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Verbal Elements in Painting
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(7pp) Artists working in the early 20th century were swimming in a tide of uncertainty and change. The outbreak of World War 1 in 1914 resulted in political, economic and social upheaval. Technological advances like the advent of the car, camera and electricity heralded new heights of modernization. The invention of the camera and dwindling patronage signaled a change in the role of artists in society. Art reflected society. Abstract art evolved because artists felt they had been liberated from "imitating nature". Words and letters now began to appear in paintings, as can be seen in the works Malevich, Magritte, and Ernest. Bibliography lists 4 sources, 2 visuals.
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Walter Benjamin / 'Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction'
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A 6 page essay discussing the author's view of the mechanical reproduction of art and its impact to the aura and tradition of a piece of artwork. Includes a brief biography of Walter Benjamin and his political beliefs. Discusses modern reproductive capabilities (especially digital reproductions) and their impact on art. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
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(8 pp) Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky , one of the most important innovators in modern art, played a pivotal role in the development of abstract art; some call him the father of abstract art. Consequently, Kadinsky also influenced abstract expressionism, a painting style of the late 1940s and 1950s in which abstract or nonobjective forms were used to convey emotional content. Abstract Expressionism emphasized spontaneity and often employed bold colors and/or strong value contrasts; the paintings were usually quite large in scale. Because this art often involved energetic physical movement by the artist, it is also referred to as action painting. Bibliography lists 5 sources, including 2 visuals.
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Why are there no great women artists?
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A 5 page research paper that examines how the art world has traditionally regarded women artists. The writer examines various opinions and finds consensus that women have been held back from artistic greatness by the institutions and educational systems of society and male discrimination. However, opinions differ on whether or not there have actually been great women artists. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Women's Images and Realities
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(6 pp) For more years than we would like to count, the arts have been used to reinforce gender and racial oppression. Some of the discrimination may be subtle, or so ingrained, that it is no longer noticed. Women in the visual arts have largely been presented, or shown, as "being gazed upon;" not until the nineteenth century did the model even begin to gaze back at the viewer. When this did happen of course, the pubic in general was shocked at the artist's audacity for "allowing" the woman to gaze back. Even then, it was not the woman as model that had any power, it was the artist who dared to show her that way. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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World War I and Australian Art
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the correlation between the issues relative to World War I and the impacts on modern art. This paper integrates a specific view of the impacts of the War for Australian artists, and creates a significant historical context for the creation of early 20th century modern art. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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“Art nouveau”
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A five page paper which looks at the importance of the art nouveau movement of the late nineteenth century and some of the other art and design movements, such as the Bauhaus school and New Objectivity which arose out of it. Bibliography lists 3 sources
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