A History of Architecture: From Crystal Palace to Fallingwater
The Crystal Palace: Architectural Inspiration
The Crystal Palace incorporated standardized components such as bowstring trusses, 24-foot column intervals with large sheet glass panels for the roof and walls. However, in order to give an architecturally pleasing look, what element was incorporated inspired by the Renaissance Churches?
a. Barrel Vaults
The Modern Movement: A Global Perspective
The Modern Movement in architecture was truly an International Style in that it was adopted worldwide. Various
Read More19th Century Realism in Art
Realism
Realism was an aesthetic trend born in France as a reaction against both the official academic art and the unbridled imagination and romantic idealism. It developed in Europe from 1840-1880.
Realistic Painting
Realistic painting did not introduce major innovations in techniques. Naturalistic Baroque masters, especially Spanish and Italian, were revalued. Its greatest innovation was the following topics: the world of work of workers and peasants. The advent of photography in 1839 strongly influenced
Read MoreRomanticism and Impressionism Art Movements
Romanticism
Historical and Cultural Context
Period of Bourgeois Revolutions: The bourgeoisie faced absolutist and monarchic restorations in the riots of 1820, 1830, and 1848, aided by the proletariat and intellectuals.
Emergence of Nationalism: Unification of Germany and Italy. Greek Independence (from the Turks) and Belgium. Some intellectuals, like Lord Byron, fought in Greece.
Widespread Media: Newspapers and magazines helped ideas and artistic fashions spread quickly.
Philosophy of Kant and Fichte:
Read MoreLes Demoiselles d’Avignon: A Revolutionary Masterpiece by Pablo Picasso
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
1907. Picasso.
Born in Malaga in 1881 and died in France in 1973, Pablo Picasso is the most influential pictorial genius of the twentieth century. With a very early vocation and extraordinary technical ability, Picasso, having spent his childhood and youth first in Malaga and then in La Coruña, decided to become a painter. For this, he went to Barcelona and then to Paris, where he would establish contact with Post-Impressionist trends. At the beginning of the century, influenced
A Critical Introduction to Media Studies
Chapter 1: Introduction to Media Studies
1. How We Know What We Know
We learn in two ways: somatically and symbolically. Somatically, what we know may be from firsthand, unmediated experience. Symbolically, what we know may come from someone or something (the majority of our knowledge). This is mediated—the information came to us through some indirect channel or medium.
Before mass media arrived, people used spoken and written messages. The problems with that were the limitations of transportation,
Read MoreMannerism and Baroque Art: A Comparative Overview
Mannerism (16th Century)
Characteristics
Mannerism, a style bridging the Renaissance and Baroque periods, is characterized by the distortion of elements like proportion and space, creating a sense of artificiality and elegance.
Architecture
Mannerist architecture employed visual trickery and unexpected elements, challenging Renaissance norms.
Sculpture
- More expressive than Renaissance sculpture.
- Exemplified by artists like Giambologna, Cellini, Berruguete, and Juan de Juni.
- Depicted religious and mythological