How Art Movements Tried to Make Sense of the World in the Wake of the 1918 Flu PandemicThis is an article from TIME. Upon reading this consider the following:
How have the circumstances of the 1918 pandemic and the 2020 pandemic changed the lives of artists? What are you experiences as a creative during this time? Is there a work from the article that you feel is also reflective of your emotions now? What elements of art do you see in the featured works and how to do they convey an emotion or idea related to isolation, sickness, or other pandemic themes?
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9/23/2020 02:09:25 pm
This historical read was very enlightening, Max. Thank you so much for sharing. Abstraction, 100%, is an escape from the traumas of reality. Subjectively, I find that experiential painting can tap into the murky waters of current events, sometimes, deeper than narrative work... I love that these old works can be referred to, within our current political/biological climate: Bringing new meaning to old work! :-) Awesome!
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9/27/2020 10:04:23 pm
I really enjoyed this reading, Max. My parents subscribed to Time magazine when I was growing up, so I'd always have them lying around the house and I'd read them through out high school. They always have such good content and writers! It's interesting to see how they compared art in history with different pandemics to art created this year with the current pandemic. I agree with Jillian in that it brings a whole new meaning to old work.. much more relatable now. Thanks for sharing.
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Ryan Truong
10/18/2020 03:37:29 pm
I like to think that external factors, like pandemics, political events, and wars, help shape the artistic style and philosophies toward art and creative expression. Art history is a great example of that because many of the artistic movements are closely tied to historical events. I can imagine that in this day and age there will be more emphasis on nature and earthy colors after being cooped up indoors for an indefinite amount of time.
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Thank you for sharing this article, Max! I really enjoyed the read. It was informative in many realms. It's interesting to know what the world was like at the time many of these artists created their work. We've already seen a lot of street art depictions of our own history in the making. Social justice movements and coronavirus have inspired a lot of artwork that I've been seeing lately. Connecting history with the artwork gives it more depth and meaning. Art has a way of capturing moments in time. Thank you for sharing!
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11/24/2020 03:59:26 pm
This was a really cool article to look at especially with how everything is going now. Although it's great to see the positive ways artists today have been able to take advantage of the time to focus deeply upon their art, it's scary to know the risks for many at hand. I feel like personally this time has made it a lot more challenging for myself to feel motivated to create art because of everything going on, but it is inspiring to see so many making really cool pieces during this time.
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Sarah
12/1/2020 07:21:34 pm
This was super interesting to read. We are really watching as history is making itself now. In all the negativity and hardships going on now it’s great to see a positive and think about the art that can come out of even the darkest times!
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Erin Graham
12/1/2020 08:30:05 pm
In terms of changing the lives of artists, I think it's more difficult to live by one's art now, in that many people see art as a luxury or "extra", & not many people have disposable income now. At the same time, more people are turning to social media, & so the range of influence of an artist has the potential to be greater.
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June
12/1/2020 09:57:15 pm
Interesting read. Thank you for sharing Max. Dark times such this has given me time to ponder and push myself in creating art to inspire and enlighten people around me.
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Jackie Martinez
12/1/2020 10:32:53 pm
Excellent read! I feel that the pandemic in 1918 and the one currently, 2020 have some parallels for artists. Egon Schiele fortunately is one of my favorite artist for his angsty style and deep sexuality, whom I pay tribute as inspiration. The parallels I see is of course, self portraits; appreciation of life but also the fear of being one of the last works of the artist. Another parallel is pieces of appreciation of simplicity or something that brings joy.
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Jazmin Castaneda
12/2/2020 12:26:28 am
I’m very curious and excited to see the drastic changes in new upcoming art. It is still wild to that that we are undergoing a severe point in time and history, and all genres of art will be the documentation to prove that this is an abnormal time. The self portrait of Munch with the flu is inspiring to document how we are individually during this pandemic. Everyone has been affected by COVID in some way. It is insane to think about anything normal after this is over.
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Xenia
12/5/2020 02:28:11 am
This read is inspirational - just thinking about how calamity and plague could affect and move art and capture the emotions and issues that sufficed during that time frame. It creates an atmosphere to look back on through the artists eyes to see what was through an artist language. I believe that COVID 19, same as the Spanish flu era, will arouse a deep sense of desire for artists to stamp this unprecedented time with art essays that speak truth and hope for us to look back on.
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Benjamin Morado Torres
12/8/2020 02:05:26 pm
Wow, what a great article. In the same fashion as Edvard Munch, over this past months during this pandemic I have seen a vast amount of artwork documenting peoples stressors, frustrations, and pain. I am now looking forward to seen the artwork that will be made after the COVID-19.
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