Modernism

artistic techniques such as appropriation and experimentalism. Postmodern artists reacted to the usual conventions of art by developing new ways of viewing what art might be. The postmodern artists aimed to react against the narrow boundaries of Modernism with special emphasis given to abstract and minimalist art. Appropriation often breaks the conventions or norms and regulations in art. Placing a well known image in a different situation to alter its interpretation, is an artistic technique…

Pop art is one of the defining art movements of the twentieth century; now being promptly recognisable and generally understood, it is much a part of popular culture as art history. Pop Art had a great number of artists who explored their work through this movement. One artist being David Hockney, who is an English Pop/Modernist Artist, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer born in 1937 Bradford, UK. During the Pop Art movement, Hockney painted his most recognisable and…

relation to how and why The Radiant City was conceptualised and designed. As the idea of The Radiant City was conceived in the 1930s (and by Modernist architect and artist Le Corbusier) it is fits in the time frame of Modernism and therefore by looking at the principles of Modernism it can be determined whether or not The Radiant City is reflective of the Modernist ideals. The Radiant City was designed…

Novel). Better two words can not be found to describe this group of talented American writers living in a society that is really “lost”. The Lost Generation was a subset of a larger Modernism movement. This literary era really took hold during the World Wars. Even though writers of the Lost Generation were a part of Modernism, their aim were antithesis of the former. These writers focused on the negative aspects of American life after World War 1. The main concepts that their works highlighted…

The Vanna Venturi House is built in the residential neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, which is in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the united states city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several residences are built by celebrated architects nearby Vanna Venturi House. The building is surrounded by crabapple trees, which creates a peaceful and graceful environment. The house was colored to pale green to blend in the wonderful surroundings. There is a widely main street in front of the building,…

Postmodernism In The World Of Bob’s Burgers Fox’s critically acclaimed animated sitcom series, Bob’s Burgers, focuses on the life of a family who runs a hamburger restaurant. The Belcher family—which include parents Bob and Linda Belcher, alongside their children Tina, Gene and Louise—are the center of the show. The restaurant, conveniently named ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ is the center of where the majority of the episode plot occurs. Bob, who is the owner and chef of Bob’s Burgers, just wants to run…

Modernity and climate change have been mutually constitutive as global phenomenon. Modernism is often attached to the idea of “creative destruction”. The innovations in technology, factories and farms had contributed to the deterioration of the environment. According to Professor Wellman, modernities includes individualism, equality and…

The Representation of Everyday Life in T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ Modernism is a philosophical movement that arose from wide-scale changes in Western society, such as industrialism, rapid growth of cities, and the horrors of WWI, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Modernism rejects earlier ideas, such as enlightenment thinking, in part due to the religious undertones it entails. In 1915, Modernist poet T. S. Eliot’s famous poem, ‘The Love Song of J.…

Pop Art The Pop Art movement began in the 1950’s. It was the art of popular culture. The visual imagery of pop art created a sense of hopefulness during the post war of the 1950’s and the 1960’s. Pop art was a revolt against abstract expressionism. The goal was to bring art back from it’s obscurity of abstraction into the real world again (www.artfactory.com) Andy Warhol was a famous artist of the Pop art movement. He was against the idea of craftsmanship as a way of expressing an artist…

1905. As one of the first major avant-garde movement of the 20th century, the fauve artists, in particular Matisse, successfully introduced their personal expression on a canvas ; creating mood and abstraction within their artwork. They embraced modernism by rebelling against the Art Nouveau and traditional art making practises that widely consisted of symbolism. By using an impressionist palette and imposing the technique of bold and bright noticeable streaks, the fauvist were able to implement…