Context of practice lecture 10

Modernity and modernism

Modernity- quality of being modern

Modernism- early to mid 20th century art movement.

How the western world became 'modern' pre modernity- world governed by

-church

-monarchy+aristocracy

-patriarchy- men dominate

-Jean Honore Fragonard 1732-1806 swing

-Industrial revolution=key influence 1750-1789

-Thomas Telfords iron bridge 1789

-Fully takes hold 1830's-40's

-Development of factories

-Transport info structure 

-Emergence of working class

-Move from country to town.

Age of enlightenment- modern

philosophy research and science, writers, thinkers-voltaire-candide. Denis diderot- first encyclopedia

New interest and experiments reflect in artists work.

Anatomy lecture of Dr Nicholas Tulp Rembrant.

1751-71-Publication of encyclopaedia

1776-Declaration of independence

1789- French revolution

1804-Napoleon crowned emperor

1814-Bourbon restoration

1830-July revolution (France)

Liberty leading the people painting for male pleasure showing the pverthrow of France. 

Oscar Rejlander - The two ways of life (1817-1875) on one side this shows the upperclass and the other shows the lower class. Notice how you don't see the harlots faces. It is showing indulgence and that if your hard-working you go to heaven.This was done using the same people throughout using multiple exposures and changing position. I thought that was quite clever.

30 Years later there were faster exposure times and you could see breaking waves.

This image -Mellet- The gleaners- shows social concious and the inequalities in life. They are picking up scraps from the harvest, the bits that the other people left behind.

A point was made that the class distinction means that reach people go out to be seen so they dress nice etc but I don't remember the photo for this.

In December 1910 human character changed. cubism occurred showing speed and movement. 

If you pronounce the letters in French they sound like a French phrase meaning - she's got a hot arse. I thought that was quite funny.

In more modern times tattoos are acceptable in our culture but they will die out. They are there to look pretty (ornamentation).

More modern buildings were being made with a sense of clean. Everything was smooth concrete, glass, reinforced steel and everything was painted in simple colours like white. 'War is the worlds only hygiene' 

The Bauhaus school was taken over by Nazis for offices.

The Barcelona chair design becomes minimalist on posters.