periods
modernism: 1900 - 1950
poems written in 2024 may be in modernist style
focused on input
postmodernism: 1950 - present day
surface, nothing hidden
second layer =
singularity n clarity
significant overlap
tropes of everyday life
comfortable to showcase ‘stupid’ things of daily life
focused on output
structuralism, post-structuralism
structures formed by previous experiences could be bigoted ie racist, patriarch-minded » sexist, classist, capitalistic, straight, ecologist etc
Realism:
dickensian literature
1840s
impressionist period:
1880s
claude monet
art of tangible objects
haystack painting:
it’s like he’s painting his impression of it/expressing how he sees it
haystack = 40%
feeling = 60%
Romanticises the experiences of the working-class ∴ politically aggressive
eventually, the vibe and essence of the art begins to outweigh the photorealism of the art »»» abstract art
abstract expressionism:
20th century
the erasure of the ego and intention of the delivery of the final piece of the art
william blake » hidden behind the ‘nursery rhyme’ of the garden of love
time unfolding
“all art aspires towards the condition of music.” walter payter
music is 100% vibe/an aesthetic experience
the content is the form
made over a process of time, heard over time
events affecting first part of the 20th century (modernism):
first n second world wars, mass death, meaningless slaughter
atomic bomb
economic recessions
tumult of economic booms
innovation, rise of technology
photography innovation led to death of photorealistic art
spanish flu
further scientific discovery
subatomic particles
ostensibly anti-religion » express of information/computer code/maths
increased interest in psychology
each
sigmund freud
sinking of the titanic
anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchal n fallic
suffragettes
liberal mindset, social progression
civil rights
queer equality
alan turing
socialism established
nhs
free n equal education
holocaust
breaking down of class system n role of monarchy
move towards more social balance
jazz in the 1900s:
art is generally ‘changeable’ » different interpretations,
how do these influences manifest themselves in the literature of the time?
wilful obscurity
commitment to verisimilitude
verisimilitude: honest, realistic
everyday working-class imagery
interest in complex individualism
stream-of-consciousness
to do with the continuity of thoughts
ulysses, james joyce
interest in psychological interiority
mid 20th century societal factors:
rise mass consumerism
nuclear family
mass media
homogenous culture
obsession with surface over substance
not interested in process, only output
ennui - boredom
modernism: 1900 - 1950
poems written in 2024 may be in modernist style
focused on input
postmodernism: 1950 - present day
surface, nothing hidden
second layer =
singularity n clarity
significant overlap
tropes of everyday life
comfortable to showcase ‘stupid’ things of daily life
focused on output
structuralism, post-structuralism
structures formed by previous experiences could be bigoted ie racist, patriarch-minded » sexist, classist, capitalistic, straight, ecologist etc
Realism:
dickensian literature
1840s
impressionist period:
1880s
claude monet
art of tangible objects
haystack painting:
it’s like he’s painting his impression of it/expressing how he sees it
haystack = 40%
feeling = 60%
Romanticises the experiences of the working-class ∴ politically aggressive
eventually, the vibe and essence of the art begins to outweigh the photorealism of the art »»» abstract art
abstract expressionism:
20th century
the erasure of the ego and intention of the delivery of the final piece of the art
william blake » hidden behind the ‘nursery rhyme’ of the garden of love
time unfolding
“all art aspires towards the condition of music.” walter payter
music is 100% vibe/an aesthetic experience
the content is the form
made over a process of time, heard over time
events affecting first part of the 20th century (modernism):
first n second world wars, mass death, meaningless slaughter
atomic bomb
economic recessions
tumult of economic booms
innovation, rise of technology
photography innovation led to death of photorealistic art
spanish flu
further scientific discovery
subatomic particles
ostensibly anti-religion » express of information/computer code/maths
increased interest in psychology
each
sigmund freud
sinking of the titanic
anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchal n fallic
suffragettes
liberal mindset, social progression
civil rights
queer equality
alan turing
socialism established
nhs
free n equal education
holocaust
breaking down of class system n role of monarchy
move towards more social balance
jazz in the 1900s:
art is generally ‘changeable’ » different interpretations,
how do these influences manifest themselves in the literature of the time?
wilful obscurity
commitment to verisimilitude
verisimilitude: honest, realistic
everyday working-class imagery
interest in complex individualism
stream-of-consciousness
to do with the continuity of thoughts
ulysses, james joyce
interest in psychological interiority
mid 20th century societal factors:
rise mass consumerism
nuclear family
mass media
homogenous culture
obsession with surface over substance
not interested in process, only output
ennui - boredom