ARTH 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Theo Van Doesburg, Cornelis Van Eesteren, Piet Mondrian
31 Mar 2016
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Modernisms of the early 20th century (march 30, 6 pm naional gallery shirley thompson memorial lecture) Rethink form/typography (produce forms to meet modern needs) Use modern materials (in many cases industrial and/or syntheic) Oten grounded in social-democraic ethos (creaing a beter society which sprouted post world war i) Modern architecture can take many diferent forms even though there are some aestheic similariies (ex. Eigen haard housing estate, amsterdam, the netherlands; 1917-1920. The netherlands, because it was neutral during the first world war, was able to put their eforts. Was a collecive grouping together for people to congregate (community gatherings) Bulbous projecions and undulaing forms that make this building alive and unique. Is one mass housing unit but is completely unique because it gives the community a sense of ideniicaion. Ideas of expressionism are inding a sense of idenity through play and forms. Creaing forms that move us that also have a sense of mobility.
