War is something that happens worldwide, and everybody feels the effects of it, even if they aren't the ones doing the fighting. War is such a universal experience that it is so interesting to find that so many different artists have managed to make completely unique works grappling with all of the different emotions connected to war. Artists like Francisco de Goya created realistic etchings showing the horrifying effects of war in gory detail (Rubin 1), while other artists such as Kata Legrady created art made of guns and bombs covered in candy (Michel 4). This brings up a few different questions concerning the artists and the war. How does being on certain sides of a war impact the types of emotions felt by the artist? Does the type of conflict, for instance, a modern war such as the one who impacted Legrady, versus the 19th century conflicts impacting de Goya? War, like many things, has evolved due to technology, and it is interesting to see how the art following war has changed as well. Michel's article talks about WWI, which was "the first modern war, in which mechanized weaponry wrought mass destruction" (Michel 1). The artwork, most notably the Dada movement which came out of this war is vastly different from the types of 19th century artwork talked about by Rubin.
Together, the two articles paint an interesting picture of the wars which have taken place over the past two centuries, as well as the art which followed. It was a little surprising exactly how much artwork has changed throughout time. In the 1800s, the artwork of de Goya and others is very realistic, and though portrays many of the same emotions, looks extremely different from the surreal, or abstract work which became more popular after the first World War. The fact that the trend in artwork changed so quickly was interesting to see.
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Megan
1/11/2018 06:35:45 am
I also thought that the fact that the way artists portray war has changed over time a very interesting point, one that I hadn't really thought much of before. A reflection on the culture during that particular time period.
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Ashley Nelson
1/12/2018 06:05:31 am
You and I talked about similar topics in our posts. I think it's really interesting to look at how in some ways art has changed over time and changed with the different wars. But, in some ways the art has stayed the same. I found that especially if two artists work in similar mediums despite differences in the time period the piece was made the pieces look very similar.
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1/21/2018 11:20:00 am
This isn't a question necessarily related to your post, but rather the central theme because I'm wondering how reactions to war and our central topic of pain and suffering plays a role in your personal work. I know you do a lot of portraits of world leaders. Would you say war plays a role in your own art?
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Sophia
1/25/2018 04:08:31 pm
I think your mentioning of Dadaism how styles of art changed depending on the time period, but still represented war, is similar to some of the questions that I had about the effects of war on not just the subjects of art, but the more prevalent styles of the time period. To me it seems that when it comes to arts and literature, large events such as war often cause people to reject some of the values or ideas that were more prevalent leading up to the event and attempt. The need to express themselves in different ways seems to act as a form of protest against the war, much like Dada developed as a reaction to the events of WWI. It is interesting to think about how current events could change the path of our arts and literature.
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