A.1. The Industrial Revolution was 18th to the 19th century. It was a major turning point where changes occurred in agriculture, mining, manufacturing, technology and transportation and had very serious effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the time. It first began in the United Kingdom, then spread throughout North America, Europe and eventually the whole world.
Q.2. Research both Modernist paintings in order to comment on the subject matter, form and style used to celebrate the machine and motion in each painting. Answer the question in 2 parts for each painting.
umberto boccioni the city rises - 1910
This oil on canvas painting shows the labour men on a constructions site making a new modern building which you can see in right hand corner the men working the horse's. The Horse's which dominate the central focus the the painting because of the power. The making of the modern building is the theme though it is the construction of the building that is important in this composition it is full out action, movement strength and energy which is used to do such things as building and constructing.
Dynamism of a dog on a Leash Giacomo Balla -1912
This close up painting showing a widow and her pet. The main focus the movement of the woman's feet, the legs and tail of the dog and the leash. Balla recreating the look of speed and flight by multiplying the images on top of each other and blurring it also the blur on the ground.to give a look to speed.
Q.3. Research Cao Fei's RMB City (2007-9) in order to comment on this work in more depth.
i.e what images has she used in her digital collage that refer to China's present and history, and why has she used these.
A.3.Images Cao Fei has used that refer to China would be the panda, religious monument floating in the water, Tiananmen square (converted into a swimming pool), the Chinese flag, the old Chinese architecture building surrounded but all of the sky scrappers which relates to the ideas of urbanization, the fast pace of social and economic development there.
Q.4. RMB City is described as a utopia/dystopia. Comment on what these terms mean, and how they can be applied to the work.
A.4. One description of Utopia would be to have an ideal community or society possessing a perfect social system, politic and legal system. the term is sometimes used to describe either intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and a fictional society in literature.Where as dystopian society’s dreams of improvement are overshadowed by stimulating fears of the "ugly consequences of present-day behavior." People are alienated and individualism is restricted by the government. (Wikipedia). I think that the RMB City is a mixture of utopia and dystopia as if they have tried to create the perfect society but it has failed.
Q.5. Although the Modernist paintings and the contemporary digital work have emerged from
different contexts, there are also many similarities. Comment on the similarities that you can see in the work. A.5.Both are focusing on the movement of things and showing the very fast-motion movement. Umberto Boccioni and the digital work of Cao Fei relate to each other in the way that it is about constructing and how both involve the modern buildings.
Referencing:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00212.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/futurism-and-umberto-boccionis-the-city-rises-a280519
http://www.scienceandart.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=145:giacomo-balla-dynamism-of-a-dog-on-a-leash&catid=57:artworks&Itemid=97
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