Early 20 th Century styles based on SHAPE
Early 20 th Century styles based on SHAPE and FORM: Cubism Futurism Art Deco to show the ‘concept’ of an object rather than creating a detail of the real thing to show different views of an object at once, emphasizing time, space & the Machine age to simplify objects to their most basic, primitive terms
Pablo Picasso 1888 -1973 Considered most influential artist of 20 th Century Blue Period Rose Period Analytical Cubism Synthetic Cubism
Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians, 1921.
Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1920 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design. This movement was a combination of many different styles and movements of the early 20 th century, including Constructionism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity apexed during the 1920 s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, functional, and ultra modern. William Van Alen, The Chrysler Building, 1930.
DADA Started as a reaction to the horrors of WWI and Nihilism Began independently in Zurich and NY French for “hobbyhorse”, but the word itself had no meaning Believed that reason and logic had been responsible for war Only hope was anarchy, irrationality, and intuition Pessimism and disgust of the artists helped them reject tradition. Arp pioneered the use of chance in artworkreleassed him from the role of artist For Dadaists, the idea of chance comes from the unconsciousness- influenced by Freud Jean Arp, Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance, 1916 -17.
“We had lost confidence in our culture. Everything had to be demolished… At the Cabaret Voltaire we began by shocking common sense, public opinion, education, institutions, museums, good taste, in short, the whole prevailing order. ” Hannah Hoch, The Pretty Maiden, 1920. DADA
Jean Arp Mountain, Table, Anchors, Navel. 1925. DADA
Marcel Duchamp was the central figure in NY Dada scene Exhibited his first “readymade” sculptures - mass produced common products “selected” by the artist Free from the opinions of the population- neither good or bad taste Forces viewers to see the “artness” of objects Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1913.
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915 -23. DADA
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