[Initial Important Disclaimer for Jeff!] I know that Beksiński is not on the list of suggested artists for this period, but I wanted to take a chance on him. If you need me to pick one off of the period… Continue Reading →
The year is 1920. North America. Lutheran Pietist reformers sink their claws into American legislature, proclaiming a flailing, hand-wringing moral panic caused by the Satanic evils of alcohol. Christian Temperance movements force a constitutional ban on all forms of alcohol… Continue Reading →
DER KRIEG: The War to End All Wars The beginnings of World War 1 began with a small and quite literal bang. Tensions in the Balkans over Austro-Hungarian rule would explode… Continue Reading →
Neue Sachlichkeit: Otto Dix I thought I was going to have a bit of a struggle finding an artist I really liked for this period; expressionism is not really my cup of tea, which is not to say I… Continue Reading →
From Codex to Penny Dreadfuls: A Crash Course in Literary Mass Proliferation Rationale So as usual, I wanted to go a little overboard on this spread at the start. However, Judy’s much appreciated voice of moderation helped me realize… Continue Reading →
I feel like I’ve got a bit of a strange relationship with the span of Impressionism movements. I can appreciate the creative risks these painters took in confronting a restrictive status quo and a cultural climate dominated by expectations of… Continue Reading →
When you think of design for events one of the first things you might think of would be an advertisement or event poster. They’re as common as beans now, and even the smallest underground show will always have one. But do… Continue Reading →
Roman born and Victorian-raised, John William Waterhouse is one of my favourite artists of the Pre-Raphaelite tradition. Waterhouse’s artwork has a certain quality to it that has always captured my imagination. Moving into this era during lecture, I… Continue Reading →
Conventional history provides us a fairly robust view of daily life throughout the ages, but it’s almost entirely European. Just what was going on in Continental Europe during the latter half of the 19th century? Well, after a… Continue Reading →
I’ll be honest and say I feel like a bit of a wiener for being of this opinion, but… …for the most part, I don’t really care for a large portion of the work from these movements (beyond some favorites… Continue Reading →
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