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characters or ideas, but with movements. I wanted significant movement. I did not want it to be beautiful or fluid. I wanted it to be fraught with inner meaning, with excitement and surge” (Martha Graham). Martha Graham is considered the inventor of modern dance, her impact on dance was staggering. Throughout her career, Graham choreographed 181 masterpiece dance compositions and many new age choreographers are challenged to be as great as Martha herself. At the time, her contributions…

The subject matter of Paul Strand’s Porch Shadows is abstracted by limitations of the artist’s preconceived techniques. Strand isolated the subject’s basic formal elements to make it an aesthetically pleasing photograph and nothing more. Anyone can photograph an object, yet it takes a trained eye and a defined strategy to reduce the object into an abstract form. Porch Shadows exemplifies the Modernist shift in photography by rejecting previous conventions of artistic expression and adopting a…

Matisse began painting while recovering from an illness, and his career as an artist was confirmed.In 1891 Henri, had moved to Paris for artistic training. He took instruction from famous, older artists at well-known schools such as the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts. These schools taught according to “academic method,” which was working on live models and copying the works of Old Masters, but Matisse was also exposed to the recent Post-Impressionist work of Paul Cézanne and…

As part of Disability Awareness Week (December 3 to 9), The Spine and Limb Foundation will be hosting a Marketability event on Wednesday, December 6 from 10:00am to 3:00pm in front of the Paraquad Industries building. Marketability is an on-site event that will provide opportunities for people with disabilities to showcase their special achievements in various life roles including recreation and employment. This first-time event will consist of outdoor ‘market’ themed activities where artists…

aesthetic revolution which represented a landmark in art history. It was headed by Fauvism leader Paul Cézanne, and then avant-garde artist Henri Matisse, as well as the pioneering Cubist Pablo Picasso. In my opinion, Paul Cézanne was the true begetter of modern art and a major influence in inspiring the other two masters to create their epoch-making piece of works, for example, Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. Next, let's explore the connection between Cézanne’s The Large Bathers…

20th Century Avant Garde is a period in which art was in an unexpected, experimental form that was abnormal compared to art before it’s time. Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter created Fan, Salt Box, Melon during this time period. Additionally, French painter Georges Braque created, Guitar and Bottle of Marc on a Table during the same time period. Although these two artworks possess numerous similar features because of the time period and style, they have extremely unique differences as well.…

Modernism and the cold war can be regarded as the twin shaping forces on cultural production in the 1950s. When some ardent practitioners tried to move beyond modernist art, others retreated from it, but it remained the defining aesthetic paradigm of the decade. As historical mode modernism became institutionalised in the 1950s as established by the Nobel laureate trio comprising the modernist writers Faulkner, Eliot and Hemingway. Kitsch and modernism were deeply entangled during the period.…

We can determine what made modern art “back then” by analyzing artists such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Henri Matisse’s “The Joy of Life (Le Bonheur de Vivre)” was created during Fauvism period. This work of art is considered to be modern because of it’s strong colors. Matisse like to use colors that where pure, and soft-wavy shape. “Matisse used pure colors and the white of exposed canvas to create a light-filled atmosphere in his Fauve paintings. Rather than using…

performance of Swan Lake, in 1962, demonstrated the resilience of “rich tradition” of ballet to their audiences and emphasized the dedication and commitment the choreographers and dancers apply to their art form. Van Praagh was educated at King Alfred School, which had a significant impact on developing a career of artistic creativity and a future of dance. She began dance classes at the age of four and was a former dancer with Ballet Rambert and Antony Tudor’s London Ballet. In 1959 she was…

Throughout the course of dance in history, choreographers have played a major role and has effectively influenced dance movements. Choreographers have used dance techniques such as symmetry, asymmetry, repetition, etc. to contribute to dance. Dance have been an entertainment and interesting part of life to many people because of these contributions by dancers. One of the important Choreographer whose philosophy appeals to me is Martha Graham. I have found many techniques that are compelling and…