History of Photography Part 5 Modernism Industrial Beauty

History of Photography Part 5: Modernism: Industrial Beauty AQ 4 MI, Mrs. E. Kalinowski

A Shift in Subject Matter…again. Industrial Revolution 18 th/19 th Centuries The introduction of machines, steam power, factories, and mass production of consumer goods Modernist Artists abandoned traditional subject matter and portrayed contemporary events and experimental representation Technology changed society people moved to urban areas for work; life was fast-paced Continued emphasis on form of the subject Touchstone: individual freedom over social authority What does this mean?

Futurism – the beauty of speed Time, speed, dynamism, motion, action, progression “Continuous time in a fixed space” Subjects moved while the lens remained open Anton Bragaglia, Self Portrait, Changing Position, 1911

Futurism – the beauty of speed Anton Bragaglia, Dynamic Portrait of a Woman, 1924

Stereo Chronocyclegraph Use of light to capture authentic movement, a way to measure productivity, efficient workers=machine-like Subjects had lights attached to them, open lens captured the light/movement Frank B & Lillian M Gilbreth, Photograph of Inefficient Work Operation, 1935

Stereo Chronocyclegraph Frank B & Lillian M Gilbreth, Light Painting Photography, 1914

Surrealism & the Unconscious Releases the creative potential of the unconscious mind; a juxtaposition of images; referents to dreams, sex, mind, manic writing, liberation of emotions Hans Bellmer, La Poupee, 1935

Surrealism & the Unconscious Hans Bellmer, La Poupee, 1935

Dada & Photomontage “Dada” International movement mocking artistic convention and emphasizing the illogical/the absurd “Frottage” – rubbing “Cliché Verre”- etching on a photo Max Ernst, Mr. Knife, Miss Fork 1931

Dada & Photomontage Combination of photography, collage (paper), paint, etc. Hannah Hoch, Indian Female Dancer 1930

Suprematism & Collage “Suprematism” Russian abstract art movement involving simple, geometric shapes associated with politics and purity Photography and collage combined with interesting angles, perspectives Aleksandr Rodchenko, She is on the bed, She’s lying/He/The telephone is on the table 1923