Romanesque Revival architecture

Pre-Modern Colonial America In The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Gordan S. Wood creates an in-depth analysis of why colonial America could be classified as a pre-modern society. He presents a thorough argument for how hierarchal trends and patriarchal dependency of the colonists emphasized the more traditional culture of the early Americans. The colonists had created a society in which there was a deep prevalence for British customs, such as, reverence for the king, the inheritance of land

Colonial architecture is a combination architectural style of a country that has been adapted from the other countries characteristics, methods and influences. The colonists built settlements and create hybrid designs that include their countries of origin with the design styles. Europeans came to Southeast Asia during 16th century. The colonial vision was effectively imposed

When you step into my room, the first thing you will notice is the golden afternoon sunlight fluttering in and dancing around because of the large sycamore trees outside my window. The window is fairly large, as my house is a Cape Cod style home. The reason for the window being so large is that it is one of the primary dormer windows on the second floor that front the street. The window is also set in alcove that is approximately two feet deep, and is framed with white wooden shutters on both sides

Whatever is new, Is bad : Historical Perspectives on the Colonial Revival in Progressive Era America The Colonial Revival is a phenomenon that materialized as a national expression of American culture from the 1870s to the 1940s. Though founded on ideological traditions, it most often manifested itself through decorative arts and architecture. Elements of revival furniture, arts and architecture symbolically served as tools to promote democracy, patriotism most significantly in this context

Bio: Martin Wittfooth Martin Wittfooth born in 1981 in Toronto, Canada. Although he spent most of his childhood in Finland before moving back to Canada as a teenager and later in his mid-twenties moving to New York. In a recent, WOWxWOW, interview Martin expresses that he drew his inspiration for his artistic style from Northern European like Arnold Bocklin and Akseli Gallen-kallela, Anders Zorn, and Jon Bauer. Furthermore, he attended Sherdian College for his BAA and his MFA in York School of Visual

“Whatever is new, Is bad”: Historical Perspectives on the Colonial Revival in Progressive Era America The Colonial Revival is a phenomenon that materialized as a national expression of American culture from the 1870s to its peak between 1880 and 1940. The Colonial Revival was more about ideology, but most often manifested itself through decorative arts and architecture. Elements of pseudo colonial furniture, arts and architecture symbolically served as tools to promote the republican ideas of

popularity of colonial influences on contemporary architecture motivated a highly publicized tour of a group of architects in 1877 who observed and recorded Georgian and Federal houses of New England. The simplicity of colonial designs and honest use of materials with more economical plans than the recently popular picturesque homes also contributed to the growing popularity of the style. Even a century after “modern” architecture was introduced, Colonial Revival motifs continue to be popular in new construction

Gordon S. Wood, in The Radicalism of the American Revolution, explicitly details the societal, economic, and governmental institutions of Colonial American society, and considers the era to be pre-modern because of its strong focus on monarchy, hierarchy, and patriarchy. The colonial world in America was “traditional in its basic social relationships and in its cultural society.” (Wood 11). Wood even suggests that, “in some respects colonial society was more traditional than that of the mother country”

Grant Wood’s American Gothic is one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting brought Wood almost instant fame after being exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930. It is probably the most reproduced and parodied works of art, and has become a staple within American pop-culture. The portrait of what appears to be a couple, standing solemnly in front of their mid-western home seems to be a simplistic representation of rural America. As simple

particularly in Germany, where the Roman Catholic Church was predominant. (Lűbeck, St Chad’s and Religious Art, 2009). ‘Building without teaching and explaining is almost useless’, Pugin stated, to stress out the importance of writing about architecture. In his written works, he strongly attacked the era or Reformation and Protestantism saying that ‘men must learn that the period hitherto called dark and ignorant far excelled our age and wisdom …’ (Pugin, 2003(1842) pp16-17, in Richardson, McKellar