Minimalism

In order to find objects and environments that I could relate to art history that I have learned in this class I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood and its nearby surroundings. I live in Kissimmee and extremely close to Saint Cloud so I decided to start off by looking around the Lakefront Park area. At first I did not think that I would be able to find many things that I would be able to relate to art, but I think that is because I had never actually tried to pay attention to small…

McCandless and his journey, depicted in Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, is the face behind the story that everyone wanted to live. Turning down the conformity of society and living a minimalistic life has helped Chris find who he was while in the wild. Minimalism throughout Chris McCandless's journey in Into The Wild helps him work through his thoughts; and over time leads him to the conclusion that life is better but harder when living in the solitude of nature without self-fulfilling items. To…

Adolph Fredrick Reinhardt was an American abstract artist, writer, critic and educator. He studied art history under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University, New York (1931–35), and painting with Carl Holty and Francis Criss at the American Artists School (1936–37). He also studied at the National Academy of Design with Karl Anderson in 1936, worked for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (1936–39), and was a member (1937–47) of the American Abstract Artists group. Reinhardt…

this blog that explained this concept called minimalism: a lifestyle devoted to having less. I was intrigued by this lifestyle, so I began purging my clutter that night. I decluttered by asking myself if each item I owned was useful to me or made me happy; it took about six months, but my bedroom finally was clutter free. Today, I do not own a limited number of items, like other minimalists; that was never my goal. What I hoped to achieve from minimalism was to purge the clutter and take control…

Howard (A Quote By Vernon Howard). Minimalism: A Simpler Life Imagine a simpler life: a life based around one’s needs rather than wants, a life of simplicity. Although this thought might be hard to ponder, especially in today's fast-paced society overwhelmed by fads, crazes, and a demand for more, a new way of living, minimalism, defies this modern lifestyle. Ryan Nichodemus, author and the founder of The Minimalists- an organization that teaches the practice of minimalism through podcasts, blog…

What is minimalism? “Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life’s most important things, which actually aren’t things at all.” Minimalism is a tool to eliminate life’s excess, focus on the essentials, and find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom (Minimalists, 26). Real happiness comes from who we are and from what and who we have become. On October 26, the University of Dayton Speaker Series and the Hanley Sustainability Institute sponsored the Minimalists.…

Minimalism Benefits Our Lives Do you remember when the time Apple Company’s electronic products emerged was? How do you feel when you see people around you are holding iPhone, Apple Mac, or iPod? When did you have the first Apple product? Why do you choose Apple? What makes you switch from other brands to Apple? If you have answers like “because Apple’s products look good and they are easy to realize what I want.” in your mind, then you already have a sense of what is minimalism. Generally…

fanciest yacht. Nor should we feel the need to update everything we own once a year. Minimalism is a lifestyle that says we should not focus on materialistic items, but rather the people around us. People need to focus on relationships with others and cherished memories, rather than focusing on material possessions that won’t have any significant meaning later in life. Although we cannot pinpoint exactly when minimalism started, it first got its start in the art world starting in the…

The Minimalistic Actions of Alex Supertramp What does it mean to be a minimalist? The answer lies in the evidence Chris leaves behind during his wild adventure to Alaska. One Transcendentalist principle is minimalism. In Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, Chris chose to be a minimalist. He lives with only the bare minimum-- those things he thinks are important for survival. David Thoreau once wrote, “I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential…

The year is 1976 and the world of art was reaching a point of stagnation. After a wave of postmodern art, the two art forms that had prevailed were conceptualism and minimalism. Art historian Jordana Saggese describes this era and notes that conceptualism focused on planning and placed little emphasis on the execution and minimalism produced art with minimal design put behind the work’s actual appearance (67). In a time where these ideals were king, many contemporary artists accepted the status…