Summarise the text Harrison, C and Wood, P. (eds.) (1997) 'Art In Theory: 1900-90', Oxford, Blackwell, pp. 125-9.Write no more than a few paragraphs but try to include what you see as the five key points that the authors are trying to communicate about Modernity and various Modernists subsequent responses to the condition of Modernity.
Include a bibliographic Harvard reference for the text at the end.
Within this text from the book 'Art In Theory' several main points are emphasized that the author believed summarised the subject between 1900-90. The text is presented in a simple manner showing each point within separate section as to help the reader take in what is been said. I picked up what i believe to be the five main points within this text, yet i believe there are more that could have been chosen:
-the avant-garde
-new art (modernism)
-the competition throughout Europe to lead the modernist front
-how the modern condition was taken, against and for
-the third response to modernization
The boundaries of the 'norm' were pushed by the 'new art', the avant-gard artists believed that this new art had its own guise developed from the elements of the well loved late nineteenth century work. They believed that this work should not completely afflict the traditional style but yet work alongside it to create the respect and love that the original work had created.
After the world war had broke out the avant-gard was known widely and competition was already being built between capitals 'within a German philosophical and cultural tradition...never to have been far below the surface of French art', and also 'modernization in Italy and Russia' shows that there was constantly a comparison between cultures to lead this new movement.
'But it was also a form of effect on the person: a character these changes and adaptations gave one' tells of a character that was given to this new art movement, it was described not as a movement in itself but more of an experience, and awareness of the change that was taking place. Many welcomed this change, believing that the movement brought freedom and a new life with its new technologies, but on the other hand many believed the modernism represented an 'iron cage' alongside a feeling of alienation and even panic amongst many.
Alongside the two is positioned a third response which was also felt toward the modernism. 'The variant responses of depression and exhilaration are two sides of the same coin' is a phrase from the text which seems to stand out quite highly to me, particularly in summary of the third response, which believed that the modern world is at it is, and viewed from the third point modernization is simply not just a technological fact, but primarily a social fact and represents new relations between various people from different cultures, ethics and classes. Therefore believed that modernization is bringing the world together afar from tearing it apart.
Harrison, C and Wood, P. (eds.) (1997) 'Art In Theory: 1900-90', Oxford, Blackwell, pp. 125-9.
-the avant-garde
-new art (modernism)
-the competition throughout Europe to lead the modernist front
-how the modern condition was taken, against and for
-the third response to modernization
The boundaries of the 'norm' were pushed by the 'new art', the avant-gard artists believed that this new art had its own guise developed from the elements of the well loved late nineteenth century work. They believed that this work should not completely afflict the traditional style but yet work alongside it to create the respect and love that the original work had created.
After the world war had broke out the avant-gard was known widely and competition was already being built between capitals 'within a German philosophical and cultural tradition...never to have been far below the surface of French art', and also 'modernization in Italy and Russia' shows that there was constantly a comparison between cultures to lead this new movement.
'But it was also a form of effect on the person: a character these changes and adaptations gave one' tells of a character that was given to this new art movement, it was described not as a movement in itself but more of an experience, and awareness of the change that was taking place. Many welcomed this change, believing that the movement brought freedom and a new life with its new technologies, but on the other hand many believed the modernism represented an 'iron cage' alongside a feeling of alienation and even panic amongst many.
Alongside the two is positioned a third response which was also felt toward the modernism. 'The variant responses of depression and exhilaration are two sides of the same coin' is a phrase from the text which seems to stand out quite highly to me, particularly in summary of the third response, which believed that the modern world is at it is, and viewed from the third point modernization is simply not just a technological fact, but primarily a social fact and represents new relations between various people from different cultures, ethics and classes. Therefore believed that modernization is bringing the world together afar from tearing it apart.
Harrison, C and Wood, P. (eds.) (1997) 'Art In Theory: 1900-90', Oxford, Blackwell, pp. 125-9.
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