Minimalism

The year is 1976 and the world of art was reaching a point of stagnation. After a wave of postmodern art, the two art forms that had prevailed were conceptualism and minimalism. Art historian Jordana Saggese describes this era and notes that conceptualism focused on planning and placed little emphasis on the execution and minimalism produced art with minimal design put behind the work’s actual appearance (67). In a time where these ideals were king, many contemporary artists accepted the status…

Before the Enlightenment religion was the dominant force in Europe. The Catholic Church exerted spiritual authority. However the enlightenment, also known as the age of reason challenged the supremacy of religion in both the political and social life of Europe. Enlightenment philosophers like Voltaire and John Locke viewed religion with skepticism and believed it should not interfere with the public sphere. Bruce Lincoln, the author of Holy Terrors, Thinking about Religion after September 11…

I believe the term “minimalism” used in this context is derived from the zeitgeist of Italian cinema — and society in general — during the the post 1960s and 1970s era in which “social unrest” pushed new directors to try to “distance themselves from controversial socio-political subjects.” Additionally, in Laviosa’s article, it is said that this move away from political and moral cinematic themes meant a move towards “profit making TV projects,” in the 1980s. During the 1980s this meant that new…

Minimalism, in essence, is describing the most, in the least words possible. The art of literary minimalism seeded around 1960s and 1970s, a result of the then ongoing meta-fiction trend. There are some beliefs that minimalism in prose was actually initiated by the 1940s crime-fiction writers like James M. Cain, the writings of whom were imbued with the least of words and yet put forth a description of many. However, literary minimalism was brought to center-stage (this is the general agreement…

of art and embodies such a basic essence that art can be broken down now further. Minimalist art is free of emotion and was created as a way to escape the intensity and expressiveness of abstract art. Donald Judd was one artist that spearheaded minimalism and helped to bring it to the forefront of modern art culture. He wished to create a style of art that was void of emotional illusions, since much of the previous art had been a way for artists to express their emotion. He felt that the viewer…

had multiples of.At the time, my room was the storage room so I never really had a space of my own. I always felt like I was trapped in a space where I couldn’t express my personality. I was introduced to minimalism several years ago by a book called “Do Less” by Rachel Jonat and minimalism is a concept where you get rid of anything that doesn’t directly make you happy or have a use in your life. By that time I had read this book I had my own room in a bigger…

Raymond carver. There will be an emphasis on the thematic issues of body image and materialism in the two short stories. Chapter 1 Minimalism Minimalism is a movement in the arts; it arose in the 1950s and was characterized by simplicity and massive forms. Even if minimalism arose in the 50s it was first later, that the term would be used in literature. Minimalism is a postmodernist writing technique. It is characterized by the expectation of the readers to contribute to the creation of the…

story, only to find symbols for the permanency of one’s choices in life. In “Everything Stuck to Him”, Carver uses minimalism, diction and symbolism to influence an intellectual aspect of the reader’s taking. With the deficit of description, voice, and even names for the major characters, the author achieves a sense of intimacy in reading “Everything Stuck to Him”. Minimalism is accomplishing as much meaning in as little words as possible. Carver aimed to portray his themes…

1. Clement Greenberg was a highly influential art critic that focused on mid-20th century modern art. His essays, which focused on Modern Abstract expressionist artwork, helped to bring a lot of international attention the US artists. He was very passionate about abstract art, believing it was important to help people view art and ‘think outside the box.’ (Rene Bouche, Portrait of Clement Greenberg. 1955, Oil on canvas, 50 x 35 inches) 2. Abstract expressionism is post-World War Two art…

Artwork “The Typist”, designed by Annand in 1936, was one of the cover for “The Home” magazine at that period. This cover design for The Home really shows the strong principle of modernism as well as (small amount of) minimalism in it. A very simple face of a female office worker was made out of found objects such as pencils, rubbers, typewriter ribbon, a piece of string , a beads match and a cigarette. It’s a very minimal and innovative design that reflects the strong modernist influence in…