During this lecture were shown how Modernity and Modernism during the birth of city radically changed the Art world. Industrialisation and Urbanisation is the CITY.
Modern artist started to look in a different direction, they started looking at the city for ideas instead of painting myth and religion.
Paris was the most modern city of this time. They loved to show off to the world showing all this modern stuff like the Electric Walkway and of course later on the Eiffel tower.
Modernity started in 1750 and is said to have ended in the 60s, this is inaccurate and it is said you can argue against this.
Urbanisation means to come from a county life and join the city. In the city their was lots of new technology being invented.
Great Exhibition 1851
Paris Exposition 1855
Process of rationality and reason SECULARISATION. Scientific reason takes over.
The eiffel Tower also connects the the power france had with Modernity
rail stations ment that the world had to agree with a 'world time'
HASSMANISATION PARIS 1850 onwards was considered a 'new Paris'
Haussman was an architect and his work ended up pushing poor people out of the cities.
Radically changed by inventing huge boulevards that took out the tiny boulevards which reduced crime by a big number, street lighting was also introduced. Artist ended up turning to the cities as modernism was a huge part of thew worlds life.
1893- Massive change in the world technology meant a huge change in the worlds art.
FASHION- This was a way of communicating to the mass in the cities of your wealth/ who you stood for. (It was different to the country when people there they knew who you where.)
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| Example of Boulevards and fashion in the city (Paris) Caillebotte's Paris Street; Impressionist Exhibition of 1877. "It shared the spotlight with Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Ball at the Moulin de la Galette. Its massive size, almost 7 feet by 10 feet, drew a great deal of attention and dominated the 1877 exhibition which was largely organized by Caillebotte himself"- goodreads-art trivia of the day august november
Modernism emerges out of the subject, artist/ designers response to 'MODERNITY'.
BAUHAUS ART SCHOOL which was closed down when the nazi's came in to power. Their logo was simple and could be understood by other countries.
INTERNATIONALISM- a language of design that could be understood by any country (Furniture etc)
HERBERT bayer stanley MORRISON- Times new roman
Conclusion-
The term modernism is not a natural term it suggests novelty an improvement "modernity" (1750s- 1960s) Social and cultural experience. Modernism- The range of ideas and styles
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