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Art History Research Paper

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History is described as the timeline of events that can impact the future. History in turn influences everything around us. One of the most influential pieces of our history is art. Art is known as “the expression or application of creative skill that is in visual or physical form such as sculpture that is appreciated for its beauty and emotional power from creating the piece”(Oxford press).Art has different uses and means from different eras and times. Some eras in history use art for ritual means and practices while other eras use art as a representation of their wealth and use it to underscore their social class in society. Art is influenced by the point in time in which it was created. Because of this pre colonial, 1920s, 1940s and …show more content…

From nineteen twenty to nineteen twenty-seven the overall population of america's wealth doubled which helped push america into a consumer society. This meant that people had money to spare that would be spent on clothes,cars, and other luxury items. The wealth in america also helped lots of high art prices to be cheap. This allowed not only the upper class to attain art, but the lower class as well. This caused a growth in art that was to be used for decorative means only . The transportation of goods also allowed for globalization to occur. Globalization is the process of which industries now have an influence in other communities. After this globalization and increase of transportation occurred , it allowed for “ different cultures to mix together allowing for an explosion of art deco in the 1920s’” (Collins). Art deco is defined as a style of art that developed in italy after ww1 and moved to america in the 1920s. “ art deco was derived from the geometric forms of cubism”(Collins), that was considered one of the most influential art movement of the twentieth century. This influence of cubism caused the Art Deco to be sleek, with Angular , simple shapes. Art deco in america was first seen at a chicago tribune headquarters in 1922. The newspaper company had sent out a competition to acquire new designs for their headquarters. A man named Eliel saarinen submitted an art deco design that won second place. Even though Eliel didn't win the winner Raymond Hood combined his gothic styled architecture and Eliel's art deco to improve his design. After Art Deco was introduced , the gothic, Deco style became widely popular. This caused building such as the Chrysler building , and luxury cars to be modeled after it. Art Deco also continued through the economic downturn that occurred in 1929. The Great Depression lasted for several years and was one of the poorest times

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