When thinking about the 1970’s, most likely the term “Hippie Era” comes to mind. The hippie lifestyle is one filled with optimism, love, bright and loud colors, non- conformity, and psychedelics. The art and music in this time is no different! The reason behind the hippie era is directly connected to the shock people felt from the war going on into the mid 1970’s; the Vietnam War. By the 1970’s, the war was reaching an end, with horrifying numbers of casualties, and people mentally effected by the past two decades. During the war, many protest groups formed and protested American involvement of the war. Even after the end of this war, countless veterans did not get the support that today’s soldiers do. The death of so many people forced the …show more content…
Environmental art is also referred to as land art and earth art, and is a big part of the art movement in the 1970’s. This style of art is exactly as its name suggests: art made of the environment and nature. During the 1970’s, many artists didn’t want their works to be commercialized, or even in museums. Some environmental artists even create their artwork in ways it will disappear or change naturally over time. Environmental art is important during this time for those trying to escape from reality, because subconsciously, it forces them to face it, and gives them another perspective of the reality that is being portrayed in the photographs. A good example of environmental art is Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty. This piece of art is a 1,500-foot-long coil of mud, basalt rocks, salt crystals, and water located on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, in Utah. Frequently throughout the year, the sculpture cannot be seen because it is completely under …show more content…
In the 1970’s. Already prominent minimalist artists from the 1960s, like Frank Stella were still around throughout the 1970’s. Frank Stella’s work in the 1970’s was advanced by a hospital stay from a tennis injury. Stella’s long hospitalization gave him a lot of time to start the drawings that become the Polish Village series in 1971- 1973. The Polish Village is made up of three versions with 40 designs in each version. These works use the constructive geometry of the irregular polygons in the form of
Berry explains how art honors nature by depicting it and using it as a starting
The nature in which we live is truly beautiful and something to preserve and treasure. When the Europeans first came to North America, they were immediately in love with the views they encountered. They were interested in wanting to know more about the land, the animals that peeked around, and the people who called it home. Artists such as, John White had heard the tales of what Christopher Columbus had described during his time in North America, which led to them wanting to make their own discoveries (Pohl 140). Everyone had their own opinions and views of the world, but artists were able to capture the natural images and the feeling they had through their paintings (Pohl 140).
Paul Potter, president of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), held his first anti-war rally that attracted 25,000 people. The movement occurred between 1960 and 1970. Paul Potter’s speech, “The Incredible War”, was established in hopes of ending the war by creating a social movement. The only way for people to end the war is by challenging the system, creating posters, and not by having a couple marches because that wasn’t going to benefit them. “This war was mainly fought mainly by Vietnamese Communists, who were strong in the north of Vietnam.” (Britannica) The goal of the movement was to end the Vietnam War because it was taking away the American’s freedom and destroying their peace in the world. The Americans and South Vietnam were mostly involved in the movement. The movement started because Vietnam wanted to become a communist government and until then, corruption occurred.
Those who were not chosen by the draft to fight overseas were left back to fight on the homefront in an effort to bring about the American soldiers return home. College students played a large role in the anti-war movement, as the soldiers fighting in the war were their peers to whom they could closey relate their predicaments. During this time many colleges shut down completely while students and faculty voiced their opinions.
In 1968, the United States of America was participating in a violent war that some of the general public greatly disapproved of. Tension between political parties was rising and this did not help efforts with the war. Anti-war sentiment was growing in popularity amongst the younger generation; they wanted to get their voices heard. Protests and riots were occurring more frequently and growing larger in size all throughout the United States. This was the case for eight Chicago men who protested peacefully.
Crooked Beak of Heaven Mask is a big bird-figure mask from late nineteenth century made by Kwakwaka’wakw tribe. Black is a broad color over the entire mask. Red and white are used partially around its eyes, mouth, nose, and beak. Its beak and mouth are made to be opened, and this leads us to the important fact in both formal analysis and historical or cultural understanding: Transformation theme. Keeping that in mind, I would like to state formal analysis that I concluded from the artwork itself without connecting to cultural background. Then I would go further analysis relating artistic features to social, historical, and cultural background and figure out what this art meant to those people.
The Vietnam War was a violent and costly war that needed many men to fight for its cause. These men are now known as the Vietnam veterans. Numerous veterans who fought in the war were injured or lost a comrade during battle. These soldiers fought to protect the United States and its people while risking their own lives. A lot of these brave men were either killed or injured and did not gain the respect they deserved until after the war. The Vietnam soldiers felt that they had a responsibility to protect their country and its people.
