Art Movement After World War I

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Dadaism was a reflex reaction to World War 1, and like what has been mentioned earlier, the war was an awful time. It brought despair, and Dada was means of escape. Their philosophy was one of absurdity and meaninglessness. The artists and intellectuals involved gained satisfaction through the shock and enragement of their audiences. André Breton joined the ranks of the Dadaists, gained power, but eventually split away due to his different vision. Dada was too iconoclastic and focused on negativity compared to Surrealism, which was a movement of positive

While contemporary artists often look back on Surrealism as a deeply impactful revolution of thought in art, not everyone agrees with the praise it is given. At its consummation, Surrealism was viewed by many in the art world as the pseudo-intellectual creations of anarchic men. “In 1925, there were few indeed who saw in it anything more than a return to infantilism and nihilism” (Peyre). By the 1940s some surrealists themselves viewed the movement in a negative light, including poet Louis Aragon. Author Anna Balakian states that:

World War I was a war that shocked the world and brought about new emotions that created a large wave of “-isms” as well as the “lost generation” of writers. Modern art was catalyzed by World War I and without a thorough study of the various forms of art that resulted from it, modern art and the tremendous effect that World War I had on the people of the world cannot be fully understood. This historical investigation will cover a few aspects of the art that resulted from World War I so that a general idea of the emotions shared by the people of the world can be known. A few paintings that represent specific movements will be studied to understand the artistic movement. A number of museum exhibitions will be studied along with government websites, databases, and museum websites, especially from the Museum of Modern Art.

The 1920s were a time of great prosperity and revitalization. This decade gave way to many great social milestones for every class of people. From the limits for immigration to the boom of the auto industry American society was drastically altered. Issues such as foreign immigration,prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan ,evolution, women’s roles, and race were the focus of the populus and drove politics within the nation. Art played a major role in how the black community expressed their new found sense of culture. Painting has always been a way for someone to portrait their ideas.

The Progressive Era began in 1890 and came to a close around the end of World War I in 1919. As the name suggests, it was an era of modernization and change for Americans. “America was growing, expanding, booming, and providing opportunities to join forces with industrialism and commerce and to grow along with the country” (Anderson, David 6). However, the rapid speed of population growth in cities magnified problems of poverty, disease, violence, and corruption. With an increase in jobs, competition also arose amongst citizens who believed that “both wealth and happiness [would] inevitably come to the moral and industrious” (White 1). Despite being characterized by reform, urbanization, and industrialism, the Progressive Era saw the loss of individualism; workers struggled for autonomy, skilled craftsmen were replaced, and mass culture eclipsed small, intimate towns, showing that in order to move forward, there needed to be a step back.

America finally had the war behind it. The country was booming and the majority had a carefree attitude. People were accustom to their lives and were not prepared for what was about to happen in 1929. The new decade would be a time of great change for everyone – art included. The 1920’s would bring a rollercoaster of events to America.

Through the course of American history, many great wars and battles have been fought but none have left a greater impact than World War I. World war I was known as the Great War, although America’s initial plan of action was to bring global peace. The tables unfortunately turned on them. The treaty of Versailles which was meant to be a conclusion to the madness, lead to an even greater bloodshed. The Great War span from 1914-1919, within this period of time around 10 million died and 20 million were injured worldwide. The progressive era took place during 1890-1920. The progressive era was a constitutional movement led by a group of citizens that believed that their struggles such as poverty, and violence would get resolved by the government and by education.

Once World War II ended, it was like large weight had been lifted of the shoulders of not only the American people. In light of the heavy tole that this war, a preceding depression the nation was ready for a time of peace. The decade after this era stood in contrast, with numerous riots and turbulence due to major social changes. Because of this major contrast in two adjacent decades in history, many historians have come to conclusion that the fifties were a time of conformity, and collectedness, as well and prosperity due to the great economic output of the time. And the contrasting period of the 60’s lives up tot the nick name of the “stormy sixties” a name representative of the culture and over all attitude toward life the American dream at the time. A cloudy confusion of what was wanted and needed to be done, just a roller coaster of a decade. When we look at these eras we see that what the facts tell us are only “skin deep” and that if one is to look closely at the events of these two decades, the changes that occurred and actions taken by people have affected people in this era and will continue to effect people for generations to come. Just like many of the decisions made by our founding leaders still affect this nation today, and up for debate today. With this in mind, one must remember that the facts are concrete but interpretations of these facts can differ. And so, Historians are correct for the most part, but are incorrect in saying the 50’s represented a

World War 1 art was first introduced when world leaders felt they would benefit by having artists on the front lines sketching and painting the scenes of warfare. They gathered eight daring artists determined to bring the aspects and details of war effort home. The artists sketched all from allied powers and central powers to the prisoners of war.

There was a silent soldier in World War II fighting for the public’s opinions. This silent soldier is a term called Propaganda. Propaganda was the strongest weapon used in World War II. Propaganda art was one of the more predominantly used tactics. Propaganda had played an ample part in World War II because it motivated citizens to be in the spirit of war. In the war propaganda art was created like films or posters for example. These messages were used to convince all of the citizens that going into war was the best choice. There were many posters depicting the Nazis as evil people and showing how strong women are, but the posters still had a colorful eye popping sense to them. The posters had catchy slogans and showed what happened when you did not follow them; for example loose lips sink ships, a dog with no owner (because his owner was killed from someone talking). There are many distinguishable examples of propaganda in World War II. “I Want You for U.S. Army” is an iconic example with Uncle Sam on the front pointing at you. The significance of the picture is that it shows that YOU can help do something in the war. In Britain there is a famous poster that is still even used in modern day time, it is "Keep calm and carry on". The poster's purpose was to try and convince its citizens they would not be demolished in the war. The poster had the royal crown on the slogan displaying the power Britain has. "Loose lips sinks ships" posters had a powerful image with them.The

The World War I art exhibit at the Nashville Frist Center includes pieces of visual art inspired by the events that occurred during World War I. The artworks, that was in the exhibit, ranged from paintings to sculptures and from posters to photographs. All of them had different meanings and points of view on the war.

A massive artistic change begins with a sense of something about this is wrong. The next step is anger against the wrong and a decision to rectify it. Later, the anger and need for change bleed into every artistic form to revolutionize culture itself. There is no better example of a counter-culture movement than America in the 1960’s, as defiance of previous social norms took place in the Civil Rights movement, the beginning of feminism, and the construction of a radical “hippie” lifestyle. Through cultural changes came rapid controversial evolution in the arts, particularly in music and fashion.

World War II was a war that was forever etched in history as a result of it destruction and overwhelming body count. But who would have thought that this war would have found a way to impact art before it’s time. Before Hitler rose to power, he used the civil war in Spain around 1936 as his personal field test. In response, arts took to their trade to cope with their frustration and express their opinions. Then as war was on the verge of beginning, Hitler stole modern art from Jewish artists and put them in his own show. His show was titled “Degenerate Art,” and it portrayed the artist as demented people who were a hindrance to society. He felt sane people were incapable of producing such abstract art. He went on to sponsor another

Modernism is an art movement that is characterized by a deliberate departure from tradition to a more expressive form that distinguishes many styles in the arts and literature of the late nineteenth and twentieth century. Emile Bernard was part of this modern art movement as can be seen in his painting, "Breton Woman and Haystacks", painted around 1888. Impressionists were modern artists who tended to paint outside landscapes and street scenes and were concerned with the effects of light. Bernard was a Post-Impressionist artist who considered Impressionism too casual or too naturalistic, and sought a means of exploring emotion in paint. Bernard's work, "Breton Woman and Haystacks", depicts a woman in