Artaud was previously a member of the Surrealist movement led by Andre Breton, however he was later banished (due to his ideals being seen by the other members as ‘too’ surreal. Artaud originally mentioned ‘Theatre of Cruelty’ in ‘The Theatre and its Double’. ’The Theatre and its Double’ is a collection of essays by Artaud and was published in 1938. Here he basically outlined his beliefs that the director, actor and spectator make theatre and importantly his belief that theatre should awaken, organise and present the hidden dream images of our minds. This is where he first outlined his ideals for theatre and what he intended to make his shows like.
Activity A: Identifying Art Vocabulary Marizy Sainte-Genevieve Maurice Utrillo 191 Directions Study the above painting, Marizy Sainte-Genevieve, carefully. Based on your analysis, answer the following questions. Write your answers in the boxes provided below the questions. 1. What types of lines has the artist used in the painting?
Essay Topic #1 Identify define or describe, and finally compare and contrast two of the Expressionists groups of the early 20th century. Refer to specific artists and works to illustrate your points. “Expressionism is a tendency of an artist to distort reality for an emotional effect; its subjective art form.” (1) Expressionism was seen in many different kinds of forms which included literature, theater art, paintings, music and architecture. Expressionism developed in the late 19th centuries and in the early 20th centuries and they were academic standards which were overcome in Europe since the Renaissance which were between 1300 and 1600. (2) An artist tries to see the most compelling form in the piece of art.
Prompt 4: Analyze artistic and literary responses to industrialization over the course of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century had a dramatic impact and influence on European life. While many aspects of life and society changed in response to these new developments, art and literature were heavily impacted as well. Three major forms of artistic responses to industrialization were Romanticism, Realism, and several new revolutionary styles of and made in reaction to the invention of the camera. All of these various styles responded to the industrialization of Europe in their own unique fashions, and resulted in a strange conglomeration of art, ideals, and themes.
Like many artists if the modern age (1860-1990) his art dealt with real life and everyday experiences, based on natural or man made form for example in the “Clarinet and bottle of rum on a mantelpiece”, his subject matter is the title and the same for “Glass guitar and bottle”. Picasso was part of the cubist movement. When he painted “Clarinet and a bottle of rum on a mantle piece” the subjects in cubist paintings were so broken down into facets that they became difficult to recognise, a phase known as analytical cubism. To remind the viewer of the subjects in the painting Picasso began to introduce images that would remind the viewer of the original subject such as lettering, musical signs and pieces of newspaper. By the time he came to construct “glass, guitar and bottle, analytical cubism had moved onto synthetic cubism.
Restrictions on Civil Liberties These are just a few events that show the restrictions on civil liberties. Red Scare, Prohibition, Palmer Raids, Trials of Sacco and Vanzetti. The Red Scare is the fear of the rise of communism or radical leftism. The Red Scare began following the Bolshevik Russian Revolution. Was a nationwide anti hysteria provoked by a mounting fear was a revolution that changed then American way of life.
This event turned a lot of Russians against the Tsar. In addition to his failure to consider reform led to the growth of opposition and Nationalism. There are other events and factors which speed up the process of revolution. An example of this would be the Russo Japanese war, which was a disaster for the Russian empire. The consequences of the Russo Japanese war caused problems with the working class conditions, which were the main grounds of a revolution in 1905, and also the main aim of the opposition groups, which further triggered a revolution.
Xenophobia is the irrational fear of foreigners and the 1920's saw plenty of irrational fear and irrational actions. Immigrants and Immigration During The Twenties - Years of Intolerance Even though the 1920's are often referred to as the "roaring 20's" they were not all lighthearted and good times. The 20's were years of tremendous social and political changes. In Russia the Bolsheviks had overthrown the Czar (King) of Russia. The Bolsheviks were communists.
The Red Scare was the second, and it focus on the national communists influence about the government. After the World War II the Red Scare, also known as, was the outbreak of threats that came from the communism. This is also a following about foreign policies because of the war that was going on. Threats came from many foreign countries and scared many American. The Cold War lead too many of today’s most spoke of history.
Marzhan Doszhanova Female Interpretation of the Modernist Reality: Virginia Woolf. The beginning of the 20th century was a time of confusion and tension that resulted in revolutions, uprisings and eventually World War 1. It was also a time of innovative inventions, new philosophies and attempt to be liberated from the bonds of everything conventional; it was the rise of the modernist era. Modernism, as many critics believe, was a response to the scientific, political and economic developments of the time and the transformed human perception of the “new” reality. The movement arose from the international sense of depression, and the realization of many that there was nothing concrete or reliable anymore.