Futurism

The term “Modern Art” covers a wide variety of art styles and perceptions that emerged during the 1800’s through the 1940s. Some of the many styles that are encompassed by this movement include romanticism, realism, impressionism, cubism, futurism, and surrealism. Romanticism “was not so much a style as a set of attitudes and characteristics” (Getlein 473), favoring emotion, induvial experiences, intuition, and imagination. Realism was romanticism’s polar opposite, instead favoring the day to…

Alexander Mikhailovioh Rodchemko Rodchenko was inspired by Art Nouveau & artists like Aubrey Beardsley. Later he became a Futurism & he absorted the work of Vladimir Tatlin & Suprematism of Kazimir Malevich. At the end of the decade, he begin to explore Constructivism. This study analysis into the aspect of illustration & sculptural art. Altogether to produce abstruct artworks to separate out the factores of each image: line, form, space, colour surface & texture. Contructivism began to support…

Charles Sheeler understood machines as life’s meaning. To him, these structures were awe-inspiring, not because of what they produced, but because of the grandeur of their conception in the first place. Sheeler found his initial artistic identity in the detached nature of modernist world of architecture. However, throughout his career, Sheeler used his photographic skills to bring nostalgic emotions into his paintings of industrialization. Through the analysis of four of Sheeler’s paintings,…

the female body. Cubism, which interpreted the Theory of Relativity in terms of art, flattened a subject’s many views from different angles into a single plane to incorporate the idea of a fourth dimension: time. He also employs elements of Cubo-futurism, by adopting the forms of Cubism and combining them with the Italian Futurists' representation of movement. In that sense, Archipenko succeeds spectacularly in transforming the shapes back into a volumetric body, with a masterful balance of…

important than life, but what a poor life without it - Robert Motherwell. During the 20th century, there were wars, economic recessions and radical politics that rattled the world. Some of the movements that came out during the time are, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Robert Motherwell’s art is classified in the Abstract Expressionism Movement. Motherwell was a writer, theorist, and helpers of the New York School of arts. His work was black…

universal similarity in all people. Ego is a fun analysis of not only society, but myself. I think creating an egotistical character draws a particular reflection to an audience that has been a victim and perpetrator of this common human fallacy. Futurism is important because of the almost unlimited opportunity to imagine. The erratic nature of the future inspires me to create characters whose stories that continue forward, with endless possibilities. Also, the future in unpredictable, therefore…

include geometric shapes, curves, Egyptian zigzags, sunburst, lightning bolts, airbrushed screened ray bands, motion light, aerodynamic and streamlined forms” (Pacitti 8). This style had grasped many ideas from different other styles such as cubism, futurism, modernism, as well as many others. Art Nouveau “included identifiable flat, outlined illustrations and hand-drawn typefaces” (Purvis 200) that lead to the confusion with Art Deco, but there is a clear distinction between the two when it…

René Magritte is a surrealist artist who has produced a reputation for his “clever and intriguing imagery” using basic designs and ordinary symbolism. Maybe viewers for the most part got caught by his The Son of Man painting, but may not know the painter by name. Rather would recognize the iconic painting and the repetitive topic and theme in another depiction by this artist. There's considerably more to know about Magritte and how the painting fits into his works as a whole. René François…

Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 to parents Salvador Dali Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. Dali was born in Figueres, a small town outside of Barcelona, to a wealthy family. His father was a prominent notary which may have lead to his firm parenting. On the other hand his mother was gentle and often indulged in Salvador’s extraordinary behaviors. Also Salvador’s mother was a faithful catholic while his father was atheist, the combo definitely played a role in Salvador’s views on faith.…

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was a French, naturalized American painter, sculptor, chess player and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, conceptual art and Dada Marcel Duchamp is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His importance even reaches until today. Duchamp not only contributed beautiful artworks, but he also changed the definition of art. He used art to raise questions about art and society. He is a rebel and a revolutionary in terms of art. Early art and…