On November 15, 1969, the Moratorium March against the Vietnam War commenced in Washington D.C. Pacifists and peace administrators carried banners which stated, ”A Calvinist for peace, No more war, We want peace now,” and some carried placards bearing the name of soldiers that had died during the war (Leen). The placards that had names of fallen soldiers were first used on November 13, 1969 during the protest called “March against Death.” Two days after this protest, the “Moratorium March” began. This was a massive march that consisted of over 500,000 demonstrators including pacifists, activists, college students and other organizations that were also against the war (March Against Death). The Moratorium March was an effective form of protest because even though the march did not change the U.S. administrator’s official Vietnam War policy, it was still seen as a success, with about two million people participating all over the world (War Protests). This march had effectively united people to protest against the Vietnam War and the violation of human rights.
The 1970’s was a time period of growth and livelihood. The 70s introduced great choreographers Bob Fosse and Michael Bennett, dance movies, as well as the introduction of breakdancing. Music in the 1970s was brought about by ABBA, the Rolling Stones, and David Bowie. Jazz dance in the 1970s was heavily influenced by the rise in pop and funk music, as well as in the entertainment industry with jazz being introduced in stage and film.
James A. Baldwin once said, “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose” (BrainyQuote.com). In the 1960s, “the man” was youth across the country. The Vietnam war was in full force, and students across the country were in an outrage. Society needed an excuse to rebel against the boring and safe way of life they were used to; Vietnam gave them the excuse they needed. Teenagers from different universities came together and formed various organizations that protested the Vietnam war for many reasons. These reasons included protesting weapons and different tactics used in the war, and the reason the U.S. entered the war in the first place. These get-togethers had such a monumental impact on their way of life that it was famously named the Anti-War Movement. When the Vietnam War ended, The United States did not have a real concrete reason why; there were a bunch of theories about why the war ended. Through negative media attention and rebellious youth culture, the Anti-War Movement made a monumental impact in the ending of the Vietnam War.
The citizens of Japan held concerns parallel to that of American citizens. With the help of the Japanese newspaper Beheiren and the American GI movement, the two parties combined their shared goals in hopes of ending the war. As anti-war protestors, the Vietnam veterans implemented empathy into their arguments. They used the trauma and shock of death as an experience that many servicemen shared with each other. Therefore, any soldier or veteran who has seen an individual die can relate to this feeling of fear that is so familiar to troops during this time.
In the 70’s, art began to move away from traditionalism, charged by the rousing movements that began in the 60’s. Corresponding with the increasing popularization of the environmentalist movement,the Land Art movement began to emerge during the 70’s. For instance, Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” installed in Utah featured a construction of rocks in a salt lake; the view of the work depended on the lake’s water level. ‘Earth Artists’ often utilized natural objects—soil, stone, water, and more—to construct their works and often left their works exposed to nature.
The Pop Art Movement Pop art got its name from Lawrence Alloway, who was a British art critic in the 1950’s. The name “Pop Art” reflected on the “familiar imagery of the contemporary urban environment” (kleiner, 981). This art form is popular for its bold and simple looks plus its bright and vibrant colors. An example of this type of art is the oil painting done by Andy Warhol, “Marilyn Diptych” (Warhol, Marilyn Diptych) in 1962. The Pop art movement became known in the mid-1950s and continued as a main type of art form until the late 1960’s.
In the course of human events, women have been subjected to being seen as far less superior than men. Women through most of history have never been seen as equals to men and seen as pitiful and slave like, but women have tried to change the views of society and become equal. Feminist art was a major contributor in helping women fight these societal views during the feminist movement. Many talented women artist banded together during the 1960-1970s to be able fight the societal view as a woman. Their art was sometimes not accepted by society for exploring subjects that were not accepted for that time. They fought to make their topics they talked about socially accepted. Artists such as Judy Chicago, Barbara Kruger, and guerilla girls helped spark and shaped the feminist art movement by
Environmental art is a genre of art that was established in the late 1960’s and it was created by things found in nature to make a piece of art. Some of the the environmental art would be so large in size, that it would be considered to be monumental. This kind of art can not be moved without destroying it, and the climate and weather can change it. There are many reasons why an artist would create an environmental work of art, such as : to address environmental issues affecting earth today, to show things that could be powered by nature or be interactive with natural phenomenon (like lighting or earthquakes), or to show how people can co-exist with nature, or maybe use it as a means to help restore ecosystems in an aesthetic way. (greenmuseum) Based on the artworks of Michael Heizer, Walter de Maria, and Robert Smithson, that have created and expanded the wonderful genre of environmental art. The major concepts underlying their art will define the roots of this genre throughout history.