September 15 Lecture/Reading Summary

Post modernism is pluralism of viewpoints and shift from a dialog taking place in person to a mediated dialog through art fairs, media, etc.

Modernism is the shock of the new rapid progression of styles transgressive-opposition to mainstream society. Avant Garde was a transgressive and he had a rejection of the past. He had a colonial view of non-european culture. The Great Eastern ship that was being built in 1850 represents modernism as well. In 1826 the first surviving photograph was taken, and in 1889 the Eiffel Tower was being built because it was the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Photography made records of the world available to the public. They could now see who the president was or what certain buildings looked like.

Impressionism can be represented by Monet. Critics didn't like his work in the 1870s because his paintings were just impressions of real life. He emphasized color because that was the one thing photography couldn't do.
 Photography gave painters the idea to draw pictures of the real world, people, and everyday life.

Post Impressionism consists of inventing new art. Fernand and Van Gogh wanted to invent new art and  Fauves made new art by using cubism.

Italy: Futurism
Russia: Constructivism (white on white, 1905-1914)
Germany: Expressionism
Holland: De Stijl