ARTH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Der Blaue Reiter, Art Nouveau, Cubism
26 Aug 2016
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Arth 1101 lecture 11 august 9th 2016. Ruskin a pre-raphaelite art critic: was worried that modern art was forgetting about old values, the nature of gothic" 1851. Ruskin"s influence can be seen in gothic revival, e. g. the palace of westminster (1840-70) Burne-jones the beguiling of merlin (1874: a scene from the legend of king arthur, image seems dream-like and nostalgic, looking back at an idealized past that never really existed. Favours media that"s not traditionally a part of the fine arts. Morris & burne-jones the vision of the holy grail: a tapestry, a purely medieval image, which challenges art at the time, needlework can be and should be equal to other forms of art. Morris & burne-jones nativity windows, a stained glass piece. Waterhouse the lady of shallot (1888: another arthurian figure, however, modernism was here to stay! Sullivan wainwright building (1890-91: a completely new kind of building, a skyscraper, a physical reminder that the world is changing.
