1910

Krystal Ordonez

The Year 1910

This year was considered a turnign point in the world of art. New ehibitions, consepts, interpritations and movemnets lead to difffernt thinkings about art. As this era of art was navigated it was clear art was going though changes. Instead of following traditional art, artists are moving away and creating new interpritations in this evolving world.

Political Undercurrents

Beyond art in the year 1910, socio political developments were being made. The eruption of the Mexican Revolution challenged absolute power demanding democatic reform. Standing at the start of anew decade, it is seen the changes sweeping though many view of society. Artists and their heavily impact this evolution by redifining art and its boundaries.

Manifesto of the Futurist Painter

Authors are Umberto Boccioni, Carlos Carra, Luigi Russolo, Giacomo Balla, Gino Serverini, al who had created this manifest to expand and break free from traditonal art and explore the beauty and differnce of what is now modern art.

Major Artistic Movements: Cubism and Futurism

Art Historians and Critics: Roger Fry who was a British critic introduces post impressionalist art to the world openign a disscusion about the direction of modern art.

Cultural and Political Events: The Mexican Revolution which begain in 1910.

Major Exibitions and Reviews: The Manet exhibition in Londons Galleries challenged audiences views on the evolution of art.

Adolf Loos – Goldman & Salatsch Building

Frank Lloyd Wright – Frederick C. Robie House

Architectural Innovations

Completed in Vienne was the Goldman and Saltsch Building. Archotect Adolf Loos used contrasting designs than those used throughout the city. Emphasizing Loo's modern minimalistic building design.

In Chicago the Home of Frant L.W.F.C Robie was completed. This building showcases Prairie style. Designs such as horizontal lines further helped depict the flat plain land of the midwest.

Improvisation 7

Wassily Kandinsky

Dance ll

Henri Matisse

Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Death and Life (begun 1910)

Gustav Klimt –

The Yellow Cow

Franz Marc

Self-Portrait with Arm Twisting Above Head

Egon Schiele

Otto Wagner – Austrian Postal Savings Bank

Violin and Palette -Georges Braque

Lucien Levy Dhurmer – Pastel Portraits & Landscapes

Koloman Moser – Design for a Textile

Scupture:

Ecce Puer- Medardo Rosso

Umberto Boccioni – Fusion of a Head and a Window

Kazimir Malevich –Suprematism developed from Malevichs experimentations with art in more futuristic concepts such as this painting.

Citations:

Vernonwlcheung, V. a. P. B. (2017, October 13). Goldman & Salatsch Building (Looshaus) 1910, Vienna, Austria // Adolf Loos. Modern Architecture: a Visual Lexicon. https://visuallexicon.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/goldman-salatsch-building-looshaus-1910-vienna-austria-adolf-loos/

Riding, Alan. “Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts.” Royalacademy.org.uk, 2013, www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/mexico-a-revolution-in-art.

Bhattacharyya, Deya. “Manet and the Post-Impressionists: Roger Fry’s 1910 Exhibition.” TheCollector, 9 Oct. 2022, www.thecollector.com/manet-and-the-post-impressionists-roger-frys-1910-exhibition/.

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