Friday 9/17/2010 Lecture Summary

1979
Post Modernism

Pluralism of view point
Shift from dialog taking place in Person (NY or Paris) to a Mediated dialog through Art fairs, Media,etc...

Modernism

the shock of the new rapid progression of styles
transgressive- opposition to mainstream society
Avant Garde
rejection of the past
colonial view of non-european culture

art as a recorder was suffering due to photography
photography freed artists from representational art

Impressionism

compostional ides
focused on colors, and everyday life
painting the way things actually looked
subject matter changing

Styliztion focused on feeling rather than realistic

Post impressionism
Starting to paint feelings than what is seen

"Art consists of inventing, not copying" Fernand Leger

Fawes- "Wild Beasts"
Cubism
Italy-Futurism
Russia-Constructivism
Germany-Expressionism
Holland- De Stijl