Great 20th Century Works of Art

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 
 incidentially, 2001 will be the final film in this summer's "screen on the green" on august 11.  other movies showing this summer: July 14 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; July 21 The Postman Always Rings Twice; July 28 Mutiny on the Bounty; August 4 Jailhouse Rock

thank you.

[twangirl]

In terms of 20th century recordings, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was maybe the most revolutionary, innovative recording of its time. I believe they only had 8 or 12 tracks to work with, amazing considering all the orchestral elements of the recording. Also, they used a number of alternative mic techniques, effects, and equalization tricks. Producer George Martin has said that virtually nothing was recorded the usual way. Perhaps most unusual of all for that time, they sliced and diced the tapes, splicing them together in odd ways, setting a trend which many others have since explored...you probably could make a case for this technique setting the stage for current computer eletronica compositions, or even ProTools recording technology. One of the first albums with a gatefold sleeve, it also was one of the first albums to feature printed lyrics in the cover art....a revolution in album design as well as recording technique. There is plenty of documentation about all this, and with all the pop culture tie-ins I'm sure there's enough to get a 20-page paper out of it.

[ggw]

Originally posted by larkjr:
  Forget pop culture and postmodern visual arts.   The Wasteland and perhaps The Rite of Spring are far more important works that reflect all artistic theory of the time and to this day.  You can't get away with writing 20 pages of bullshit on these subjects.  
 
 Film is problematic - it would be troublesome pinning down one film that "changed everything" in its medium. Many have created or revolutioned genres, but I don't think that's what you are looking for.

The Wasteland is out as an option, as we are covering it in class.  And the professor said nobody could write about a musical piece unless they know how to read sheet music.  Which excludes me.
 
 Thanks for all the suggestions.

[Celeste]

How 'bout Peter Behrens Turbine building, early 1900's...I think the first curtain-wall construction building...curtain-wall construction certainly changed the way we live and work in cities...

[Venerable Bede]

oh, one word: bauhaus.

[Celeste]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  oh, one word: bauhaus.

but the architecture...NOT the band

[markie]

Originally posted by ggw:
    And the professor said nobody could write about a musical piece unless they know how to read sheet music.  Which excludes me.
 
 Thanks for all the suggestions.

You should rag on your professor for that.
 
 I mean can you paint or sculpt or direct or act or design houses or towerblocks.
 
 So then (y)our appreciation of any of these artforms is as an outsider.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Celeste:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  oh, one word: bauhaus.

but the architecture...NOT the band [/b]

right, the architecture for the paper. . .but i love the band too.

[Celeste]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by Celeste:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  oh, one word: bauhaus.

but the architecture...NOT the band [/b]

right, the architecture for the paper. . .but i love the band too. [/b]

explain to me what the band has in common with the movement, if anything...I tried to dig them back in the day, but it just didn't happen for me

[Jaguär]

For a film, I would suggest a Jacques Tati film called Mon Oncle. This was, in some ways, a predecessor to Warhol and Waters in their Modern Camp styles yet maintaining many of the important elements of Classic film storytelling. This is a brilliant work of art on so many levels. There is a scene in the beginning that works very much like a painting in the way that it forces the eye to travel from vingette to vingette and across the screen and through the screen in a manner creating the illusion of 3 dimensional depth. The man was a true master! Probably my favorite film of all time.

[Jaguär]

Originally posted by Celeste:
     

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
       

Originally posted by Celeste:
       

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  oh, one word: bauhaus.

but the architecture...NOT the band [/b]

right, the architecture for the paper. . .but i love the band too. [/b]

explain to me what the band has in common with the movement, if anything...I tried to dig them back in the day, but it just didn't happen for me [/b]

I always thought that they were going for the German WWII era Joy Division and New Order references but with a very hip and arty sensibility.
 
 Speaking of the Bauhaus (the art school), has anyone seen the new building recently under construction at The Maryland Institute College Of Art in Baltimore? I'm dying to take a tour of the inside.
 
 The school itself has always claimed that it bases it Foundation program on the Bauhaus from Weimer Germany. The new building has a stairwell that is an exact replica of the famous painting from the Bauhaus of the stairwell. I could clearly see it as it was being built but it's not as easy to find now that they are near completion.
 
 It looks like it will be a great building for studio space with its glass skin. Personally, I don't like the color of the glass at all. It's very dingy looking but maybe it has something to do with optimizing the quality of light within the studio space.
 
 This is a very cool Bauhaus inspired building. Celeste, you especially should go check it out the next time that you and Rhett come up to Baltimore. It's right across the street from the Main building on Mt. Royal Ave..
 
 Just wish that they had all that cool stuff when I was there. Oh well, at least it was affordable then.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by Celeste:
 explain to me what the band has in common with the movement, if anything...I tried to dig them back in the day, but it just didn't happen for me

i doubt there is any connection, except that the word sounds very gothic.  i tried to be goth for a while in high school, but it gets difficult to stay in black all day when it's 90 degrees outside.  in college, my best friend and i did a goth radio show every so often. . .really funny considering that i went to a baptist university.

[Celeste]

Cool...I'll keep an eye out for that building next time we're in charm city