Day 9

1. Days Notes

03/13/12

Romance with Revolution video

Can you imagine being put on a train going to the artic circle for your art? Because someone didn’t like it so the train would bring you to a prison, would you still create art?

Every single day you’re in school trying to please your teachers. As students we aren’t supposed to follow others rather push the boundaries and do what you were supposed to do.

El Lissizky helped pioneer suprematism; he influences constructivism and the destijl movement. Prouns, these are experiments to explore painting and architecture. (Beat the whites with the red wedge) Brings his sensibility to page design. Writes a book called the Ism’s of art, what’s going on in art. Developed mathematical grid system for the pages, written in German French and English.

Video Potemkin

The way the man dresses and carries himself tells us he has power. The camera angle tells a lot about the scene shows that the workers are below the man is a uniform. The doctor is trying to convince the sailors that the meat is fine and to just wash off the maggots. The people in the city start to stand with the sailors and bring them better food. The guards start to chase after the people and a child falls on the stairs and the mother is  angered and hurt. The soldier’s shadows stand taller than the woman and the camera angles down of the woman and her son as they shoot her down. Another woman is shot trying to protect her child in a carriage. The carriage rolls down the steps and no one goes for the child. All the people witness this tragedy but don’t have the gusts to get out of the corners, which they cower in.

Products and advertisements are seen as art because of the social need.

Constructivism needs to have a social need

De Stijl functions and ends with the same leader. Its utopian approach to aesthetics. Based on the idea of functionalism. Rectal linear planes, primary colors and black and white. Sought to express mathematical structures to understand the universe and universal harmony.

Theo Dan Doesburg

Architecture, furniture, sculpture and painting.

Format changes to asymmetrical composition.

Dadaism

World is chaos and has no meaning, so why should art have no meaning?

1919-1933 The Bauhaus is centered on the idea of Utopian idea to change the world. Looking for unity and craftsmen to form a new future much like the arts and crafts movement. Welmar, Dessau, and Berlin. In the 14 years there was 30 faculty members and not many students.  The first public art show is in 1923 to show the world what they’ve been doing and teaching. They are receiving money from the state. After the exhibition, the dean quits because of the estranged thoughts of people also the Nazi’s are starting to take over. The guy he picked to replace him was a communist who doesn’t last long. They work in a old abandoned factor after moving to berlin.

Many cities that are falling under will build an art school to spice up the area.

2. Personal Notes:

The video this week was a lot more lively then the last video. Although still depressing. It would pretty much suck if you were sent to jail for doing you believe in or just love. Can’t wait for the motion design presentation tomorrow! The second video is depressing in which we watch how the people are treated and how sad the lives of people can be. Death and bloodshed is a main point throughout the film. Always be willing to explore new stuff, don’t always stick to one thing. The Bauhaus inspired many people and still is used in history today because of the powerfulness of the movement. The video ending class, shows the determination of students trying to prove their worth by disobeying the dean. Through thick and thin artists will stick together and show the world what they have to say whether the public likes it or not.

3. Questions

Was there ever a time when the Russians weren't so depressing?

If the Bauhaus was such a large influence throughout art history, why was it never mentioned when we had middle school or high school world history?