Degenerate art

Hitler created the "degenerate art" exhibit as a way to educate people and cleanse the nation of degenerate influences. Hitler believed in art that was classical and despised art that was considered modern. He believed that "modern art was the expression of sick minds". A few artists Hitler identifies as “degenerate” are Kandinsky, Kirchner, and Klee. Kandinsky was a fan of using bright colors and having line, colors, and shapes not make a physical object but rather using it as abstract art. Kandinsky wanted to show the world the “inner mystical construction of the world.” A good example of what Hitler would have not liked is Kandinsky’s Blue Mountain. There is so much color in this painting that the viewer can feel the powerful impact that…

The 1940’s was filled with many different people, places and events. Some famous characters of ‘40’s included Mickey Mouse, Superman, and even The Three Stooges. The famous actor John Wayne is from the ‘40’s. Even the famous baseball players Joe Dimaggio, and Jackie Robinson are both from the ‘40’s. Perhaps one of the most famous people from the ‘40’s was the chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler. Hitler was responsible for the death of approximately 11 million people. He came up with the idea…

topic of war arises, the destruction or manipulation of art being used as a weapon is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, it plays more of a significant role than one would expect. In 1937, the Nazi party launched two art exhibitions in Munich, Germany. The first one was called the Great Exhibition of German Art and included several realistic works of art, pleasing Hitler. In contrast, the other exhibition, only a few hundred meters away, was known as the Nazi Degenerate Art…

for its audience, one of which is intended to make one contemplate the “sublime” (Mark Rothko, 2017). Rothko claimed that references to anything specific in the painting would conflict with the natural spirit of man and myth (Mark Rothko, 2017). This is crucial because these paintings dealt exclusively with color. Painting’s like this one and other abstract expressionist pieces, evoked religious power because one was to be engulfed by the color, much like a religious experience. Rothko used his…

I was able to develop a better idea of whether or not I thought ornament was a “crime.” Adolf Loos wrote the article, “Ornament and Crime.” In this piece he starts off by describing the development of a human embryo, and compares it to the similar development within the animal kingdom; a newborn baby’s sense impressions are similar to those of a newborn dog’s. He then moves further into making his point by describing the Paupan people and their culture. The most powerful example he gives is in…

Oscar Wilde’s essays and lectures discussing the role of art in society is supposed to be used as a guideline for future artists to create more meaningful and useful works. Through the analysis of his essays and lectures, it is visible that, Wilde thinks there are characteristics of art and artists that offer no value to the world and are inherently useless. Wilde compares useful and useless art in an attempt to explain what qualities are necessary to develop meaningful and beneficial artworks.…

The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens’ Archipenko: A Modern Legacy, on view from January 28 to April 17, 2016 in Jacksonville, Fl, was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Archipenko Foundation. Featuring approximately 50 sculptures, mixed media reliefs and works on paper, Archipenko: A Modern Legacy offers a comprehensive assessment of Alexander Archipenko's artistic career. Organized chronologically to walk the viewer through the artistic…

Ellen DeGeneres Georges Braque once said, “art is a wound turned into light.” Art, more generally known as creativity, is a tool that is used for many different reasons. Ellen DeGeneres has used creativity as a tool of expression and healing throughout her life. The way that she has integrated creativity into her daily life has fabricated who she is, shaped a way to heal, and ultimately allowed her to build a solid community of followers that see her to be a genius in our society. Ellen…

in the art world and history being written largely by men, there were many distinct successful works by women that have been overshadowed by the male counterpart. Marianne Brandt was one of the Bauhaus’s most ingenious female students who made incredible contributions and progress for women whilst studying there. World War 1 saw new representations and equality of women which introduced the concept of the ‘New Woman’ and 1919 brought equality and suffrage to women. From 1911 to 1917 Brandt…

artistic side as well. It allowed for the modern art movement in Europe to travel across the sea to other countries, allowing its ideals to spread. With what happened to art during the reign of Hitler it can be said that it both changed how art was seen and also showed that no powerful force could ever rid the world of art in all aspects. If it wasn’t for the Nazi party, then art wouldn’t be seen as it is today and it would be available as it is across the Europe and the United States. Adolf…