To the general public‚ both Michelangelo’s David and Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase‚ shock was the initial response. The statue of David depicts a nude man which was much less acceptable at that time than in recent days. Other negative reactions were brought on by its political significance. Duchamp’s painting also raised shock in its viewers. The painting was meant to portray a nude woman as she ascended a staircase although it looked like anything but. This caused the public to
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Popular Modern Styles of Painting Modern art was a reaction to the rigid style set by traditional French institutions. Modern styles emerged starting in the 1860s and continued through the 1970s. This type of art refers to styles of painting that eschewed realism and past traditions. Instead‚ its focus is on experimentation with various materials and styles. The following are some of the popular styles that reflect the spirit of the modern art movement. 1. Abstract Art Abstract art refers to a
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only the essence of an object‚ not its outward appearance. Futurism Utopian‚ Pro war and technology‚ about time and motion/dynamism‚ introduction of typography as art. - Began with published Italian manifesto in Italy 1909 - Glorification /romantic view of war as a means of cleansing society‚ machine age‚ speed‚ modern life. - Aesthetic harmony/tradition rejected in favour of velocity‚ sound and the diagonal line. - Russian futurism‚ introduction of typography to art/ as an expressive form in
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the 1920s and 1930s‚ and in the 1940s he crossed the Atlantic once again‚ spending periods in New York and Hollywood. His art spanned painting‚ sculpture‚ film‚ prints and poetry‚ and in his long career he worked in styles influenced by Cubism‚ Futurism‚ Dada and Surrealism. He also successfully navigated the worlds of commercial and fine art‚ and came to be a sought-after fashion photographer. He is perhaps most remembered for his photographs of the inter-war years‚ in particular the camera-less
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industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities‚ followed then by the horror of World War I‚ were among the factors that shaped Modernism. Modernism term encompasses a variety of specific artistic and philosophical movements including symbolism‚ futurism‚ surrealism‚ expressionism‚ imagism‚ vorticism‚ dada‚ and others. The guiding principles of this movement were a break from old traditions. Cubism Cubism is a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century‚ characterized
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Photography had been around for over 20 years before the civil war started on April 12th 1861‚ but became increasing popular just before the conflict broke out‚ due to the development of new techniques. The photography process was complex and very time consuming‚ photographers had to mix their own chemicals and prepare their wet plate glass negatives. The negatives has to be prepared‚ exposed‚ and developed before the emulsion dried. Figure 1- Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in
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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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are often traced back to painter Édouard Manet‚ who beginning in the 1860s broke away from inherited notions of perspective‚ modeling‚ and subject matter. The avant-garde movements that followed — includingImpressionism‚ Post-Impressionism‚ Cubism‚ Futurism‚ Expressionism‚ Constructivism‚ De Stijl‚ and Abstract Expressionism — are generally defined as Modernist. Over the span of these movements‚ artists increasingly focused on the intrinsic qualities of their media — e.g.‚ line‚ form‚ and colour — and
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at a possible demise by illustrating images of the moon waning or setting; thus‚ the poem shifts to suggest that the oppression of women could end if only they seek to define themselves outside of the moon’s shadow. Originally part of the Italian Futurism movement‚ Loy later joined the feminist movement as a response to the futurist’s misogynistic attitudes‚ allowing her to focus on the theme of empowering women through self-knowledge‚ exemplified by the earnest portrayal of patriarchal culture and
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in Paris 1912 and a technique he used‚ chromatic cubism. From then onwards‚ Macke has been influenced by his artworks. In Macke’s Shop Windows in particular is considered to be a personal interpretation of Delaunay’s Windows‚ combined with Italian Futurism. In 1914‚ he travelled to Tunisia with Paul Klee and Louis Moilliet‚ experiencing the exotic atmosphere which was fundamental to the creation of the luminist approach‚ seen in his final period. During this period‚ he created a
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