Romanticism: A 19th-Century Revolution in Art and Thought
Romanticism was an artistic, political, social, and ideological revolution. Many of its principles, such as freedom, individualism, democracy, and nationalism, are still important today. Above all, it was a cry of freedom. Individualism, the conversion of privacy into a subject, the subjective representation of the landscape, and the exaltation of the people are some of the core principles of the new sensibility.
Romanticism was broadcast with the momentum of a revolution. The longing for freedom
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The Second Industrial Revolution
The New Momentum of Industrialization
Industry entered a new phase called the **Second Industrial Revolution**. The most notable changes were as follows:
- New Energy Sources: Electricity and oil were introduced.
- New Industrial Powers: The United States, Germany, and Japan emerged as major industrial powers.
- Shifting Industries: The textile industry ceded ground to the steel industry, and new industries such as chemical and electrical manufacturing rose.
- New Means of Transport:
Fragmentation, Transformation, and Synthesis in Art
What is Fragmentation?
Refers to the process or state of breaking something into smaller parts or pieces, which can create a disjointed or incomplete overall picture. In art, it refers to the breaking down or decomposition of a work or image into smaller parts, with the aim of creating something new or conveying a message differently. The concept of fragmentation is a phenomenon that characterizes postmodern culture.
Why is Fragmentation Important in Art?
It allows artists to break away from traditional
Read MoreBaroque Theater in Spain: Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca
Baroque Theater in Spain
A. National Theater
In the hands of comedy, driven by Lope de Vega, the theater achieved a fixed scenic place: the corral de comedias (which were backyards of houses). In Madrid, the Teatro de la Cruz and the Teatro del Príncipe stand out. They were built in imitation of the palace theater.
The theater was a playful, social, and cultural act consisting of several pieces that lasted two to three hours. The public paid more or less depending on where they were placed in the
Read MoreMasterpieces of Sculpture: Winged Victory and Michelangelo’s David
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Rhodes, Pithokritos’ Work? Hellenistic Sculpture, Circa 190 BC, 2.45 m, Louvre Museum, Paris
It is an original work from the Sanctuary of the Cabiri in Samothrace, made of marble in the round. High on the prow of a stone ship, it made a spectacular sculpture erected on the summit of a rock shrine, probably with a fountain at its feet in whose waters it is reflected.
Subject
It’s a Nike or Victory, represented as a winged woman who has just alighted briskly on the prow of
Read MoreA Deep Dive into Graphic Design History and Art Styles
History of Graphic Design
Humans have always had the need to communicate with their peers, so much so that we can say that if man is the more advanced in nature, it is largely due to the facility he has had to involve others in their ideas in one form or another.
The first forms of communication were by visual elements. Before they developed capacities for expression through speech, men used their bodies to communicate to others their moods, desires, and concerns through gestures, expressions, and
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