Aucassin and Nicolette - Charles Demuth (1921)
Charles Demuth was an American Water artist who lived 1883-1935. He switched to oil painting later in his career and developed the precisionist style.
This piece is Precisionist style, which employed sharp and precise lines. It is part of a series of 7 panel paintings of factory buildings in his home town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Rhythmus 23 - Hans Richter (1923)Hans Richter was born 1888 in Berlin, Germany.
he was responsible for discovering several areas
of 20th century art, in Switzerland and Germany.
He influenced American art following World War 2.
This piece expands upon a piece done in 1921 called Rhythmus 21, which was named due to being made in 1921, insinuating it was made in 1921, before the first movie made at the time. This later turned out to be not true.
The video is here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjM9SHZHdb8
The Yankee Driver - Thomas Hart Benton (1923)
Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist. He was one of the leaders of the Regionalist movement. He was one of the influences for jackson pollock.
This image is a painting of Billy Benson, a worker on martha's vineyard, where he spent every summer from 1920 until 1975 when he died. He claimed that by painting ordinary American people and their environment he could "Rid himself of the hand-overs of France and the isms of modern aesthetics."
3 comments:
This piece of work and the following Rhythmus 23 both have clean lines, solid structures and earthy, sombre palettes. Could it be because both pieces follow WW1? When I see Rhythmus I immediately think of Hitler and the swastika. You might like to look at the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko, "At the Telephone". It seems to fit the theme and is using a different medium.
I found Benton really interesting because I had not heard of the Amercan Regionalist Movement. I had a bit of a google and found out that the really famous American painting "American Gothic", by Grant wood, was also part of the Regionalist Movement.
Another American artist who followed on from this is Edward Hopper. You might like to look at his interpretation of loneliness in a big city - "Nighthawks".
El,
again you are great at articulating yourself, your comments are insightful, helpful and informative, keep up the good work
Hobbs
Thanks Robin,
Thorough and interesting!
TX
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