Modern art

World I and has left a legacy and impact on our Modern society. Due to the influential change that the movement of modernist…

the Museum of Modern Art, which was a little intimidating simply because there was a huge variety and the layout had just about everything you could imagine. From sculptures to paintings there was so much to take in. As I made my way through the museum I was immediately drawn to the room of Impressionism. The vibrant mix of colors and ambiguous intent. Each piece contained such a mix of colors that not a single item within the piece was overlooked. The room itself had each work of art separated…

placement and standing. Including known buildings such as the infamous Trump Tower, each edifice obtains a purpose and has somehow effected many people, that being in either positive or negative aspects. As one enters into museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, thousands of people on a daily get the chance to witness thousands of pieces of artworks which not only are displayed for its aesthetic presentation, but also arranged in specific positions for the public to create a better…

work were making art which is simplified down to the basic colors and elements. He used just the primary colors in many of his art pieces and basic shapes and lines. He wanted to simply the art into its basic vertical and horizontal elements. He is associated with the Dutch modern movement. He was influenced by both Picasso and Braque. He is employing the principles of organization and the elements of design at the most basic and simple of levels. Since he simplifies his art down to the…

psychoanalytical method, and by doing so they gave life to repressed emotions. The world was seen as a different place, things that we don’t speak about saw the light of day. This goes hand in hand with stream of consciousness, other specifics of the modern era. The human mind is complex, and knowing how it works is just amazing. That’s why in most works we saw how these characters had spilt personalities. This is what made this era so controversial. In a way we were getting to know who people…

In contemporary art, the term “social realism” is traditionally associated with interwar American art which commented on social, political and economic conditions of the poor or working class. The movement and artistic explorations developed during the late 1920’s and 1930’s, a time of global depression, heightened racial conflict and the rise of fascism which combined became a catalyst of many artists and writers and their gravitation toward proletarian and underclass themes. Artists found…

these resulting pieces is Mary Anointing Jesus with the Precious Oils of Spikenard. The piece was first imagined in 1987 and then recreated with the assistance of Donald Farnsworth in 2003. Currently it is on display in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts which I had a chance to visit recently. Out of the countless artworks…

A Cubist Essay Historical time period (What was going on during this time?, Why might this have affected Cubism’s birth?) The term "cubism" was first used by the “French critic Louis Vauxcelles in his review of a 1908 exhibition of paintings by Georges Braques” (Carlson). Cubism is when an artist abandons perspective and makes artwork out of simple geometric shapes and interlocking planes, which leads to an unrealistic-looking painting with a blended foreground and background. Cubism was…

Piet Mondrian was one of the founders of the Dutch modern movement De Stijl. This movement is recognized for the purity of his abstractions and methodical practice. Beginning in 1904 he had become a landscape painter. He was influence by Jan Toorop and caused him to paint in a Symbolist manner. Mondrian worked in series, which allowed him to focus on one object at a time. “Mondrian was drawn toward the syncretic and universalizing ideas of Theosophy. Theosophy combined aspects of Christian and…

Gogh. Those suffering from mental illness think very differently than those without. This could be the reasoning for why these artists have created works that are so unique from others at the time and have been deemed as masterpieces. Also forming art could have been their only way in dealing with the struggles of their life. It was a form of release. It was a way for them to reflect on their past, and to…