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Modernism

Modernism. Modernism (on previous slide: Piet Mondrian, “Broadway Boogie Woogie ,” 1943) . Modern urban life Aftermath of WWI Rejection of Enlightenment Rejection of Realism Freud’s Influence. Modern urban life (Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, “ Nollendorfplatz ,” 1912) . Modern urban life .

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Modernism

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  1. Modernism

  2. Modernism (on previous slide: Piet Mondrian, “Broadway Boogie Woogie,” 1943) • Modern urban life • Aftermath of WWI • Rejection of Enlightenment • Rejection of Realism • Freud’s Influence

  3. Modern urban life(Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, “Nollendorfplatz,” 1912)

  4. Modern urban life • Alienation • Disillusionment • Visibility of grim realities • Voyeurism • The flâneur • Capitalism • Crime

  5. Aftermath of WWI(Otto Dix, “Pragerstrasse,” 1920)

  6. Aftermath of WWI • Unnecessary war • Paralysis in the face of decisions • Safer to not act than to act

  7. Rejection of Enlightenment(Marcel Duchamp, “Fountain,” 1917)

  8. Rejection of Enlightenment • Rejection of certainty • Rejection of tradition • Ezra Pound: “Make it new” • Shining a light on something might not reveal the truth, or there might not be a truth

  9. Rejection of Realism(Piet Mondrian, “Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow,” 1930)

  10. (Frank Lloyd Wright, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)

  11. Rejection of Realism • Rejection of the idea that art should represent reality • Art for art’s sake– l'art pour l'art • Emphasize rather than hide the artfulness of art • Focus on material, form, technique, medium

  12. Freud’s Influence(Joan Miro, “Harlequin’s Carnival,” 1925)

  13. Freud’s Influence • The unconscious • Dreams • Symbols • Subjective experience • Freud revealed to us “the primacy of the unconscious mind in mental life.”

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