Age of Exploration to Post Modernity History Coursework
CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Age of Exploration to Postmodernity Final Exam Complete the essay and two of the three short answers. Include images of the works you discussed (they can be sized to all fit one page at the back of your exam). Hand in (as hard copy) and sign in your exam at the beginning of next class. Please also save your work on the class Dropbox in the final submissions folder. Give word count for the essay. No artwork can be used more than once. All works must be ones discussed in class and come from the Review PowerPoint. Essay: 10 points In your own words explain Baudelaire’s concept of modernity (100 words). Introduce (and fully identify) a painting (discussed in class) showing the changes taking place relating to modernity. Explain how both subject matter and the style of the painting express modernity as you defined it above. (100 words) Introduce (and fully identify) a painting depicting a type of persona related to modernity and the city. How does the subject (the person depicted) and the style of the work relate to modernity as you defined it above. (100 words) Give total word count Short answer: 5 points each Pick two of the following three to answer 1) What is the period that we looked that was most defined by a highly theatrical turn in art and that was influenced by the Counter-Reformation? Fully identify a religious artwork from this period in which the artist creates a theatrical space. Bullet list three compositional characteristics which the artist uses to create a sense of theatricality. 2) Fully identify a Neoclassical painting that is teaching a lesson. What is the Latin term for this type of painting. What philosophical movement is linked to this artistic style. 3) Fully identify a painting of German Romanticism that depicts a new artistic attitude towards nature. What is the term associated with his approach towards nature? Briefly explain (one sentence) a compositional device the artist uses to create this feeling.
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Baudelaire’s Concept of Modernity
Baudelaire expresses the necessity of appreciating the volatility of modernity. To truly make a mark through art, an artist should be able to show the beauty at a particular point in time. According to Baudelaire, modernity is always changing, and the only way to capture its magnificence is by capturing its various aspects as it progresses. It seems that he felt the stresses of watching his city transform. He, however, appreciates that the change is inevitable and beautiful. Artists attempting to capture this beauty should be open to discovering new things. (Baudelaire 1) Consequently, these artists bare the task of depicting this beauty in different parts of the transitional journey.
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory was a 20th-century Spanish artist, Salvador Dali (Dali).Certainly, this painting taps into subconscious feelings, as opposed to being transparent and direct. The subject of this surrealist piece appears to be time. The fading of time, as depicted by this piece, shows the fragility of the present (Salvador 1). It attempts to show just how quickly the events of the present can fade from our minds. The artist's decision to create an irrational picture well compliments the idea of changing times; it is congruent with Baudelaire's thoughts on the versatility of modernity. Salvador, through this painting, appropriately illustrates the present as inconstant.
The Card Players
Paul Cezanne's masterpiece depicts two middle-aged men playing cards (Paul 1). The painting is impressionistic, as it focuses on naturally recreating the ambiance of the scene. Choosing a moment as seemingly ordinary as playing cards further emphasizes the necessity of capturing the beauty in the present...
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