Modern evolutionary synthesis

arts. Rosalind Krauss challenges many modern artists and art eras accusing them of coping one another, doubting the originality of “avant-garde” work. The question of originality in art is one that has is the main issue of the essay; perhaps it is most accurate to say that she has pushed the way thinking of art in another direction. Krauss, however, using the three examples of Rodin’s sculpture, Monet’s painting, and the widespread use of the grid in modern painting, essentially stating;…

How has Dance Evolved since the 1900’s Martha Graham once said,"The body says what words cannot." Martha Graham couldn't have explained dance any better. When it comes to dancing there are many flows of how people dance, types, and rhythms. History has affected dance in more ways than one, due to wars, major events, and different types of feelings. Dance has changed in many ways but one drastic way that it has changed is due to wars. According to the article Dance In The 20th Century “It…

To begin with, Abstract Expressionism was an art movement, that began in 1940s, that started right after World War II ended. Since, World War II ended many artists began to use Abstract Expressionism. For Instance, Paul Jackson Pollock (Jan.28, 1912- Aug.11, 1956) who was born in the U.S. was most known for his technique of Drip Painting during this era. Jackson Pollock was one of the four sons in his family, he grew up in Arizona but got expelled from two schools. So, he moved to NYC along with…

Exhibit Review I decided to visit the “Making Music Modern, Design for Ear and Eye” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art a.k.a. MoMa. The MoMa is located in west midtown New York and was founded in 1929 for the soul purpose of exhibiting the best modern art. The MoMa houses many types of modern art such as paintings, architecture, and sculptures. It allows the public to experience existing styles and creations, and perceive art in a non-historical sense. The public gets to see creations for what…

Choreography Mathew Bourne depicts a classic ballet type of dancing that was merely represented among the male type of dances in Britain. The theoretical dance moves represent an artistic technique of dancing elements that includes costume, music and stage scenery (Johnson, 2006). However, the moves are an expression of a typically female type of dancing but performed by completely male dancers. The idea of using totally male dancers represent a certain symbol of masculinity and the gay culture.…

Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present was a retrospective celebrating the four-decade-long career of Marina Abramović. It took place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from March 14th to May 31st, 2010, and it consisted of fifty works of hers, including sound pieces, video works, installations, photographs, and live re-performances by young artists, dancers, and performers. Her work and reperformances were located on the sixth floor of the museum, and was organized chronologically,…

For the exhibition event, I visited the Hope Horn gallery and saw Bernice D’Vorzons’s Works on Paper. The Hope Horn gallery is a prominent location for one to experience art in the University of Scranton. In addition, the exhibitions and programming complement the university’s curricula, encourage campus and community collaborations, support regional artists, and provide arts in education opportunities. The exhibit consisted of acrylic paintings and some of the work in the gallery were donated…

Modernity is the way of becoming more modern, and making things better than they were before. Modernity is essentially the breaking of traditions in one form or another. So, disruption of tradition is a huge, and to me the most important, facet of modernity. Durkheim and de Tocqueville, however, aren’t huge supporters of this type of revolution. While de Tocqueville was one of the first conservative intellectuals to influence the direction of sociology, he was very concerned about the…

the course of art history, one can see that as time progresses, artists become more and more fond of moving towards a form that utilizes new ways of interpreting art—drawing further away from traditional values and precepts and creating a refreshed modern feel to their works. The kinetic art movement does not fall far from the artistic trend when it appeared on the scene and began creating a new way for the audience to think of art by providing a body of work that is no longer stationary,…

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…