The 1900s through 2000 were the beginning of numerous art forms, technological breakthroughs, and innovative design. This century’s significance was sparked by its inspiration from the past, allowing it to be filled with futuristic concepts. Additionally, both the new and old styles that occupied this time period were inspired by positive, as well as negative, concepts and events. Some of the earliest ideas of the twentieth century were expressed through businesses and new systems, like construction
is a complicated term, or set of ideas, one that has only emerged as an area of academic study since the mid-1980s. Postmodernism is hard to define, because it is a concept that appears in a wide variety of disciplines or areas of study, including art, architecture, music, film, literature, sociology, communications, fashion, and technology. It's hard to locate it temporally or historically, because it's not clear exactly when postmodernism begins. BACKGROUND History on Modernism and Post Modernism
Theories in art differ greatly from those in the natural sciences. In a broader sense, a theory can be thought of as a conceptual type of thinking. Hence, every piece of artwork can be considered a theory. This is because every artwork is an interpretation of a certain aspect of the world. In some way, it is an attempt to explain the world around it. In the words of famous German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, “the experience of art is an experience of meaning, and as such
idealism...’ Flaubert, qtd in P. Bourdieu, The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field, trans. S. Manuel (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1995) The (im)possibility of mimetic representation has been debated for centuries. Discuss the relationship between art, representation and reality in reference to at least two thinkers. Plato makes a very clear statement on his ideas of the relationship between art and reality. For him art is imitation, he provides us with an example in
Abstract art is the product of three causes during the birth of the 20th century. The aftermath of the first world war, new scientific advancement and innovation in art theory contributed to the birth of total abstract. The first cause was the aftermath of the first world war. Prior to the war the majority of the European populous had a strong sense of nationalism as a result European countries were compete to become the most influential nations of the 20th century instead of co-operating. This
Lun graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under a postgraduate scholarship from the National Arts Council (NAC). He is currently one of the musicians for Ding Yi Music Company, he plays the traditional Chinese instrument, Dizi. He is also currently the Ensemble Manager and a founding member of Ding Yi Music Company. In addition, he is currently teaching at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Besides knowing how to play the Dizi, Qing Lun also knows how to play the Shakuhachi, a Japanese
person there are times that occur more than I would like where I do end up feeling horrible. During these times that contrast greatly with my usual state, there is usually one thing that I can use to drown out the world when it feels too overbearing; art. Art has been something that has always come naturally to me even if I may not be as good as those who have been able to take lessons in order to become closer to professionals in terms of skills. This, however, does not prevent me from wanting to relentlessly
Amongst other things, the arts tend to appeal to people’s emotions. Emotions are a way of knowing, a tool if you may, through which we receive new knowledge; a perspective through which we interpret certain information. Therefore, if emotion is affected in any way, the way in which
“In Sekoto’s works of the early 1940s, such as Street Scene, bustling African figures are placed in the context of their often denuded environment, while Yellow Houses (the first work by a black artist bought by the Johannesburg Art Gallery), reduces the human presence, focusing instead on the environment itself. In Song of the Pick, naturalism gives way to severe stylisation: a rank of workers wield picks in unison, forming a powerful image of African labour; a white overseer’s
Centuries have passed, the arts have made a huge impact and played a vital role in the lives of people and in the society as a whole. Every day, the arts are being developed, yet, the society is enclosed with the usual idea of arts and forgot the authenticity of the arts. People tend to focus more on the output, which fail them to grasp the meaning behind in each and every artwork. People have just been fascinated with the look and sometimes just consider it as a decoration or simply just a creation