Cultures of Convergence: History of Art and Cinema in the 20th and 21st Century - An introduction.
1. From Pre-Modernism to Modernism
"Picnic on the grass" considered as a foundation of modern art
does not follow rules of perspective
there no longer is a clear subject, the painting itself is questioned.
"Sunset Painting" by Turner vs "Impression, Sunrise" by Monet
Turner: subject is the ship
Monet: interest in the colors.
Pre-modernist art is about reproduction,
Modernist art is about presenting the artist's feelings, vision.
"Fountain" by Marcel Duchamp
2. High Modernism
Arists: Jackson Pollock
3. From modernism to post-modernism
Decomposing painting to it's basic elements.
Minimalism: Parodying or going against Modernism, literally interpreting the theory
Conceptual Art
Land Art
Pop Art
4. Contemporary Art
Post Conceptual Art: Immitation of Ads, Text
Relational Aestherics
Contemporary art is a discourse of what art is (?)
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