4/30/13:
“A Short History of Modernist Painting” Mark Tansey
If there were any work to finish on, it would be
this one. This perfectly sums up everything
this year, and shows how Art has transitioned from the Renaissance until
now. The work is a series of three
images that each represent a period of time.
The first image is a woman spraying the windows with a hose, meant to
represent the Renaissance, in which Art was considered a window onto nature,
with the artist “spraying” the picture onto a canvas. The second image is of a man butting his head
against a wall, meant to represent Modernism, in which Art was seen as an
object with no meaning and the artist was disconnected from the
narrative-essentially hitting his/her head against a wall. The third picture is of a rooster staring
into a mirror, meant to represent Modern Art today, and how the artist tends to
look at themselves instead of the rest of the world. What is interesting about the third image for
me is that the image is of a rooster, which seems to suggest that the artist is
saying that by not focusing on the rest of the world, artists are “chicken” and
afraid to confront what they might see if they opened their eyes. What’s also interesting is that the painting’s
style is very modern and the images are symbolic rather than representational,
suggesting that the artist is also saying that in conjunction with the former statement,
HERE is how you do it.
Bio on the artist:
Renaissance in art:
Brief information on Modernist movement:
Where is art headed today?
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