The Gothic Revival
The Gothic Revival came in the 1740's and was a time in which many new churches where being built with large arches and extravagant exteriors and interiors. It was a movement that was greatly bought into by the wealthy of the time because of its opulence though it did traverse the whole social spectrum. My favourite thing about this movement has to be the architecture, the stunning opulent facades of buildings that still even today leave onlookers in awe. I love the craftsmanship and the devotion to the buildings and particularly the way they make you feel.
The Arts and Crafts Movement
The arts and Crafts movement came about in 1863 as a rebellion against the advances in technology that had bought upon the industrial revolution. Making it easy for large quantities of products to be made by machines. This was a revolution within the creative sector with craftsmen who had devoted their lives to their crafts making products with great skill and execution and of the most famous and pivotal figures in this movement is the artist William Morris. My favourite thing about this movement is the furniture that was created and the great amount of detail that was put into everything that was made.
The Bauhaus
The Bauhaus is an arts college maybe one of the most celebrated in the world but became functionally an art movement (as such) between the two world wars. It was focusing on true minimalism and tidiness almost utilitarian however it was also an advocate for a new way of life a creative and free lifestyle. The college had a grand focus on interiors and architecture but my favourite thing that came from this movement was the collage art I think that it is both whimsical and full of striking messages making them really arresting.
The Modernism Movement
Modernism really kicked off in the late 19th to the early 20th century and it was used in a way to forget or at least reinterpret history in a more palatable and desirable way. It was an ra within art when function dictated form but also a time for expression for artists such as Picasso, Dali and Monet to flourish. Unmistakably it was the art that came out of this era that was my favourite thing, I absolutely love the expressionism and the raw emotions in the paintings but also the impact that they had buy culturally turning the world on its head.
The American Industrial Design
The american Industrial Design came about in the 1920's post the great depression as a way to encourage consumers to start spending again to boost the economy. The products where designed for mass consumption and as streamlined, elegant and efficient as possible because they found that consumers where buying into style over function. The more futuristic and aesthetic a product the better it sold. My favorite thing about this movement is the vinyl and chrome products that gleam and personified the roaring twenties aesthetic.
The Post - Modern Movement
The Postmodern movement allegedly happened at 3pm march 16th 1972 and is still in full swing today. It is a movement that pushed the viewer to question everything, question why some things are and some things are not. It is the complete artistic freedom maybe the anarchy of art that pushed this movement as a sort of collage of all those that came before it. I was born into this art movement so it is not a surprise that this sis the one with which i identify the most. I love the effect that it has had on all aspects of life from food to fashion. However the things I like most about this movement is the inability to predict what will be made next the enigma of the designs that raise more questions than they answer.
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