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The American Dream in 20th century visual art
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The American Dream in 20th century visual art
Edward Hopper
- short isolated moments of person
- show the individual in ordinary moments
- melancholy
- distance in contempt of spacely closeness
- typical american town life
- frequently give an insight in the rooms
Automat - 1927
Summer Evening - 1947
Structure:
- The American Dream in the 20th century
- Edward Hopper
- Abstract expressionism
- Andy Warhol
- Conclusion
- Sources
The American Dream in the 20th century
- promise of freedom and a better life
- social recognition
- consume and money
- economic ups and downs
- international interest and impact
- beginning of the 20th century: life in a small community, free from secrets and ill will
- idealized version of a perfect american town doesn´t matched the reality
- World War I and II
Andy Warhol
- 6.august 1928-22.febuary 1987
- Artist, filmmaker, publisher
- subjects of the pop-culture,
- Hollywoodstars and Comic-themes
- dissociates from the abstract expressionism
- most famous representative of american Pop-Art
Abstract expressionism
- post–World War II art movement
- developed in New York in the 1940s
- first specifically American movement
- put New York City at the center of the western art world
- emotion and spontaneity more important than perfection
- Jackson Pollock - action Painting
Autumn rhythm - 1950
Conclusion
The american art develops in the 20th century very much and represents the american dream of that century. The influences of the World War and nazi-Germany are also represented.
Sources
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2895300055/american-dream-twentieth-century.html
http://www.edwardhopper.net/
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/111628
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_expressionism
http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warhol-9523875