HOA 106 1nd Edition Lecture 17Outline of Last Lecture II. Science and TechIII. Modernism IV. CubismV. Fauvism VI. Impact of Cubism and Fauvism a. Futurism b. German Expressionism c. American Art Outline of Current Lecture VII. History and IdeasVIII. Art and Architecturea. Theosophy’s Influenceb. Russian Constructivism c. Dadad. Surrealisme. Organic Abstract Sculpture f. De StillCurrent LectureLecture 4/2/15Twentieth Century 2: Between the World Wars- History and Ideaso World War 1 – a “modern” war o Theosophy – believed all religions came from one religion. - Art and Architecture o Theosophy’s influence  Also known as the science religion These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Brancusi, Bird in Space - Brass, thin sculpture, gold. Looks like a feather. Sleek. Depicts an aero-dynamic feather.  Mondrian, Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue - Primary colors. Squares and rectangles of colors. o Russian Constructivism  Art of Pre-communist Russia, utopian and ideal, with futurism and cubist roots.  Liubov Popova, Set Design for Le Cocu Magnifque  Film: Aelita, Queen of Mars - Uses cubist shapes and forms. A silent film.  Russian constructivism was eliminated by the Communist Revolution. - I. Strakhov, Emancipated Women Build Socialism Day of the Liberation of Womeno Dada  Founded in 1916 in Switzerland.  Forgets traditional forms of art and expresses art as an accident, chance, and irrationality. Usually poor taste.  Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q.- The Mona Lisa with a mustache. Expresses the unity of the sexes. The artist has a female alter-ego called “Rrose Selavy”- Which means, “she has a hot ass” - Wants to show the Mona Lisa as a drag queen.  Hannah Hoch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada Through the Last…Epoch of Germany - Newspaper collage. Dada can be found in multiple spots. - Photomontage – puts together cut photographs.  Grosz, Fit for Active Service - Looks like a comic book illustration. - Blends social criticism and satire. o Surrealism Expresses the unconscious mind  Response to Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis and dreams. Freud, Interpretation of Dreams - Libido (sex), id (human instincts), ego (manager of id), and superego (conscience).  Metaphysical Art- Chagall, I and the Village o Two figures facing each other. A goat and a human. Village can be seen in the background. Very colorful. - De Chirico, Nostalgia of the Infinite o Image of a building. Very simple. Small figures.  Abstract Surrealism - Klee, Fish Magic o Image of fish and sunflowers o Psychic automatism = unrestrained expression of the subconscious - Miro, the Harlequin’s Carnival o Imaginative small creatures, like little toys.  Visionary Surrealism - Ernst, La Toilette de la Mariee (Dressing of the Bride)o Two naked women with two deformed creatures. o Bride is wearing a red robe with a strange texture. - Magritte, the False Mirror o An eye with an iris of clouds. - Dali, the Persistence of Memory o Melted clocks. Dali can been seen as the jellyfish-like white creature. Water and mountain plateau can be seen in the background. o Dali tried psychoanalysis.  Film: Bunel and Dali, Andalusian Dog- Frida Kahlo, the Broken Column o Portrait of Kahlo that depicts her back injuries that occurred in abus accident. o A column is represented as her spine. She has pins and needles poking through her body.  Surrealist Photography - Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare o Captures an instantaneous moment of a boy running through water.  Surrealist Sculpture - Oppenheim, Object o Cup, plate, and spoon with furry, animal-like hair. o Organic Abstract Sculpture  3-D forms and sculpture inspired by organic, earthly forms.  Moore, Recumbent Figure - Plays with positive and negative space  Calder, Lobster Trap and Fish Tail - Depicts a Mobile – moves with wind - Looks like a fish tail o De Still (The Style): The Netherlands  Inspired by Mondrian  Gerrit Rietveld - Red Blue Chairo A simple red blue chair. - Schroder House o Looks like a modern house of today’s time. o Cubist shapes. Clean, basic, universal