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Atomic art. Modern Art of the 1950’s. Modern Art:. “At 5:29:45 (Mountain War Time) on July 16, 1945, in a white blaze that stretched from the basin of the Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico to the still-dark skies, "The Gadget" ushered in the Atomic Age .”
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Atomic art Modern Art of the 1950’s
“At 5:29:45 (Mountain War Time) on July 16, 1945, in a white blaze that stretched from the basin of the Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico to the still-dark skies, "The Gadget" ushered in the Atomic Age.” • US govt backed project “The Manhattan Project” developed the first A bomb. • Significant impact: “IsidorRabi felt that the equilibrium in nature had been upset as if humankind had become a threat to the world it inhabited” & “After viewing the results several participants signed petitions against loosing the monster they had created, but their protests fell on deaf ears.” http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
Popular culture • With new technology, comes infiltration of atomic imagery into culture. • People excited about the future of nuclear energy: felt everything would one day be powered in this manner • Cold war with Russia is on! • Science fiction and space race enhanced concepts of atomic age
Characteristics • “Vital Forms”: abstract organic forms • Atomic particles • X-Ray skeletal forms/shapes • Colors flat • outlines
1950s barkcloth table cloth with a geometric design and a botanical motif.
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Alyce Simon • http://treeoflifeartists.weebly.com/atomic-art.html
Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Age