Modernism is characterized by the throwing out of the old, and embracing new ways of seeing, new ideas about art functions, and more experimentation. Yet no one seems to agree on when Modernism actually began. Some argue that Impressionism could be considered the first modern movement. In class, it was defined as a time frame of 1915 to 1940 . Other sources say it began after WWI, which ended in 1918. I theorize that it began before all of those.
Prior to the 19th century, artists’ works were dictated by from wealthy patrons, or institutions like the church. Much of this art depicted religious or mythological scenes that told stories and were intended to instruct the viewer. The revolution came when artists started to present the art they …show more content…
He explored interrelation between color and form to create an aesthetic experience that engaged the sight, sound, and emotions of the public. He believed that total abstraction offered the possibility for profound, transcendental expression and that copying from nature only interfered with this process. His prewar masterpiece, Composition VII, finished in 1913, is filled with dynamic colors and forms leave very little in the way of recognizable imagery. And, according to Kandinsky, it is the most complex piece he ever painted. His visual vocabulary developed through three phases, shifting from his early, representative canvases and their divine symbolism to his rapturous and operatic compositions, to his late, geometric and biomorphic flat planes of color. Kandinsky's art and ideas have inspired many generations of artists. He himself drew inspiration from Monet, Signac, and Art Nouveau.
Monet is one of the most notable impressionist. Impressionism’s originators were artists who rejected the official, government-sanctioned exhibitions, or salons, and were consequently shunned by powerful academic art institutions. They sought new ways to describe effects of light and movement, often using rich colors. Because of its break from tradition and experimental style, it could be considered …show more content…
As a Royal Navy volunteer in WWI, the artist and illustrator Norman Wilkinson had a “dazzling” solution, aware of the threat from Germany’s U-boats. He realized that it was impossible to paint a ship in camouflage that would hide it from the sights of a submarine commander. Instead, he proposed that the “extreme opposite” was the answer. Rather than trying to make a ship vanish on the ocean waves, he developed a radical camouflage scheme that used bold shapes and violent contrasts of color to confuse rather than conceal. He used ideas derived from Vorticism and Cubism to confuse enemy U-Boats trying to pinpoint the direction and speed of travel. These ships in turn inspired artists like Edward Alexander Wadsworth, painter of Dazzle-ships in Drydockat Liverpool,
Prior to the 19th century, artists’ works were dictated by from wealthy patrons, or institutions like the church. Much of this art depicted religious or mythological scenes that told stories and were intended to instruct the viewer. The revolution came when artists started to present the art they …show more content…
He explored interrelation between color and form to create an aesthetic experience that engaged the sight, sound, and emotions of the public. He believed that total abstraction offered the possibility for profound, transcendental expression and that copying from nature only interfered with this process. His prewar masterpiece, Composition VII, finished in 1913, is filled with dynamic colors and forms leave very little in the way of recognizable imagery. And, according to Kandinsky, it is the most complex piece he ever painted. His visual vocabulary developed through three phases, shifting from his early, representative canvases and their divine symbolism to his rapturous and operatic compositions, to his late, geometric and biomorphic flat planes of color. Kandinsky's art and ideas have inspired many generations of artists. He himself drew inspiration from Monet, Signac, and Art Nouveau.
Monet is one of the most notable impressionist. Impressionism’s originators were artists who rejected the official, government-sanctioned exhibitions, or salons, and were consequently shunned by powerful academic art institutions. They sought new ways to describe effects of light and movement, often using rich colors. Because of its break from tradition and experimental style, it could be considered …show more content…
As a Royal Navy volunteer in WWI, the artist and illustrator Norman Wilkinson had a “dazzling” solution, aware of the threat from Germany’s U-boats. He realized that it was impossible to paint a ship in camouflage that would hide it from the sights of a submarine commander. Instead, he proposed that the “extreme opposite” was the answer. Rather than trying to make a ship vanish on the ocean waves, he developed a radical camouflage scheme that used bold shapes and violent contrasts of color to confuse rather than conceal. He used ideas derived from Vorticism and Cubism to confuse enemy U-Boats trying to pinpoint the direction and speed of travel. These ships in turn inspired artists like Edward Alexander Wadsworth, painter of Dazzle-ships in Drydockat Liverpool,