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| RMB City (2007-9) Cao Fei |
1. What and when was the Industrial Revolution?
A:During the 1800s the Industrial Revolution spread throughout Britain. The use of steam-powered machines, led to a massive increase in the number of factories (particularly in textile factories or mills)(Nettlesworth Primary School).
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. Most notably, average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. In the two centuries following 1800, the world's average per capita income increased over 10-fold, while the worlds population increased over 6-fold(Maddison, A. 2003).
Both paintings featured on this blog, that are from the early 1900s were painted by Modernist painters from the group called 'Futurists'. The Futurists celebrated the machine, and objects in motion. Their primary objective was to depict movement, which they saw as symbolic of their commitment to the dynamic forward thrust of the 20th century.
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.
A: Futurism spanned from approximately 1910 to 1930, and originated in Italy, although there were parallel movements elsewhere. Futurism is one of the movements that developed during the Modern Art period, alongside other movements like Cubism(Wildy,J. 2010)
The transition between the 19th and 20th century has brought further development of modernistic ideas, concepts and techniques in art. Inspired by Cezanne’s idea, saying that all nature objects can be illustrated with just three geometrical figures: cube, sphere and cone.The industrial revolution and the early 20th century introduced fauvism with its expressively vivid colors verging on aggression in the works of Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Maurice de Vlaminch and Raoul Dufy. Italian artists, refusing everything with old roots and inspired by the rapid development of technology, appearance of first cars and airplanes, developed in their turn the art movement under the name “futurism”. (Paul Viluda,2010)
Part One. The size of this painting is :Width: 301 cm ; Height: 200 cm. Using the warm color and a part of blue. Boccioni said: "A painting three meters by two in which I attempted and shows the great power within the human body. a great synthesis of labor, light, and movement . . .It is done completely without models, and all the tricks of the trade are sacrificed to the ultimate cause of emotional expression." The way he draw the painting perfectly shows the movement. Also, the bright color is relate to Modernist. The work depicts the labours of men on a construction site utillsing the power of hourses in their labours. It is the power taht appears to be the central focus of the painting as the strong hours in a dominating position filling the centre of the composition.
Part Two, Dynamism of a dog on a Leash from Balla describe a women and her dog are walking on the road. It also shows the movement from using the repeat and locus. The movement also shows the energy.And in the early 20th century, it was through the example of chronophotography that the effect finally made its way onto canvas. The wish to imitate the machine and the mechanised image seduced the would-be modern artist. We find oil paintings doing something that they had never done before – using multiple limbs to indicate bodies in motion. It appears in Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase and in the works of the Italian Futurists. Giacomo Balla's Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash is one of the most striking. (Rinaudo, 2010)
Cao Fei's RMB City (2007-9) refers to China's recent rapid industialisation and urbanization.(www.artspace.org.nz/exhibitions/2009/cafeintopia.asp)
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: RMB City is an art community in the 3-D virtual world of Second Life, which is an online platform that has amassed 14 million registered users. The project explores the potential of an online art community, seeking to create the conditions for an expansive discourse about art, urbanism, economy, imagination and freedom. (Serpentine Gallery). In the work, it shows the flag of China, the development, Tower form Shanghai, the panda, and the buddha.
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:One of the first art projects taking place in RMB City is Master Q’s Guide to Virtual Feng Shui by Huang He, a young artist who brings the ancient Chinese spatial methodology into the new virtual metaverse of RMB City.Reflecting on China’s recent urban and cultural explosion, the architecture of RMB City is an amalgam of ancient and modern Chinese icons from the panda to the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics(Serpentine Gallery). All of these architectures mean here is China, some of the buildings are in Beijing, and some of buildings are in Shanghai. RMB is the money in China. The panda and the Flag is typically means China. Cao Fei mixed them all together to show: This is China. Also, the 3-D display the movement of the work.
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. Look at the moving digital image at vimeo.com/4272260, if you have not
already researched it.
A: The video shows the movement by using the 3-D. All the items are relates to China, not only the typical buildings, but also the animals. I think the similarity between this video and the industrialism is the showing the movement, and also the Futurism.
6. Comment on other student's blogs.
6. Comment on other student's blogs.
Reference List:
Nettlesworth Primary School, Child Labour & The Industrial Revolution,
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindust.html
Maddison, Angus (2003). The World Economy: Historical Statistics. Paris: Development Centre, OECD. pp. 256–62
Viluda,P. (2010). Modern Art- Revolutionfrom dawn to dusk,
http://www.cruzine.com/2010/08/17/modern-art/
Wildy,J.(2010). Fururism and Umberto Boccioni's The City Rises,
http://www.suite101.com/content/futurism-and-umberto-boccionis-the-city-rises-a280519
Rinaudo,D (2010). Giacomo Balla: Dynamism of a dog on a leash.
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
www.artspace.org.nz/exhibitions/2009/cafeintopia.asp
www.artchive.com/artchive/B/boccioni/boccioni_city.jpg.html
www.artchive.com/artchive/B/balla.html
vimeo.com/4272260
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