) Compare and Contrast (that is, tell how they are similar and how they are different) the expectations and the reality of World War I as depicted in the poster art (Overfield, pp. 75-78) and the artwork by veterans (Overfield, pp. 81-83). How do you think you might have reacted to these pieces of art when they were first produced? Why?.
First off let me say that I chose Question B to answer because I am very weak when it comes to art and I wanted to see if I could try to grasp what the artists were trying to portray in these pieces. I also have a Business degree and Marketing was one of my favorite subjects and I could totally relate to the Marketing spin that was used in the first pieces of art. With that said, what was presented to the people during the war was the idea of Romance. Originally it was thought that victory would come quickly to the war and when this was not the case patriotism was starting to come to an all time low. Propaganda was used to distort the image of the realities of the war in an effort to bolster patriotism and increase funding of the war efforts. In (Overfield, pp. 77-78) the book the depictions portray positive attitudes towards the war and a general carefree atmosphere. B. Hennerberg's, The Departure relates the image of a happy German troop departing for the front receiving roses and refreshments from the beautiful smiling women. The faces depicted in this and the other examples are that of happy and smiling faces and a positive tone. On the same page as Hennerberg's, The Departure, is an advertisement card from Golden Dawn cigarettes that depicts the soldiers in the field laughing and smiling and stating "Time for one more". These pieces and those on pg. 78 were all means to get volunteers for the war effort both physicals and also financially. There were no bodies or carnage of the realities of war, but in actuality this was a marketing scheme designed specifically to deceive the public and glorifying the acts of war.
Art was a reflection of the war. ... People of today's world look at that art and wonder, "Why/how was this considered a work of art?... People can say that the world and what it consists of is what makes up the art of that generation. ... Pop art gave people a sense of optimism, especially after the war that had just occurred. ... Pop art had changed the sense of the world....
War is a topic often explored in art. ... It is now in the Yale University Art Gallery. ... It does not realistically depict any loss, emotion, brutality, or victory, as many other war themed works of art do. ... Vietnam was such a controversial war, but the wall dignifies those who gave their lives for the cause, be it a just one or not. ... It is from World War II, and was taken after the US won a battle at Iwo Jima. ...
This critique of the Los Angles County Museum of Arts, American Art Exhibit, currently one of LACMA's permanent collections, delves into the spirituality which is the history of American Art. ... Allowing one to relax and become fully immersed in the exhibit. ... The American Art Exhibit collection mainly consists of oil paintings, watercolors and sculptures that date from the colonial period to World War I. ... It features a time in American Society, after the Civil War, when America was feeling the pains of social class and racial class discrimination. ... A detr...
Art Nouveau (1880's-1914) Art Nouveau is an elegant decorative art style characterized by intricately detailed patterns of curving lines. ... Art Nouveau remained popular until about the time of World War I, and was ultimately replaced by the Art Deco style. ... The movement's name, initially coined in derision by a journalist, was inspired by one of Claude Monet's paintings entitled Impression - Sunrise. Post-Impressionism (1880-1910) Post-impressionism is an art-historical term coined (1910) by British art critic Roger Fry to describe the various styles of painting t...
Instead of experiencing the trauma which resulted after World War I's end, post-World War II United States returned fairly easily back to everyday life. ... During the time period after World War II, the United States experienced many changes. ... From a television in every home to the first computers and ultimately space flight, these two decades after World War II were crowded with advancements. ... The End of World War II: The major art movement taking place in the United States directly after World War II was abstract expressionism. ... The world around Pollack and all world citizens...
For example, the Vietnam War, the assassination of John F. ... (Osterwold, 11) Thus it is not surprising that the world of pop art emerged. ... Pop art was just one way for people to recognize the good of the nation, and the need to support the consumer world. One particular pop artist, Andy Warhol, was often recognized as the father of pop art. Warhol first introduced his own illusionary world of pop art to the public with his interpretation of the Campbell's soup can. ...
Marcel Mauss for instance, states that an object is a work of art when a group of people consider it is one. ... Soldats Inconnus (Unknowned Soldiers) A game that was recently released taking place during world war one where the player incarnates a soldier, nothing new so far. ... Video games are a form of art that does not only describes an idea or a character, it enables one to live the experience of a virtual world, another earth. ... Some server host dozens of cities competing with one another for the ruling of a mock world. ... Video gaming appears to be one of the medium of art and its p...
If one has ideas to express then the creation of art is possible. ... Throughout history we have seen both men and women who have left their mark on the art world. ... Even to day women are moving into positions in the art world. ... People create art to depict wars, religion, life, and sometimes just because they can. ... Jewelry making and interior design are two more facets of the world of art. ...
Pop art was "a dazzling celebration of life in a world recovering from war... The epicentre of Pop art was America and as a result the entire western world have become Americanised.# Pop art thrived in big cities. ... These two places became the new art centres of the Western World.# In the post war world of the 1950's both Britain and America were places of optimism. After the War there was a consumer boom. ... The techniques employed were ones which remove the artist from the process. ...
