In this week we have been introduced to the social change that happened during the early industrial revolution in France. We have focused on the ideological changes of humans and artists and choose fashion as a method of expression.
Modernism came as a structural and intellectual support for industrial revolution. The rise of the middle class raised a question alongside “leisure”. People started to explore various area of recreation to spend their time and money. This quest of entertainment had been documented by many painters and early photographers and this period of art history is named as “Modernism.” There are many elements in modernism but in this case i will mainly focus on Baudelaire the painter of modern art and its elements.
The world had started to see beauty and fashion in a new sense. Modern fashion movement questioned all the previous fundamental dress code and sense during the industrial revolution and in early twentieth century. The sketch of manner article deals with the mass production of goods with value added service Here the extra value is art. The more art in it the pricy it gets. This section values the emerge of typography, novelist and film makers as well.
Two important character mentioned in the article are Monsieur G and Jean-Jacques. Monsieur G is a shy artist who predicted the scorn in water colour and had traveled the world to gather experience in art around different places. He had a great sense of fashion and beauty and well aware of global matters. Monsieur G worked in a English illustrated journal for few years where he used to publish his sketches (in those days, hand generated illustration was equivalent to today’s photographs.”
Dandy- Dandy is the word used for very unusual type of people in a society from fashion and lifestyle’s perspective. They are not part of the crowd, they stand out of the box very easily and by one look anyone can spot them. In early modernism time, dandy were the people
Flaneurs- They are the elements or particles of the crowd. They are like single birds or a leaves and become the flesh of a single uni-body. It is a joy to be part of something immensely common. In this articles, author said, “the spectator is the prince who rejoices everywhere”
Jeff Wall’s work
Jeff wall is a Canadian artist and photographer who is known for his large scale back-lit photography. He started his photography career in 1970s. In his early work he explored native Canadian beauty and life of ordinary Canadian through his lens. He published his works in many art and photography magazines and had run numerous exhibition throughout the world.
I had the opportunity to visit some of his work in Modern contemporary art museum in Sydney. I had looked at some of his best photographs and wondered about the techniques both in illustration and composition. He took almost all of his photo with films even during the surge of digital cameras. The key learning point for me was his composition. The photos did not need any kind of description. They were speaking for themselves. Placing the foreground and background in most images were absolutely stunning and effective. One particular point to note is that his photos had negative space, where our eyes could rest on. This is very important for any visual work and as an avid photographer i understood the necessity of this negative space. He did not use any artificial lighting or colour in production which helped him to render the very genuine experience of the photographs.
One photo that i was completely fell in love with was “A Sudden Gust of Wind” 1993.
The composition of the photo is mesmerizing. It tells the whole story by one single frame. The colour and space was blended perfectly in the photo.
In this week we have been introduced to the social change that happened during the early industrial revolution in France. We have focused on the ideological changes of humans and artists and choose fashion as a method of expression.
Modernism came as a structural and intellectual support for industrial revolution. The rise of the middle class raised a question alongside “leisure”. People started to explore various area of recreation to spend their time and money. This quest of entertainment had been documented by many painters and early photographers and this period of art history is named as “Modernism.” There are many elements in modernism but in this case i will mainly focus on Baudelaire the painter of modern art and its elements.
The world had started to see beauty and fashion in a new sense. Modern fashion movement questioned all the previous fundamental dress code and sense during the industrial revolution and in early twentieth century. The sketch of manner article deals with the mass production of goods with value added service Here the extra value is art. The more art in it the pricy it gets. This section values the emerge of typography, novelist and film makers as well.
Two important character mentioned in the article are Monsieur G and Jean-Jacques. Monsieur G is a shy artist who predicted the scorn in water colour and had traveled the world to gather experience in art around different places. He had a great sense of fashion and beauty and well aware of global matters. Monsieur G worked in a English illustrated journal for few years where he used to publish his sketches (in those days, hand generated illustration was equivalent to today’s photographs.”
Dandy- Dandy is the word used for very unusual type of people in a society from fashion and lifestyle’s perspective. They are not part of the crowd, they stand out of the box very easily and by one look anyone can spot them. In early modernism time, dandy were the people
Flaneurs- They are the elements or particles of the crowd. They are like single birds or a leaves and become the flesh of a single uni-body. It is a joy to be part of something immensely common. In this articles, author said, “the spectator is the prince who rejoices everywhere”
Jeff Wall’s work
Jeff wall is a Canadian artist and photographer who is known for his large scale back-lit photography. He started his photography career in 1970s. In his early work he explored native Canadian beauty and life of ordinary Canadian through his lens. He published his works in many art and photography magazines and had run numerous exhibition throughout the world.
I had the opportunity to visit some of his work in Modern contemporary art museum in Sydney. I had looked at some of his best photographs and wondered about the techniques both in illustration and composition. He took almost all of his photo with films even during the surge of digital cameras. The key learning point for me was his composition. The photos did not need any kind of description. They were speaking for themselves. Placing the foreground and background in most images were absolutely stunning and effective. One particular point to note is that his photos had negative space, where our eyes could rest on. This is very important for any visual work and as an avid photographer i understood the necessity of this negative space. He did not use any artificial lighting or colour in production which helped him to render the very genuine experience of the photographs.
One photo that i was completely fell in love with was “A Sudden Gust of Wind” 1993.
The composition of the photo is mesmerizing. It tells the whole story by one single frame. The colour and space was blended perfectly in the photo.
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