Explorations in Art

 This week I will be researching post-modern artwork.  This is artwork that has been done from 1980 to the present work that is being don e.  " To an extent, postmodernism defied the definition as no one style or theory was able to encompass the entire movement. Nevertheless, post-modern art is generally said to describe any movements that arose from the rejection of Modernism, such as Conceptual art, Pop art, Neo-Expressionist art, Feminist art, and the art of the Young British Artists. Art created within these genres was typically avant-garde and revolutionary, as they reacted against previously formal elements that dictated artistic creation." ( Art in context). Andy Warhol is a famous American post-modern artist who was known as a leader in the visual art movement known as pop art.  This art movement was inspired by popular and commercial culture in the western world.  Generally, the movement was a rebellion against the usual and traditional forms of art....

 This week I will be exploring the arts and aesthetics of the Early Modern era.  The Early Modern era took place between 1900 and 1939.  This was a time where the world was going through many changes.  This was due to many developments and growth within subjects such as manufacturing and technologies.  This era also introduced new freedom for artists.  Artists were no longer confined to art specifically to tell a story, depict religion, or present mythical events.  On the other hand, many emotional and historically sad events took place that influenced the art at this time. One theme that influenced art heavily at this time was the Great Depression.  The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression that took place mostly near 1930.  This was the effect of the stock market crash of October 1929.  This led to the element of strong emotion within the art.  The other elements used is color lack of.  Lack of color paired wit...

 This week I will be exploring the Romantic era.  The Romantic era was most popular between 1800 and 1850.  In this era, we saw artistic, musical, intellectual, and literary movements flourish in Europe.  This era was also somewhat of a reaction to the Industrial Movement which was happening at the time.  The Romantic era has so many different styles.  It focused on elements such as emotion, imagination, and mystery. One style of the Romantic era that I don't necessarily not like but like less than my other choice is Impressionism.  Impressionism opened a new world of modern art.  Impressionism was about capturing moments in time.  This art also used elements such as color, light, and lack of detail.  All these elements created modern scenes of mostly everyday life and landscapes. Below are two famous paintings from this part of the era.  The first one is Paris Street: Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte.  It was created in 1877 ...