Design History

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Individual and Community Identity

Mythology and Storytelling

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Phenomenology and Nature

Invention and Progress

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Art of the Middle Ages

Ancient Rome

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BaroqueOverview

Religions And art

Three artist dealing with Identity

A comparison of how America saw Marilyn Monroe in 1962, how Glenn Ligon's friends saw him in 1993 and how Frida Kahlo saw herself in 1938 this helped reveal the identity of the three artists.

Marilyn Monroe

Glenn Ligo

Frida Kahlo

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Romanticism

William Wordsworth

There has never been a better time in history than the Romantic era. While a lot is called history, romanticism is neither a war, nor a technological advancement, nor a political event. It refers to the emergence of new ideas. In Western Europe, romanticism was first evident in painters, poets, and philosophers during the second half of the 1800s. Then it spread all over the world. Many people now view love, children, sex, job, money, and nature differently. Almost all of us have now taken art in our sensual romanticism. A view of Romanticism is best understood as a reaction to the emergence of modernity and some of its key components, including industrialization, urbanization, and consumerism.

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Rousseau

Thomas Chatterton

Thomas Cole

Francisco Goya

A few crucial moments in romanticism's history are presented here:

Paul Gauguin

Augustus Pugin

Charles Baudelaire

Land art

Robert Smithson

Albert Bierstadt

Nancy Holt

Land art

Rosalind Krauss

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Alan Sonfist

Augustus Pugin

Agnes Denes

Ana Mendieta

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Birth of Venus

Ancient Egypt

Renaissance

The afterlife of Mummification

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Neoclassical art

Neoclassical art emerged in the 1760s and was popular throughout Europe and North America until the 1850s breaking away from the emotionally charged baroque style of previous year's neoclassical artists would look back to the classical style of art neoclassical art can sometimes appear cold and unemotional but in fact some of the most popular neoclassical themes were emotional subjects like patriotism sacrifice and courage it was the style neoclassical artists employed in depicting these themes that differ dramatically from the Baroque artists of the past neoclassical artists shunda sensuality and the shallow character of Rococo style and aimed instead for the symmetry proportion and simplicity achieved during the Renaissance neoclassical style is known for its formal composition accurate detail and solid lines which sometimes came at the expense of lighting and atmosphere it's also known for its classical and mythological themes with contemporary settings and costumes common themes included patriotism honour and human rights archaeology was a brand-new science at the time and it sparked public interest in all things ancient the discovery of ruins of ancient cities like Pompeii gave modern viewers the opportunity to see ancient art for themselves simplicity and subtle grandeur marked the art of these ancient cultures and with its rediscovery it quickly came back into vogue both artists and the public at large were captivated by the classical style of Greco-Roman art Yohann Winckelmann the father of archaeology considered the idealized style of ancient art Greek in particular a beauty more perfect than nature

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Invention and Progress

Most people in the Middle Ages this was an academic problem they could not read or write anyway during the Middle Ages books were written out by hand mostly in monasteries often the monks would spend years on a work. In 1450 an invention changed the world in the German. Johannes Gutenberg invented the technique of printing with movable type. This made it possible to duplicate books in large numbers and at relatively low cost. Johannes Gentz flesh who later changed his name to Gutenberg was born in around 1400 his father was a wealthy merchant young Johannes attended the monastic School in Mainz. In Strasbourg he settled and set up a factory that produced mirrors for pilgrims these were very popular among the faithful in the early Middle Ages here it served primarily for the dissemination of pictures and texts but cutting these whole page blocks is a time-consuming process Johannes Gutenberg who laid the foundations of our modern media world his invention is still regarded as one of the most important in human history Gutenberg himself did not make a fortune with his invention he'd not even finished printing his Bible before his financial backer called in the loan in the legal battle that followed Gutenberg lost not only his printing press but also all the Bibles he'd already printed soon afterwards Mainz was occupied by hostile troops Gutenberg had to go into exile three years later he was allowed back as an employee of the new Archbishop on the 3rd of February 1468 Johannes Gutenberg died he was buried in the Franciscan Church in months but his invention of printing with movable type had changed the world forever you

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Art of the Middle Ages

Christian Art

After the Roman Empire collapsed, the Medieval Period became a period of history in Europe. As the period between two great periods of development (that is, between Antiquity and The Renaissance), it is sometimes referred to as "The Middle Ages". Due to the lack of development during this period - widespread illiteracy, secrecy, violence, and corruption - it is sometimes referred to as "The Dark Age" as well. The Middle Ages can be split into 4 periods:

Islamic Art

Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula. The religion, Arabic language and culture spread to much of the Middle East, North Africa, and Persia. Muslims developed significantly in the realms of both science and culture in the first half of the Middle Ages - in fact, they provided the basis for much ancient Greek knowledge. By the time of the Mongols' destructive attacks, the progress had been temporarily halted. The Ottoman Empire was instrumental in uniting the Muslim world towards the end of the Middle Ages. A mosque's minaret and minbar are the most obvious symbols of Islamic architecture. Thousands of Muslims visit Mecca every year as a sacred site. Aniconic Islam prohibits the use of symbolic or figurative images (although secular art may sometimes incorporate figurative representations). Therefore, Islamic art, especially religious arts and architecture, is dominated by patterns, especially those derived from geometric and floral motifs, ornamentation, calligraphy, and meditation. Arabesque is sometimes used to describe these works. Arabesque works often employ an “infinite pattern” - a geometric pattern, which when divided into smaller elements generates new variations of the same original elements creating a pattern that can continue infinitely. In terms of spirituality, this visually illustrates the belief in a divine eternity.

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Art of the Middle Ages of Christian Art

The Middle Ages can be split into 4 periods:

BYZANTINE PERIOD (4TH – 6TH CENTURIES AD)

EARLY CHRISTIAN ART

ROMANESQUE (9TH – 11TH CENTURIES AD)

GOTHIC (12TH CENTURY AD)

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Baroque Overview

THE CATHOLIC COUNTER-REFORMATION

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

BAROQUE PAINTING

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