Modern history

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…

language. It is a vicious cycle. However, Orwell suggests that this is a reversible process, considering there is enough people willing to get the job done. He then goes on to explain exactly what the “ugly” modern language is. It is boring, stale, and deficient in both imagery and accuracy. The modern English language is composed of these crippling elements: “dying metaphors,” “operators or verbal false limbs,” pretentious diction,” and “meaningless words.” In short, this means…

Sharira. What is particularly interesting in this performance is that it being not only about the body and it’s corporeal contours within a given choreography but also the sexed body and it’s tussles, intimacies, desires mapped out in a performance space. The performance, in my opinion hinges largely towards a kind of choreographic shift in dance that prioritises the bodily over tradition and the traditional; as also contemporary and contemporariness. During the performance, the two bodies…

Maya Angelou, a renowned American poet once said ‘We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated’. Being a poet of African descent, she was able to manifest this in her poems by making a connection to Africa and its history. Similarly, David Diop, a contemporary of Angelou was of African descent but he was born and raised in France. Even so, he spent a significant amount of time in West Africa which helped him connect with his mother nation. His works were mainly on political…

well known modern artist and architect from Switzerland, later situated in France. His career years were later in the modernism period, yet he is called ‘the grandfather’ of modern architecture. In this essay, I will be discussing how Le Corbusier’s work in painting and in architecture, was breaking traditions of the past and embracing new ways of doing art. When Le Corbusier moved to Paris, he met Amédée Ozenfant, a painter and designer who introduced him to Cubism. A purely modern movement,…

The participants completed a questionnaire in which they recorded demographic information and self-reported injury history due to dance (Coplan 581.) After reviewing the questionnaires, the participants were placed into two groups. One group for those with a self-reported injury and a second group for those without a self-reported injury (Coplan 581). Upon placement into…

It is undeniable that culture impacts art. When it comes to modern art, some of the most notable causes of changing are the World Wars, the corrupted society, and polluted environment. A lot of modern art paintings are abstract, which helps deepen the understanding and interpretation. Besides, it does not matter where it is in the world, art takes the same drive for innovating. This analysis will talk about two paintings in two different countries: “Dancing Mutants” by the Filipino artist Ocampo…

Modernism, a revolution movement started in the 20th century, is a style when “form follows function”, as quoted from Louis Sullivan, the famous Frank Llyod Wright’s mentor. Wright was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture and his masterpiece, the Fallingwater, was perhaps his best interpretation of Modernism. Located in rural Southwestern of Pennsylvania, the Fallingwater is so popular that it is often mentioned in many architecture books regarding its application to the site. B.B.…

Who is the mother of modern dance? None other than Martha Graham. Many believe that Martha Graham is one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century. Martha Graham was born in what is known as Pittsburgh, PA, on May 11, 1894 to Dr. George Graham and Jane Beers. Dr. Graham had a great deal of influence on Martha’s life. Dr. Graham specialized in nervous disorders who used physical movements to treat his patients. By the age of 14, Martha and her family moved all the way across the…

Martha was inspired by St. Denis performance at the Mason Opera House and enrolled in an arts oriented junior college and later at the Denishawn School, which was founded by Ruth St. Denis and her husband Ted Shawn to teach techniques world dance. She worked a period of time with Ted Shawn and Martha improved her dancing skills. She is recognized for her first role of an attacked Aztec maiden, “Xochital” and a dance made for her by Shawn. By 1923, eight years after entering Denishawn, she found…