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Discover the influential art and literature of Modernism, from Charles Baudelaire to Pablo Picasso, and explore powerhouses like Georges Seurat and Filippo Marinetti. Dive into the world of Futurism, witness the innovation in sculpture and painting, and immerse yourself in the surreal works of Salvador Dalí and René Magritte. This presentation showcases the diverse and captivating expressions of Modernism.
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MODERNISM(Powerpoint is on the website) Jonathan Davies
Georges Seurat, Detail from A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-86)
Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-86)
…we affirm that the world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty; the beauty of speed... We will glorify war – the world’s only hygiene... We will sing of great crowds excited by work, by pleasure, and by riot; we will sing of the multicoloured, polyphonic tides of revolution in the modern capital. The First ‘Futurist Manifesto’ (1909)
Francisco Goya, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from ‘Los Caprichos’ (1797-99)