The utopian belief in art as a means of creating a better future Avant-Garde The utopian belief in art as a means of creating a better future

The following works are considered to be avant-garde The following works are considered to be avant-garde. Each of these artists had a vision of creating a better future for all societies by introducing their artwork to the world. For people to understand their thought process in creation was the most important of all. Learn more about these works through a quick trivia game!

Birth of Modern Art – Responses to Cubism

Der Blaue Reiter – The Blue Rider

No single style, though falls under Expressionism The Blue Rider No single style, though falls under Expressionism Free use of form, color, space Conveying intense moods and ideas through formal experimentation Retreat from modern life Turn to folk culture, idealized nature, romanticized medieval past The Dada movement emerged in Zurich 1961 as a reaction to the carnage of WWI and general disgust with the state of social democracy in Europe. The movement included art and literary compositions that expressed purpose through the total rejection of all that resembled sensibility.

Vasily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913 Abstracted forms & prismatic colors: spiritual values that could counteract corruption & materialism Flattened perspective and reductive forms: abstraction Horse & rider: symbol for moving beyond realistic representation, centered on animals as symbols of rebirth The Dada movement emerged in Zurich 1961 as a reaction to the carnage of WWI and general disgust with the state of social democracy in Europe. The movement included art and literary compositions that expressed purpose through the total rejection of all that resembled sensibility. Vasily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913

Trivia The members of the Blue Rider group engaged in a direct critique of modernism through their art. A B True False

Trivia The members of the Blue Rider group engaged in a direct critique of modernism through their art. A B True False

A B Trivia So, what’s your answer? The members of the Blue Rider group engaged in a direct critique of modernism through their art. A B True False So, what’s your answer?

Trivia The members of the Blue Rider group engaged in a direct critique of modernism through their art. A B True False

History of Modern Art, 6th Edition, Page 143 Like The Bridge, The Blue Rider viewed contemporary, industrialized society with skepticism, but instead of engaging in a direct critique, the artists tended to retreat from the city and modern life, turning instead to folk culture, an idealized rendering of nature, or a romanticize medieval past. History of Modern Art, 6th Edition, Page 143

A B Trivia What held the Blue Rider together? Common stylistic principles New experiments and oppositions

A B Trivia What held the Blue Rider together? Common stylistic principles New experiments and oppositions

A B Trivia So, what’s your answer? What held the Blue Rider together? Common stylistic principles New experiments and oppositions So, what’s your answer?

A B Trivia What held the Blue Rider together? Common stylistic principles New experiments and oppositions

History of Modern Art, 6th Edition, Page 146 The individuals involved with the Blue Rider were not held together by common stylistic principles but rather constituted a loose association of young artists, enthusiastic about new experiments and united in their oppositions. Aside from personal friendships, it was Kandinsky who gave the group cohesion and direction. History of Modern Art, 6th Edition, Page 146

Early Modern Architecture & Design - Social Realism

Dada

Hugo Ball, Karawane at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1916 The Dada Movement Emerged in Zurich in 1961 Reaction to the carnage of World War I and general disgust with the state of social democracy in Europe Included art and literary compositions that expressed purpose through the total rejection of all the resembled sensibility The Dada movement emerged in Zurich 1961 as a reaction to the carnage of WWI and general disgust with the state of social democracy in Europe. The movement included art and literary compositions that expressed purpose through the total rejection of all that resembled sensibility. Hugo Ball, Karawane at the Cabaret Voltaire, 1916

Trivia The aesthetic of the Dada Zurich movement included the mocking of rationality and nationalism. A B True False

Trivia The aesthetic of the Dada Zurich movement included the mocking of rationality and nationalism. A B True False

A B Trivia So, what’s your answer? The aesthetic of the Dada Zurich movement included the mocking of rationality and nationalism. A B True False So, what’s your answer?

Trivia The aesthetic of the Dada Zurich movement included the mocking of rationality and nationalism. A B True False

Dada used chaotic, nonsensical demonstrations as a means of expressing their hostility and opposition to the views they believed led to WWI. They challenged the values of nationalism, rationality and materialism viewing them as direct contributions to the war. By condemning these conventions their work reflected the maddening turmoil that betook their countries in consequence.

Trivia Dada influenced many artists, which inspired the spread of Dada to other cities including Berlin, Hanover, Paris, New York, and Cologne. A B True False

Trivia Dada influenced many artists, which inspired the spread of Dada to other cities including Berlin, Hanover, Paris, New York, and Cologne. A B True False

A B Trivia So, what’s your answer? Dada influenced many artists, which inspired the spread of Dada to other cities including Berlin, Hanover, Paris, New York, and Cologne. A B True False So, what’s your answer?

Trivia Dada influenced many artists, which inspired the spread of Dada to other cities including Berlin, Hanover, Paris, New York, and Cologne. A B True False

Dada spread into many movements in separate locations and continued to serve as an expression of ideal and the need to break from convention politically and socially.

