“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the businessman as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation […]
“Guernica” – Pablo Picasso (1937) Source: Philadelphia Museum of Art | Statens Museum for Kunst | The Art Institute of Chicago | Pablopicasso.org | Wikipedia Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, František Kupka, Fernand Léger and […]
Modernism was an artistic movement that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism, in general, includes the activities and creations of those who felt the traditional forms of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and activities of daily life were becoming outdated in the new economic, social, and political environment of an emerging fully industrialized […]
Post-Impressionism is a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905; from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction against Impressionists’ concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and color. Due to its broad emphasis on abstract qualities or symbolic content, Post-Impressionism encompasses Neo-Impressionism, Symbolism, […]
Neo-Impressionism (or Pointillism or Divisionism) is an art movement founded by Georges Seurat. Followers of Neo-Impressionism, in particular, were drawn to modern urban scenes as well as landscapes and seashores. Science-based interpretation of lines and colors influenced Neo-Impressionists’ characterization of their own contemporary art. The Pointillist technique is often mentioned in this context, because it […]
Romanticism was a movement that was at its peak in the second half of the eighteenth century. It went against all logical and rational approaches and ventured into worlds unknown, that were perfect, surreal, and beautiful. There was hardly any room for imperfection, and these characteristics became a part of the romantic movement only in […]
Rococo (1700-1760), or “Late Baroque”, is a 18th-century artistic movement and style, affecting many aspects of the arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, furniture design, decoration, literature, music, and theater. It developed in the early 18th century in Paris, France as a reaction against the grandeur, symmetry, and strict regulations of the Baroque, especially […]
Photo credit: Gangfeng Wang Dear students: Truman Study Abroad Office and Center for International Education offer students a study abroad opportunity, plus an internship for Viscomm students, in summer of 2015 in China. It is a six-week summer study program in Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai, China. Professor Julie Minn and I will lead the team […]
Source Text: Wikipedia & Metropolitan Museum of Art Source Image: Internet The Baroque is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy and […]
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