Task1(b) Cubism

Cubism
 

My understanding:
 The Cubism art movement begin in the early 20th century which was created by George Braque and Pablo Picasso. Picasso work was mainly inspired by African art, this was he wanted to showcase how art didn't have to copy nature, as Picasso believed this was a outdated concept. Most of the art created from this movement used people as subjects, other things such as landscapes were rarely used. To make the image a cubist image the subject was dissected and jumbled then reassembled to create an abstract, version of the original photo. Many artists developed the movement, it was then introduced into sculpturing and architecture when it became popular.  

The two types of cubism :
Analytical cubism is a early version of cubism where in the image there is overlapping and multiple viewpoints on the image. this version of cubism is called analytical as it has a structured dissection of the subject to allow the viewer to not be distracted from the structure, and mainly focus on the mode and color of the image or art.

Synthetic cubism is a part of cubism that didn't take off straight away. This type introduced new textures into the art. The artist George Braque was one of the first people to use this in  their art as he placed material on his canvas, he did this to explore a new type of art which allowed a type of playfulness to be added to art.    

Artists of cubism:
Fernand leger

In these images not much of the original is left, this a clever effect to make the piece abstract and creative. Color is a key part of the image as well as color can effect the mode created by the picture.  Shading is also a main feature in Fernand work as on the second image each different texture / platform has different shading. I believe the subject of each is people and a bustling city scene, the second image represents how busy the city streets are and the sliver objects in the image i believe to be metal.

Task 1(b) Futurism

Futurism
 

My understanding :
Futurism is an art movement that was created in 1909 that lasted until 1944. It's many artists were influenced by the modern era and how the world around them was changing to become a more modern society. They were also inspired by speed, noise, machines, pollution and city's as these were the main elements of the modern movement. The men and women that supported and used futurism in thier were work were highly known as part of a fascist group, as they wanted to show the people who viewed their work a different philosophy which was alternative to the philosophy that many people followed , which was attack the technology. This proved that they glorified war and believed it was cure so that the modern era could reign over the previous views of the public. Through their art it showed that the futurist embraced visual and performing arts , politics and advertising and that they saw their surroundings were shifting to a futuristic / modern world.

The social impact:    
The artists through their work changed many peoples views on the modern direction the world was going in, however many people argued about this as people became comfortable with the era they were in. As the futurists were so open about their views on war and a huge majority  of the population were argumentative and offended by this view the artists of futurism shared. The futurists were fascinated by new technology and this helped more people to become introduced to these new technology and use it, the main new device that became the most popular was the camera.

An artist of futurism:

Giacomo Balla was a well known futurism artist, he was inspired by the works of  Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Giacomo introduced futurism into his work. In 1910 he became a signatory to the futurists  manifesto as after that he designed futurist furniture and clothing. 

His work: 

In his work he uses very light colors in his work , such as pale blue and pale violet which create a morning and heavenly effect.  i particular like the second image as it evokes sensation heavenly rain, and for me it also links back to the fact that the futurists believed that modernism was taking over the era. The way these are futurists images is because the image is not straight forward and have hidden meanings and in the images. the images are also choppy and have different elements incorporated into the image. Subjects of the photographs are very different as one is a human and the other is a landscape, this is very common in his work and other futurists work.