Move to Modernity

Industrialism through Architecture

Grade 12 U Drawing

Inspiration & Rationale
-modern structures
-juxtaposition between old and new buildings
-Industrial Revolution
-new materials (steel)
-the assembly line
-see books

Cumulative Task
-historical context
-impact of industrialism on our world
-develop an individual understanding
-field trip to Toronto
-combine two photos to create a meaningful narrative
-example
Charlie Chaplins Modern Times
Post Card Activity
1) What is the image of?

2) What are the principles and elements of design that are most prominent?

3) What would you hear if you were part of this image?

4) How does this piece make you feel?

5) Do you think this work has a purpose? If so, what is it? If not, why?

6) What does the image make you think of, or remind you of?

7) What colour do you feel is most important and why?

8) What materials did the artist use?

9) Do you believe the artist has gained inspiration from industrialism or the Industrial Revolution?
Why or why not.

10) What would you title the piece?

11) Why were you drawn to the postcard you chose?
Share your responses with your group

As a group, come up with three words that best describe
industrialism
Futurism (Antonio Sant'Elia)
1909 to 1939

http://www.kingscollegedublin.org/Santelia01.jpg
Antonio Sant'Eli. La Citt Nuova, Detail. 1914.
-response to war
-Create order from chaos
-geometric precision
- we are[now] men of big hotels, railway
stations, immense roadswe must invent
and build the city of the future, dynamic in
all its parts and the house of the future
must be like an enormous machine. (1914
Manifesto of Futurist Architecture)
Futurism (Antonio Sant'Elia)
1909 to 1939

Antonio Sant'Eli. La Citt Nuova, Detail. 1914
http://atkinson-and-company.co.uk/folio/visualisation1.php
Futurism (Umberto Boccioni)
1909 to 1939
http://www.swotti.com/tmp/swotti/cacheDW1IZXJ0BYBIB2NJAW9UAQ==UGVVCGXLLVBLB3BSZQ==/imgUmberto%20Boccioni4.jpg
Umberto Boccioni. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. Bronze. 1913.
-masculine forms
-reckless speed
-speed energy and power of modern technology and
modern urban life
-free Italy from its past
Futurism (Umberto Boccioni)
1909 to 1939
Umberto Boccioni. States of Mind: The Farewells. Oil on Canvas. 1911.

Stokstad, Marilyn. Art Hisotry.
Paul Strand

Abstraction, Twin Lakes, Connecticut. Silver-platinum print. 1916.
http://www.metmuseum.org/Imageshare/ph/regular/ph1987.1100.10.R.jpg
Paul Strand

Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History.
Chair Abstract, Twin Lakes, Connecticut. Silver-platinum print. 1916.

Bauhaus
1919 to 1933
Marianne Brandt. Tea Infuser. 1927.
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2007/12/8459-tea-infuser.jpg
-a school that synthesized
the efforts of architects,
artists and designers
-revive and commit to an
age of modernity
-the ultimate goal of
training was building and
architecture
-workshops included:
pottery, metalwork,
textiles, stained glass,
furniture making, carving
and wall painting
-focused on technical
skills and design skills
-art should be useful
De Stijl (Piet Mondrian)
1920s to 1932
http://www.beautifulenfrance.fr/images/mondrian.jpg
Piet Mondrian. Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow. 1930 .
-move from radical abstraction of landscape and
architecture to simple geometric forms
Charles and Ray Eames
http://inclinedtocreate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Eames_House0.jpg
Eames House. Pacific Palisades, California. 1945 1949.
Charles and Ray Eames
http://www.precutprefab.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/steel_6_eames.jpg
Eames House. Pacific Palisades, California. 1945 1949.
Andy Warhol
http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/Warhol%201.jpg
210 Coca Cola Bottles. Silkscreen ink, acrylic, and pencil on linen. 1962.
-Fordism
-production line
-mass production
-commercialism
-The Factory
Jean Tinguely
Mta-mcanique (Mta-Herbin). Steel and electric motor. 1954.
http://nga.gov.au/International/Catalogue/Detail.cfm?IRN=60874
-integrated art and technology
-worked in sculpture
- Creates cranky and unpredictable machines
-used scraps and junk
-deals with production and deconstruction
-created sculptures outside Pompidou gallery
Frank Gehry
http://www.ago.net/galleria-italia
Galleria Italia. Toronto. 2008.
Frank Gehry in The Simpsons
Zaha Hadid
http://archema.org/images/w%20tower%20torri%20architettura/dancing%20towers%20zaha%20hadid.jpg
Signature Towers (Dancing Towers). Dubai. 2011.
Daniel Libeskind
ttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/c/c0/20080507165213!Royal_Ontario_Museum-Michael_Lee-Chin_Crystal.jpg
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Toronto. 2007.
WHY (Wally et Herms Yacht)
http://www.why-yachts.com/
http://www.why-yachts.com/

WHY (Wally et Herms Yacht)
http://www.why-yachts.com/

WHY (Wally et Herms Yacht)