr. to refer to Kandinsky’s nonfigurative‚ nonrepresentational
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it was reasoned‚ that is how the eye sees the real world. Braque and Picasso challenged that view as radically as Einstein‚ a decade before‚ had challenged all of the Classical assumptions we had made about the physical world around us. ANALYTICAL CUBISM To Braque and Picasso‚ paint on an essentially two dimensional and flat canvas represented a challenge: how could one be faithful to a medium that by its very nature was not three-dimensional while still portraying objects that by their very nature
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There are generally two types of paintings- representational and abstract. While representational painting portrays recognizable objects‚ abstract painting does not look like a particular object. Instead‚ abstract art is made up of designs‚ shapes and colors. (http://www.harley.com/art/abstract-art/ ) The meaning of abstract art is‚ in its most simplified form‚ art that relies on the emotions of the artist and the elements of design rather than exact representation. This broad definition allows
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poster designs and paintings. Early 20th century “new art” design was very ornate‚ sometimes gothic or organic and very flamboyant. Next‚ was the Art Deco period from about 1920-1945. Art Deco was influenced partially by Art Nouveau‚ Cubism and Italian Futurism. Deco designs are influenced by sweeping curves and the geometric shapes. The technology of the time period such as aviation and the automobile employed a “streamlined” effect in almost ever design. Art Deco seems to draw from a variety
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Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and painter whose work was heavily influenced by the Aboriginal culture and people. (“Emily Carr”) She adopted a unique painting style which integrated aspects of impressionism‚ post-impressionism and fauvism. (“France 1910-1911”) Carr’s unique painting style accompanied by the Aboriginal influence gave her paintings an idiosyncratic touch. Carr also had to fight overwhelming obstacles in her life. Emily Carr lived a fascinating life full of challenges‚ which lead
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