PPT-Stravinsky and Modernism

Russian nationalism primitivism and cubism Origin of Russian Modern Art Centers on the estate of Savva Mamontov near Moscow Represents a challenge to the Petersburg Academy of Art Focus on Russian national heritage. Turn of the 20. th. century. Musicians influenced by Painters. French and Russian composers take the lead. A group of French painters known as the impressionists. Instead of focusing on the objects, they focused on “light” and how it related to the object. The term was applied to a whole host of movements, many in art, music, and literature, that reacted against modernism, and are typically marked by revival of traditional elements and techniques.. Literature of this period reflects the social activism and social change characteristic of the times. In the latter half of this period, the influence of the digital age is reflected in new and emerging forms of writing and literacy.. Events and trends that helped shape Modernism. History that led to Modernism. World War I 1914-1918. First “modern” war. Employed new artillery firepower (machine guns, Howitzers shells, tanks, airplane . The . Lost. Generation. -Isms. Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism. (Louisiana Purchase, figuring out the role of government, industrialization vs. nature). Realism. (Reaction to the Civil War, push to make literature relatable). 1914-1945. Major Influences. World War I. The Jazz Age/Roaring Twenties. Prohibition. The Harlem Renaissance. 19. th. Amendment (Women Suffrage). The . Great Depression. The New . Deal. Factories. Larger cities. unresolved. different meanings across fields. Politics and Econ. Arts. Religion – it is heresy (original use). Modernism. ’. s Materials. the everyday – boring, mundane. day novels – . Ulysses. 1882-1970. Igor Stravinsky was born in the . R. ussian seaside town of Lomonosov in 1882. The exciting new rhythmic sounds he invented changed the way people though about music forever.. Perhaps Igor Stravinsky's best-known musical pieces are the ones he wrote early on, when he was just starting out as a serious composer. Igor composed . Rajesh Kevin Sanjay. “Modernism is not a precise label but instead a way of referring to the efforts of many individuals across the arts who tried to move away from established modes of representations”. Modernism. More and more . artists & composers rejected the classical traditions . of art & music and . strove towards originality. . (why?). Avoiding classical harmony and forms . at all cost, they . 1882-1970. Igor Stravinsky was born in the . R. ussian seaside town of Lomonosov in 1882. The exciting new rhythmic sounds he invented changed the way people though about music forever.. Perhaps Igor Stravinsky's best-known musical pieces are the ones he wrote early on, when he was just starting out as a serious composer. Igor composed . Modernism 1 Modernism….. An international artistic movement Architecture, arts and crafts, film and literature Began in the latter part of the 19 th century Came to an end(?) in the middle of the twentieth century Modernism 1915-1940 After World War I Disillusionment with eternal verities of “glory,” “honor,” and “patriotism” after what the soldiers had witnessed. Gertrude Stein (actually, she overheard this): “You are all a lost generation.” A sequel to the hit PowerPoint presentation,. Modernism: More than a mass of crudely drawn rectangles, thank you very much. . (. link here. , in case you forgot that one). * . Menand. , Louis. “Saved From Drowning.” Rev. of . Parallelisms and Differences. Critical Studies Series for PG English. Shalini. Rachel Varghese. Asst. Professor, Christian College, . Chengannur. Introduction. Modernism and Postmodernism -two movements in lit and art.