School of Paris – Early 1960s

Concrete Art Max Bill, Clock, 1957

Europe during World War II Concrete Art Leader: Max Bill Europe during World War II Ulm School of Design in Germany Taught design Reduced everything to form Precision, clean lines, most basic essential elements of design Max Bill was the leader of Concrete Art in Europe during World War II. Bill helped found the Ulm School of Design in Germany where he taught people how to design better and of reducing everything to form with precision, clean lines, and using the most basic essential elements of the design. Max Bill, Sun Lamp, 1951

Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. Trivia Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. A B True False

Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. Trivia Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. A B True False

Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. Trivia Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. A B True False So, what’s your answer?

Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. Trivia Concrete artists believed bare minimum art is true art. A B True False

These artists thought Concrete art is what all art and design should look like in order to look towards a better future for all societies because bare minimum design was a way for the everyday person to have optimal functionality.

A B Trivia Concrete art is… abstract, pure, and has an emphasis in style non-representational and out of the norm

A B Trivia Concrete art is… abstract, pure, and has an emphasis in style non-representational and out of the norm

A B Trivia So, what’s your answer? Concrete art is… abstract, pure, and has an emphasis in style non-representational and out of the norm So, what’s your answer?

A B Trivia Concrete art is… abstract, pure, and has an emphasis in style non-representational and out of the norm

There is a difference in theoretical emphasis, not in style. The avant-garde Concrete artists saw art as “art for art’s sake” without a spiritual side. There is a difference in theoretical emphasis, not in style. Max Bill defines it: “Concrete painting eliminates all naturalistic representation; it avails itself exclusively of the fundamental elements of painting, the color and form of the surface. Its essence is, then, the complete emancipation of every natural model; pure Creation.” History of Modern Art, 6th Edition, Page 453

After 1965

The Blue Man Group

Travels & performs shows Outlandish antics Blue Man Group Performance art group Started in 1988 Travels & performs shows Outlandish antics Opened the Blue School for children in 2006 Based on the same values as the founders of the group Wanted to “speak up” to the intelligence of people and reach “in” to their childlike innocence Influencing the younger generation to produce a better future The Blue Man Group is a performance art group that travels and does shows with very outlandish antics that started in 1988. This a group has donated to multiple charities, fundraisers, and eventually opened the Blue School in 2006, a school for children based on the same values as the founders of the Blue Man Group. They wanted to speak "up" to the intelligence of people and reach "in" to their childlike innocence. Influencing the younger generation is vital in producing a better future.

Wanted to “inspire creativity” & do whatever they wanted Avant-Garde Wanted to “inspire creativity” & do whatever they wanted Creativity and childlike innocence will better our future Aim to inspire creativity in the audience & themselves Innocence Specific theme Act surprised by common objects in modern culture The Blue Man group wanted to "inspire creativity" and do whatever they wanted to feel. One specific theme they act out is Innocence. They act surprised by common object in modern culture- especially art. They are very much an avant-garde group because they thought that in order to have more creativity and have more childlike innocence, it will do nothing but better our future. Their mission is to inspire creativity in both audiences and selves.

What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? Trivia What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? A B To inspire creativity in both the audience and themselves believing that creativity will lead to a better future To react against the growing drug problem and what it could do to society after crack makes an appearance in the U.S. in 1988

What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? Trivia What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? A B To inspire creativity in both the audience and themselves believing that creativity will lead to a better future To react against the growing drug problem and what it could do to society after crack makes an appearance in the U.S. in 1988

What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? Trivia What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? A B To inspire creativity in both the audience and themselves believing that creativity will lead to a better future To react against the growing drug problem and what it could do to society after crack makes an appearance in the U.S. in 1988 So, what’s your answer?

What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? Trivia What is the Blue Man Group's Mission? A B To inspire creativity in both the audience and themselves believing that creativity will lead to a better future To react against the growing drug problem and what it could do to society after crack makes an appearance in the U.S. in 1988

The establishment of the Blue School Trivia "We wanted to speak "up" to the intelligence of our audience members while reaching "in" to their childlike innocence" - In what ways were they referencing this? A B The establishment of the Blue School By incorporating bright neon colors into the performances to stimulate the senses

The establishment of the Blue School Trivia "We wanted to speak "up" to the intelligence of our audience members while reaching "in" to their childlike innocence" - In what ways were they referencing this? A B The establishment of the Blue School By incorporating bright neon colors into the performances to stimulate the senses

The establishment of the Blue School Trivia "We wanted to speak "up" to the intelligence of our audience members while reaching "in" to their childlike innocence" - In what ways were they referencing this? A B The establishment of the Blue School By incorporating bright neon colors into the performances to stimulate the senses So, what’s your answer?

The establishment of the Blue School Trivia "We wanted to speak "up" to the intelligence of our audience members while reaching "in" to their childlike innocence" - In what ways were they referencing this? A B The establishment of the Blue School By incorporating bright neon colors into the performances to stimulate the senses

Conclusion

Though these artists were different, they were all avant-garde artists who created visual and performance art that looked towards a bright future and strived for social change.