Gabriel Josipovici’s scathing tone throughout What Ever Happened to Modernism refreshes readers who find most literature hollow and the modern social landscape overly accepting. Near the end of a prolific career in both fiction and non-fiction‚ Josipovici writes from the perspective of a well-read scholar in his field; his vast knowledge provides him with endless opportunities for analysis. His masterful command of language and his interpretive genius are both a blessing and a curse‚ however. These
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Formalist Approach: Characteristics: Theory of high art‚ focus on quality‚ retrospective specialisation (flatness)‚ self-definition. Key Terms: Flatness‚ surface‚ self-criticism‚ depth‚ medium specificity. For Greenberg‚ the key motivating force within modern art was the pursuit of quality (Art is a matter strictly of experience‚ not of principles‚ and what counts first and last in art is quality) By experience‚ he meant the practical aspect of making art and the artist’s attention
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Cordova examines seventeenth and eighteenth-century profession portraits to explore the colonial practice and its connection to the indigenous past and whether this serves as an example of preserving one’s ethnic identity. Crowned nun portraits trace their history to old-world traditions‚ but featured deceased abbesses and notable nuns. In comparison to new world portraits which featured professing nuns of varying statuses‚ these portraits were unique to colonial Mexican convents. Despite the tradition
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Shakespeare‚ James Shapiro (a Shakespeare scholar and professor at Columbia University) depicts a bibliography on the mark left on four plays; Hamlet‚ As You Like It‚ Henry V and Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare in 1599 by public events. James Shapiro goes to the next level in this book by depicting the life of William Shakespeare during the momentous year of 1599. Shapiro informs his readers that much of the story is created from historically informed conjecture. James Shapiro goes to
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Modernism takes place near the early 20th century and is the celebration of inner strength. It is a world where god is not in control and man’s own destiny is defined by itself. Social and political views are strong and truth relies in science and the views of the people. I believe The Great Gatsby falls into modernism for many different reasons. The book displays many instances of social platforms‚ materialism‚ 20th century struggles‚ increases in wealth and city life as well as taking
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“Period Piece” by Joyce Cary Summary “Period Piece” by an outstanding Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary is a humorous short story. It is basically about a respectable middle-aged man‚ Frank Tutin‚ who has fallen in love with his young secretary Phyllis. As a result Tutin wants to divorce his wife Clare‚ but the mother-in-law Mrs. Beer protests against it. The story begins with the fact that Tutin wants to leave his wife and three children after sixteen years of married life. Clare does not object
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Mexican artists of the 20 th century; her artwork has been revolutionary to modern art. Significant biographical and historical incidents influenced the artwork of Frida Kahlo throughout her artistic career. Kahlo’s life was reflected through her artwork; her body of work was the novel of her life. The artist’s work was greatly influenced by her bus accident which handicapped her for life. Kahlo had strong ties to her Mexican heritage; the Mexican Revolution influenced many of her self-portraits. She
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Salvatore Zofrea The body of work of the artist Salvatore Zofrea was influenced by many facets of his life experiences including his cultural background‚ places he visited and where he lives. His body of work can be understood when looking at the works “Picking Liliums” And “Smoko”. Salvatore Zofrea is an Australian landscape artist born in the year 1946 in Borgia‚ Calabria Southern Italy‚ and migrated to Sydney during the 1950’s at the age of 10. Zofrea was the youngest of eight‚ as he grew
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ARTISTS OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM Abstract In a previous essay‚ three different artists and their Abstract Expressionism pieces were discussed along with descriptions of their artwork and a look into their personal philosophies of art. The previous discussion also covered an explanation of the circumstances in which the pieces fit in with the time period and the environment of that time period. The following essay continues with the comparison of the form‚ content of the subject matter of the
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Rosie Linde Art History‚ Professor Zervigon; Recitation‚ Gianna Loscerbo 1:082:106:14 Edwin Panofsky‚ “Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait‚” The Burlington Magazine 64 (1934): 117-127 Arnolfini Wedding Portrait Controversy Erwin Panofsky was a prominent art historian of the twentieth century. He also was one of the foremost proponents of iconography‚ and attributed symbolic meaning to the various elements of the Arnolfini scene. He attributed the scene to be a document of the marriage
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