Art Movements

Throughout the “long” nineteenth century – roughly, from the French Revolution through the beginning of World War I, artists engaged intimately with developments in politics, religion, industry, race and gender relations, and popular culture.Throughout the “long” nineteenth century – roughly, from the French Revolution through the beginning of World War I, artists engaged intimately with developments in politics, religion, industry, race and gender relations, and popular culture.Write a three (3) paragraph minimum response addressing the following questions then reply to two classmate’s postings in one paragraph responses.(reaction or what you agree with and so on.)• Which artists and works of art – or entire styles/movements – best exemplify this trend of social commentary and/or documentation?• How was art “used” to illuminate or, in some cases, criticize certain aspects of contemporary life?• Did different preoccupations come with different eras?• Were certain styles or genres more amenable to such an enterprise?Here are some supplementary readings/resources that could help you answering the questions above. • http://www.arthistoryunstuffed.com/artistic-revolution-france/ (Art & French Revolution)• http://www.arthistoryunstuffed.com/enlightenment/ (Art & Enlightenment)• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/avant-garde-france/realism/a/a-beginners-guide-to-realism (Realism)• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htm (Impressionism: Art & Modernity)• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/edph/hd_edph.htm (Early Documentary Photography)• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/arso/hd_arso.htm (Art & Society in the New American Republic)• http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brady-photos/ (Matthew Brady’s Civil War)• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ashc/hd_ashc.htm (Ashcan School/Social Realism)• http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/dada (Dada and WWI)