the novel we see the almost tug-of-war between the two different values with one side trying to cling to the old ways and customs and the other side‚ the newer generation‚ pushing the limits and breaking free of these traditions. This idea of Modernism and its values taking the place of the traditional values is shown through the two symbols of the car and the airplane. The car represents the traditional values of the time of conformity and all people acting and thinking as one‚ enforcing the idea
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“A recurring characteristic of Modernism is the estrangement of the individual from his/her world: the outside world becomes unreal‚ uncanny‚ a place in which the individual can no longer feel at home.” What evidence do you find of such estrangement in the writing of the period? The late 19th century and early 20th century were times of great spiritual and social upheaval. It was an era in which many external values of the previous century were being challenged; faith in the government was in
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña painted a landscape called Forest Pool in 1862‚ and Georgia O’Keeffe painted a landscape called Pink Moon Over Water in 1924. These painters from two different countries and periods in time each had a similar goal in mind: to express themselves in their work. Through their use of composition‚ color‚ light and space the artists convey to the viewer a sense of their time through the values their paintings depict; Diaz’s emphasis is placed on the imagination and emotions
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Traditional and postmodern indigenous art practice Traditional Explain how traditional indigenous art reflects a spiritual connection to the land. Why is this important? (Cultural Frame). Select an artwork by this artist‚ examine the signs and symbols used-what do they mean? (Structural Frame) Land means different things to non-indigenous and Aboriginal people. Non-Indigenous people and landowners might consider land as something they own‚ a commodity to be bought and sold. For Aboriginal
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interpretation and understanding of the major ideas‚ issues‚ values and beliefs within the text. T.S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot was one of the twentieth century’s major poets and still remains relevant today. For many‚ Eliot and his works synonymous with Modernism; his “use of myth to undergird and order atomized modern experience; its collage-like juxtaposition of different voices‚ traditions‚ and discourses; and its focus on form as the carrier of meaning” (Domestico‚ A & Lewis‚ P‚ 2010‚ p. 1).The poem ‘The
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Henri Matisse During this semester we have discussed numerous interesting artist with all sort of artistic styles and views. I have viewed so many different artist works‚ painting‚ sculptures‚ objects‚ etc.‚ but this one particular oil painting by Henri Matisse really stuck out to me like a sore thumb. The name of the painting is Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-1906. This painting was significant to me because Matisse’s view of women and the message that motivated him was clearly
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Fundamentalism v. Modernism Fundamentalism beliefs‚ strictly following the Bible‚ creationism‚ nativism‚ and old values‚ clashed against Modernist ideas‚ primarily evolution and application of science‚ in the early 1900s due to differences of opinions. Four issues that reflect this ideological clash are the rise of the KKK‚ who harbored Fundamentalist and nativist beliefs; the Scopes trial‚ which pitted the curriculum of John T. Scopes and evolution against Fundamentalism creationism; the Sacco
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The new media carries the contemporary content.’ The allusion to the friendly saloon is lost in his theoretical lecture theatre antics. ‘On the other hand‚ art about art as with Minimalist art is part of the current post-vanguard leading to the death of painting. It’s the start of a dehumanised aestheticism where ideas‚ philosophy‚ meaning and emotions do not enter into the work.’ ‘Isn’t this what this government wants; a self indulgent art that does not question the
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In the Modernist Mirror: Jacques Tati and the Parisian Landscape Author(s): Lee Hilliker Source: The French Review‚ Vol. 76‚ No. 2 (Dec.‚ 2002)‚ pp. 318-329 Published by: American Association of Teachers of French Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3132711 Accessed: 25/11/2009 13:02 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides
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dichotomy. Louis Menand asks was modernism très moderne‚ or was it très ancien? Modernism sometimes looks like a heroic effort to rescue literature from anachronistic conventions and to fit it to the needs of the modern world; but it can also look like an attempt to resurrect for literature an even more severely anachronistic privileged status‚ and nearly every aspect of our understanding of modernist writing is infected by this indeterminacy. This description of modernism can be seen as a description
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